Abortion: Pro or Con?

im for abortion being legal. If abortion wasn't legal then woman would go back to the times where they would actually perform illegal abortions using clothes hangers and differnt house hold items which would cause them lots of infections and even death. No woman who is in the state of mind who isn't ready for a child financially or emotionally should have to go that route of putting a clothes hanger in there vagina . IT is wonderful that we have that choice as a woman and it is are right there for it should be legal!

Think maybe if sex wasn't the primary goal with babies 13 to 25 who have no idea of the ramifications of what getting pregnant does to there lives.

Sex has just become everyday casual recreation. Read the comments on this site from girls 14 and up who are already sexually active. It's crazy.

Try bringing some morals back into our lives and abortions would also decrease dramatically

abortion gives no thought to the babies rights. it is terribly wrong and evil.

I am pro abortion!
But really only one case; if you are raped and the pregnancy is a result of that then by all means have it done!
But then again it is a womens' chose to do what she believe is right for herself!

Abortion - I'm very for it. I think if someone has gotten raped and became pregnant, or a teen mom that can't afford to take care of a baby gets pregnant, then yes, abortion should most definitely be OKAY, and legal in every state in the USA! And I'll take a stand point for the Pro-Life team and say you could put the kid up for adoption or something, but that's a hastle, and it's normally not a good idea. Maybe I'm being biased in that aspect, but I remember my bus driver from high school took in 4 foster kids and only lived in a dinky trailer (not mobile home that looks nice either.) And she only did it for the government to give her money.

I don't understand how some people can say they are completely against abortion except for certain instances like rape. In my opinion, you are flip flopping on your stand. People say that abortion is wrong because it is killing a human life, so if this is how you feel, why would it be okay to "kill a human being" through abortion even if an act like rape did occur? No matter what the case, you are still "killing a human being."

I believe that it is a woman's choice whether to go through with an abortion or not. I do understand the side that you need to take responsibility for your own actions and if you are pregnant you should deal with it. I think either way, abortion or not, a woman is still taking responsibility for her actions. I'm sure most women who go through an abortion feel much guilt and are emotionally drained from the experience. It would be stressful and time consuming for a woman and either way I believe she is forced to take some form of responsibility either way. Abortion lives with a person permanently. I don't think a woman could forget.

Even if abortion would be outlawed, it is still going to take place as "back alley abortions." Just because something becomes illegal does not mean it is going to put an end to it. Look at all the people who do illegal drugs.

I know abortion is not a pleasant thing. I do not think that it is a good decision for a woman to make, but I do feel that abortion is a personal choice.

I have a lot of other thoughts on this, but I don't want some people to get too angry with me and I wasn't planning on making this very long.

My body, my baby, my decision. Women should be able to choose whether or not they can have an abortion. My mom got pregnant when she was 17, and she could have gotten an abortion, but she didn't. And that's fine. Personally, I'm terrified of being pregnant, and if I became pregnant without wanting to or if I wasn't married, I would certainly want the option of having an abortion.

And I forget what the statistics are, but only a low percentage of women actually get abortions because of pregnancies due to rape.

I would never have an abortion myself, but I'm not convinced that my choice is necessarily right for everyone. I wouldn't have used the phrasing "an option that embraces the concept of true freedom within America," but that's closer to what I feel than the other way. I don't like the idea of abortion, and I had a hard time remaining friends with a girl I knew who had one, but I'm just not comfortable in saying that everyone should feel the same way as me. I probably could be convinced that partial-birth abortion should be banned, and maybe any abortion that takes place after the fetus would be able to live outside the womb on it's own.

I am VERY AGAINST abortion. It makes me upset to hear of girls getting abortions. It's like killing a human being. Above you mentioned that it's an option for rape victims, well so is adoption. I agree that yes, no woman would want to raise a child that she does not want but adoption gives the child a chance. Just because the father of this child was a wrong person doesn't give anyone the right to judge the child and kill it. The child can feel it when they are getting aborted. How can one think that the fetus in a woman is not human? Also, it's the woman's fault for not taking precautions before having sex, and if she can't handle raising the child then she should think about the consequences of not taking the precautions before hand. There is no excuse to have an abortion!

Abortion should be illegal in a sense that it is murder. That's exactly how I see it. I think people who decide to have unprotected sex should be accountable for their doings. There are some valid reasons to why some people might find abortion to be okay (aka rape - as you have already mentioned or in serious medical terms). The fact that the unborn baby is actually an individual person does not permit the "mother" to claim the child as a "mistake" and take the easy way out - abortion . Needless to say, Why does everyone think "Rape" when they hear the word abortion? And while we try to protect the human race from any harm - the high built securities and claim ourselves to be civilized people - aborting your own child contradicts the moral we try to protect so hard. The excessive amounts of criminal laws therefore have no affect when women decide to kill their child. Lots of people bring out the point, that what if the women is not ready? What if she has no time or money to keep the child. Well, instead of going through the abusive power of abortion - why not allow the women to give birth and give the child a chance of adoption to a stable environment. On the more emotional level, how do you find the courage and heart to kill your own blood? If someone took the time to actually think about that - freedom isn't the only thing everyone thinks about, because there is a life at stake. If freedom is so important to those women trying to make the decision to abort - shouldn't one pointer freedom be held for the child? If we go back to the whole rape concept: Appalling experience can not be a persuasive and right motive to kill a non- defensive child. By aborting, its not only the child that we hurt, its the women as well. And in doing so, we can lose more than just one life.

If killing an unborn child is alright, then I suppose just because disabled people are disabled - we can kill them too. I guess therefore, its okay to kill poor and the unwanting population in the world today. This dilemma began to work in a circle where one statement being said contradicts another. It is not possible really to equate the right of choice and the right to life. Promiscuity has little to do with it, it is a human rights issue. Most women choose to abort because that solution exists regardless of whether or not they need it. Some women use abortion as a type of birth control. They sleep with men and do not use protection and think nothing of it to go to the clinic as many as five times in their life to have an abortion. Women tend to take on risks with abortion. For ex: Having an abortion always lessens your chances for having children later in life. On the same note, its important to remember that if killing a normal person is illegal, then killing an infant is no different.

At whole, I voted A. Feel free to disagree.

I believe abortion should only be allowed in certain instances. For instance, your raped or something and become pregnant. Any other time, it was your responsibility to have safe sex and you obviously failed to do so. The only time its necessary to have unprotected sex is if your planning on conceiving, otherwise just practice safe sex.
Not all mistakes should be able to be undone.

I believe that Abortion should be ILLEGAL , but I can see how my answer MIGHT piss some people off. I know what the BIBLE says, ( regardless of how anyone else feels about it) but I also know that its ok for me to make my own decision. I never really feel comfortable with this question it brings out the worse in some and others just seem timid. I completely respect a woman's right to choose , but a lot of women ( lets be real here) ABUSE it simply because they know its there . For every action there is a reaction so to sit and say that someone's ''environment'' calls for them not to have to except FULL responsibility for a careless decision is banana's. Kid's don't ask to be born , but they surely don't ask to be aborted either. If you know you don't have the means to support a child USE PROTECTION , use the PILL , or refrain from sex altogether. However for some people NONE of the above choices are options so why should abortion be one ? I don't agree with ABORTION at all under no CIRCUMSTANCES, but I do believe that we all have to come to terms with our own decisions therefore its not my place to shove my beliefs down anyone Else's throat. I have known a couple girls from High School and even couple in my family that have chosen to have abortion's. One's family wouldn't allow her to have a child out of wedlock ,( or with someone of a different race) One wanted to be able to finish college , and one chose to have an abortion because she already had 4 KIDS ( keep in mind she had already aborted 3). I respect a person's right to choose , but when it comes to another life there's just no need for discussion.