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Question: On abortion and whether or not it should be legalized!?
I have no doubt that life begins at conception!. I am a woman who has never been pregnant, is not pregnant, and is not trying to get pregnant!. I understand that many in America are trying to make abortion illegal in the entire country and also the entire world!. I understand why some say that the father should have the right to decide whether or not the child lives or dies!. The truth of the matter is the decision to abort is ultimately the mother's decision!. She doesn't have to tell anyone that she is pregnant and no one can force her to keep the child, since she can get rid of it by hurting herself!. Many women have performed their own abortion, even in countries like mine where abortion is illegal and ~95% of the population is not pro-choice, in my opinion!. Doctors in my country were concerned about the number of women who put their lives at great risk by performing their own abortions; hence they started having discussions about whether or not it would not best to grant women the right to safe abortions if they should choose to abort!. Of course the anti-choice Americans came to visit and had their say!. The pro-choice Americans also had their say!. Abortion will never be legalized in my country!. In the case of America, is it not best to give women the right to safe abortions since they will have their own way anyway if they feel strongly that they should abort!? Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I am pro-choice and think abortion should stay legal!. A lot of people seem to think pro-choice equals to pro-abortion, and I disagree!. Being pro-choice does not mean I advocate abortions, only that I believe all women should have the right to decide themselves what to do!.

I am pro-choice because I don't think the government should tell me (or any other woman) what I can and can't do with my own body!. For me that's what it boils down to-the right to decide for myself and not have to abide by laws that govern my own body!.

And yes, I also agree that making abortion illegal would lead to women obtaining dangerously unsafe abortions!.

I think the key to reducing the number of abortions is better sex education, and teaching our children how to be responsible adults capable of making informed decisions!.


What country do you live in, Pensive!?


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Cogito,

"The difference is that pro-lifers advocate that life, particularly human life, has a right to live!."
"I find it particularly funny how the same liberals who are in favor of abortion tend to be the same liberals that are tree-hugging, animal-rights, environmentalists!."

I find it amusing that the same conservatives who advocate the value of life are the same gun-toting, doctor-killing, gay-bashing, capital punishment advocates!.

See, I can generalize too!.


When did we begin to value a potential human life over a life that is already here!? And so much so that the potential life has more rights than the life who it is living off of!?

"Does anyone actually believe killing a fetus is -right-!?"
No I don't think it is right, but not wrong either!. It's not an issue that is either right or wrong for me!. It's about rights-MY right to do what I see fit with MY body!.

"f you don't want a kid, give it up for adoption or send it to foster care!."
Do you know how many children are waiting for adoption today!? As for foster care, why should taxpayers have to pay for someone else's child!? I say if you don't want a kid, don't have unprotected sex-which is where better education comes into play, and teaching our children to be responsible!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

First of all, the term is, "pro-life," not, "anti-choice!."

Your concern for those women is understandable!. I am still a secular individual against abortion!. But I would hope that a banning of abortion would take what you say into consideration and be accompanied by ways to help out these troubled mothers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

abortion is bad you are murdering a innocent babyWww@QuestionHome@Com

I remember when abortion was still illegal in this country and women who shoved coat hangers up them to abort because they could not afford another baby (this was before so much birth control was available) or because they had been raped and didn't want the baby!.

Either way, I am pro-choice!. I don't believe abortion should be used as a means of birth control, but I do believe a woman should have the right to one should she so desire!.

I believe that life does not begin until that baby is BORN and takes its first breath!.

If we go back to the days before abortion was legal, then we will see a big, big increase in women dying because of botched attempts at ending a pregnancy!. This issue should be between a woman and her gynecologist!.

My opinion only, of course!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

You have asserted that abortion is the mothers choice!. Its not!. She has no more rights to another being as I do over a black-slave!. Property of humanity went the way of the dinosaur!. If you admit that life begins at conception than you are a hypocrite for saying she has a right to decide!.

Pro-abortionists are selfish!.

A father is just as much a contributor and has just as much rights as a parent as the mother!. To suggest otherwise is to say that, even after a child is born, that mother knows best!.

Women are hypocrites!. Men have to take responsibility for a child she does want, even if he doesnt!. But she has a right to have it still if he doesnt want the kid!? And if he does want it, he has no say!?

Pro-abortionists only want to kill babies because it serves their own interests!.!.!. not for any greater moral good!.

If you dont want a kid, give it up for adoption or send it to foster care!. Those are perfectly legitimate alternatives to slaughtering a caged baby (which isnt even sporting, by the way)

But its NEVER the case that a pro-abortionist DOESNT want the kid!. Rather, what she really doesnt want!.!.!. is the pregnancy itself!.

Women are usually more concerned for their sex appeal, sagging breasts, stretched skin, etc, and the effect it will have on their dating and sex life!.!.!. on top of the effects it will have on their professional career lives having to be out on sabbatical to give birth or be in labor, or because youre too sick that morning to come in!.

Its not the baby, its the pregnancy!. Given the alternatives to abortion, there is no ethical reason for an abortion!.

Does anyone actually believe killing a fetus is -right-!? Or just most self-serving, convenient, and -possibly- not wrong!? We rationalize what we want to rationalize, and rationales are the basis of the pro-abortionist position!. One could argue that rationales are all that the pro-lifers argument is based on, as well!. The difference is that pro-lifers advocate that life, particularly human life, has a right to live!. Hardly without its ethics and moral virtues!.

I find it particularly funny how the same liberals who are in favor of abortion tend to be the same liberals that are tree-hugging, animal-rights, environmentalists!.

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Personally, I am against abortion!. But for the remainder of this post, assume that I am neutral!.!.!.

If I am to remain unbaised, just for the moment!.!.!. I would posit that before any debate on legalization or illegalization should recommence!.!.!. we should first remove all biases, ignorances, and self-serving bigotries that cloud good reasoning!.

Secondly, I also believe that it is highly unethical for us to sit here and debate the moral implications while the practice remains legal and is being observed to this moment!. While we are stuck in a check-mated, stagnant controversy, one side has already effectively won!. I believe that the greater moral good, the ethical choice, is to preserve as much life as possible!. I firmly believe that until any moral dilemma is resolved, the default choice in it should remain the least disputed, least evil, most moral (which is preserving life)!. And yes, call me biased, but I think forcing a nine-month inconvenience is a lesser evil than killing a human being!. And whether or not a fetus is a human worthy of life IS one of the controversial issues that must be resolved before we permit the practice to continue!. I adamantly believe that abortions should be halted, completely, until the ethics of it are resolved first - and I mean this without any hint of personal opinion toward abortion, but as a general rule for all of society in all controversial issues!. It is unethical for a lack of surety in a moral decision to equate to surety in the contrary position!. In other words, just because we dont yet -know- abortion is wrong doesnt give us the blanket right until then to do it!. Whereas the converse isnt necessarily true!. We dont yet -know- abortion is wrong, either!.!.!. but admittedly, it -could- be!. Given that uncertainty, how is anyone in the moral right to take advantage of laws that dont restrict, just to serve themselves at the potential cost of human life!?Www@QuestionHome@Com