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I'm still alittle undecided by the whole issure but this is what I got so far. Yes, we all have a choice in what we do with our bodies and our children (born or unborn). I also understand how people view it as morally wrong to kill a baby, but you also have to look at stuff like teen pregnancies where 1) the mother may be in danger of losing her life while delivering the baby, 2) if the mother is unable to properly care for the baby and it goes hungry, suffers from startavion, and dies which is soft of like a form of torture, and 3) if the baby is born into an abusive relationship and the father or mother hurt the baby and begin its life in the worst way possible. There are also alternatives to abortions which makes me question the morality of some mothers if they just don't want to give birth (if that is the case). Abortion is just a person's choice and shouldn't be taken away in my opinion.

I'm Pro-Femail Reproductive Rights and Pro-Life.

"You know, I really don't like this issue... I'm totally for killing babies and all, but I really don't think women should have rights!"

That's one way I've seen this argument ended.

Anyway. I am all for killing babies if it's in good reason... Sorry to be mean and be like "killing babies" but with good reason, it should be allowed. Rape cases, def allowed. I don't want some homeless ******** baby. High school cases should be depending. I've seen babies make someone's life hard, and I've heard stories about babies ruining lives, but then also, they were the stupid ones who made baby. Then again, they might not have the knowledge to be aware of what they're doing.

Basically, it's my body. I should be able to do whatever I want with it. If I wanna smoke and slowly kill myself, I should be allowed to. No one should tell anyone that they can't. If I wanna jump off of a ******** bridge, no one should stop me. That's my choice, and my life, why can't I waste it if I want to? And if I get preggers, and I don't want a baby, I should be allowed to get rid of it. I really don't want a baby to ruin my life.

I have other views on this also. This post is getting long. Has anyone ever thought, that maybe your god understands abortion? (I say "your god" because I'm not in any way Christian, and mostly God lovers are arguing life.) Maybe your god realizes it's not that babies' time, and it's not your time. Maybe he sees that you messed up, takes that soul back, and puts it in another baby of a mother and father who can take care of it. Why would your god just throw a spirit away?

I've got plenty on this issue.

Playing Devil's Advocate here to be interesting:



That could happen with someone who is in their 20's, 30's, and 40's also, not just teens. A person who is in their 40's or later is more likely to have a special needs child than a teen is.



It may not resemble a human being but that doesn't mean it isn't a human being. A person who is burned completely all over may not resemble a normal human but does that take away from being a human?



That could be very so. But what if my God wants that baby to live? How do I know if my God wants it to be aborted or not? We don't know.

For Lauren:

How does anyone know what any god wants or thinks? You don't. But I do disagree with people putting s**t in their god's mouth. That's mainly what I was going with, I think you noticed. It just makes me mad that the Pro-Life Christians put things in their god's mouth. No one really knows, I've heard that the bible disagrees with gay love, and says nothing about it. It really depends on just how you interpret it.

Everyone here should listen to "God Thinks" by Voltaire. It's a song that takes what people have claimed that "God" wanted, and mocks it. Then he throws his own things in there to show it. He is commenting on how people try to use what "God Thinks" as justification for their actions. Just make sure you listen to the song with good humor, because he does use things that have been said in the past that are offensive, and he does make fun of people putting words in their god's mouth. And I can say "their god's" here, because he isn't just making fun of Christians.
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God Thinks is in the Princess Mononoke film. Ignore the film, it sucks with the song.

For Sugaryum:
I did miss the whole adoption thing. I do agree with it, if girls get preggers, they really should put the baby up for adoption. I was kinda thinking of myself when writing this though, because I don't believe that I will be able to have a baby. I have a lot of physical issues, so I try not to 'get my hopes up' in a way. Adoption is always a good idea, on both ends. Those babies need homes too. I will probably adopt if I get crazy enough to want a kid one day. >.<

The idea that abortion saves a child from a potentially abusive home is, to an extent, flawed. Studies have showed that it is more difficult for women who have had abortions to bond with their children than those who have not, and that child abuse is, statistically, higher among women who have had abortions than with those who have not.

Personally, I believe that abortion is wrong in most cases. Medically, the end of life is defined as the cessation of brain waves. Why should their beginning not also define the opposite?

I'm not sure about believing the life begins at conception, before the zygote even attaches itself to the uterine wall, but, for me, it's just that it's a little hard to scientifically claim that a child's life begins once he or she is completely outside of his mother's womb, like a breath of fresh air renders him or her a viable human being once completely expelled.

Mostly, I don't understand partial-birth abortion. If the mother is medically and mentally sound enough to carry her child all the way to term, regardless of my stance on other abortion, I don't think she should be allowed to have her child's skull punctured and his or her brain sucked out through a tube rather than just giving birth and putting the child up for adoption. :C

My Mom has decided that she didn't want me anymore many times... It was always "I'll put you up for adoption!
"I'll make you live with your father!"
"I just wanna send you away!"
Sometimes, I kinda wish she did...
That's another reason why I agree with it...

That really is ******** up. But we love you so much on here!