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Abortion Should Be Banned.
Abortion is not acceptable under any circumstance because it kills life. Any life is innocent and we should keep them ongoing.
 hitomi  28 Nov 2007 15:19
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Non of us have the right to take life !
Let alone one that cannot defend itself.
I lost a child to abortion through religeous posturing (out of wedlock) and believe me the loss will never leave me, even though I have now had five more beautiful children I still, to this day, mourn my first child's loss.
 
 Nicadeamus  08 Nov 2009 03:11
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Abortion is murder of an innocent life! Parents should be more responsible, full stop!
 
 Tomcat  28 Oct 2009 15:50
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The only way abortion should be legal is if it is self-induced or through suicide. Any women who isn't willing to kill her own unborn child in a way that might harm her shouldn't be having sex in the first place.
 
 dlmiller82  01 Sep 2009 04:41
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 Where's the logic in that?
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 01 Sep 2009 05:14
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All life should be respected from conception until natural death. There should be more abortion alternatives available such as adoption. Obviously there are extreme circumstances such as rape or medical emergencies it should be different but most of the time it is not. There are so many things to look consider for those who think it is nothing more then an embryo. Look at all the things that are developed in the first stage of teh pregnancy, a beating heart, brain waves, gender, individual fingerprints, how can anyone say that is not a human? What were the rights of women such as Gianna Jessen and Melissa Ohden, both who survived late term abortions as infants.
 
 jack8670  07 Jun 2009 01:26
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It's killing an innocent being. There an easy solution to this, if you don't want to get pregnant, don't have sex. Its that simple. But getting pregnant and killing it? It's better to have the baby and give it to a family who cant have a baby or a loving family.
 
 kelseyyx3  29 Apr 2009 21:53
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 So, you're going to give an embryo to a family? Because you wouldn't be giving them a baby. Abortion isn't the killing of a baby. It's the removal of the embryo from a woman.
by  Hizashi
 06 May 2009 05:01
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It is murder.
 
 antaka8  14 Apr 2009 23:21
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 Where do you live? Saudi Arabia?
by  justsumguy
 06 May 2009 05:17
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If you do not want to have a child, don't have sex. Take responsibility for your actions. Abortion is inherently a selfish act.
 
 Dustin0550  11 Apr 2009 02:13
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 Do Rape Victims fall under this category? They didn't want the sex, or the child, but yet, here we are in this situation. Would you permit your child who was drugged and raped to have an abortion? Now if you say No, think about the psychological effects your child will suffer from... Now think about how that is going to transfer over to the child if she decided to keep the child. But apparently, she should take responsibility for her actions and get her tubes tied beforehand. Right...
by  TonE
 19 Apr 2009 23:53
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It is murder in the first degree!
 
 LordDaniel  10 Apr 2009 12:52
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 Like science, LordDaniel's knowledge of the law is quite feeble.
by  Hizashi
 06 May 2009 04:59
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Yes! If someone has messed up and doesn't want the kid, they can face the consequences, and give birth. Then if they still don't want the child, they can give it up for adoption.
 
 bbtms  31 Mar 2009 03:10
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Anyone who is dumb enough to perform an illegal abortion through unsafe measures are responsible for their own consequences. PRO LIFE....no I'm not catholic
 
 poman549  30 Mar 2009 17:07
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 You're not making sense either.
by  justsumguy
 06 May 2009 05:19
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Abortion is terrible you would not want to be aborted would you
 
 jadon  30 Mar 2009 15:30
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 Terrible*
Adopted*
by  SlyOne
 30 Mar 2009 15:50
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Um it's wrong yes accidents happen abortion is murdering a human being put it up for adoption
 
 davidfinc  26 Mar 2009 22:23
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 um...doo-da-doo-da. It's so easy to call people murderers. I think I'll skip down to the lake while humming.
by  justsumguy
 06 May 2009 05:25
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Abortion should be banned because it's murder!!! I might sound like the biggest jerk in the planet when i say this but if you got pregnant it's your own fault for not having a condom!! A baby can't defend itself if you try killing it, it's not fair for them!!
 
 yorly101  14 Mar 2009 01:57
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 A prisoner can't protect itself when one executes it. Its the Judicial Branch's fault for not legalizing the sales of Marijuana! It's not fair for them.
by  Homestar
 14 Mar 2009 02:29
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It should be banned because it is unfair to the baby.
 
 swimmer724  09 Mar 2009 18:37
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 Hunting should be banned too, its unfair to the animals. What about being unfair to the mother? Before you rant about "its her fault" let me cut in and add that you don't know what her situation is. Would it be fair to her to deny this option?
by  TonE
 19 Apr 2009 23:59
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Abortion does not make you unpregnant, it makes you the mother of a dead child.
 
 iJessica  23 Feb 2009 23:04
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 A fetus is not a child therefore your statement is completely false.

And unpregnant is not a word.
by  verum
 23 Feb 2009 23:12
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I want to banned abortions and there only can be one acceptation if the girl gets raped other than that its here fault for having sex without out knowing she might get pregnant what it you were that child are you happy your alive why kill something that hasn't had a chance
 
 destinywh  14 Feb 2009 00:51
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 Why not?
by  justsumguy
 28 Feb 2009 04:10
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All unborn people are precious lives and deserve their rights to live too, same as anyone.
 
 AssetParis  08 Feb 2009 03:40
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 So, if a woman gets raped and contracts AIDs from her rapist, she shouldn't be allowed to get an abortion...?
by  CoyoteEyes
 08 Feb 2009 03:49
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Yeah. Abortion should be banned
if you're stupid enough to not use protection and then have sex whose fault is it?. It's not fair to kill an unborn child because of your stupid mistake. You never know that child could probably make history for something they did, but your not letting the child live. People make mistakes yes. But this is someone's LIFE were talking about. I just think it's murder of an unborn child.
 
 Rainbow_x  01 Feb 2009 14:35
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 To ban abortion will generate the need for backalley abortion. People are still going to have abortions. Women do not always get pregnana because they made a stupid mistake. Sometimes, a woman is raped. There are also times that a woman wants a baby very much and finds out that her health is in danger if she carries the baby to term. Is she just an incubator? Should she be forced to die because she is not allowed to abort the unborn embryo? I am sick of seeing the word baby in the pro-life side. It is not yet a baby in the initial stages of pregnancy. Is it a life? I believe it is. I also know, for a fact, that it is not a viable life. It cannot sustain life outside of the womb. I agree people (notice I am not putting the burden totally on the woman because it takes TWO to make a baby) should use dependable forms of birth control to prevent unwanted pregnancies. What if they do? What if the woman gets pregnant despite being on the pill AND using a condom? That can happen. I would agree that couples should wait to have sex until they are ready for a child, but many do not. There are enough unwanted children in the world. Abortion is a personal decision. It is a decision that, for many, is not as casually undertaken as you would have people believe. To some it is agonizing. Yet, it is a medical procedure. To make that medical procedure more difficult to have access to or to ban it (I am not in favor of minors having abortions without parental consent. If something were to happen to them, it opens up a whole new can of worms in the form of litigation), makes it something that becomes unregulated. Unregulated = unsafe.
by  my2cents2u
 01 Feb 2009 15:58
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Abortion should be banned, because its murder.
It's a baby a cute baby, I don't understand why would anyone one let a lone a mother do something like that. The mother doesn't have the right to abort. It's not right. The could give it to adoption but that would be kind of stupid. A baby brings happiness.
 
 charlie512  01 Feb 2009 08:06
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Yes, it should be banned...everyone should have the right to live...sadly in this country the mother's choice is held above the right of the baby to live. So sad...
 
 SaraG  22 Jan 2009 07:28
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 It's not a baby ya dork. It's sad when people can't call a fetus a fetus.
by  justsumguy
 24 Jan 2009 02:02
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The parents knew what they were getting into that one night. They should pay the consequence for doing it.
 
 heracross1  26 Nov 2008 23:00
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 Well that comment does not take into account all the variables and nuances that we, as human beings, encounter in everyday life. Here's one example: the condom broke.
by  Ambrose
 08 Jan 2009 10:59
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I agree that abortion is wrong. Abortion is just a way for pregnant woman to avoid responsibility. And it is murder. We know that living things grow. And everyone knows that the babies grow inside their moms!

And on the topic of rape- even if a woman gets raped, does that give her the right to kill an innocent child?
 
 Spartan33  22 Nov 2008 23:05
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 Nope. But you don't know that it's an innocent child and you don't know that it's murder. I know you don't know. You are a person who states opinion as fact and has no qualms about accusing people of murder based on your opinion. You deserve something.
by  justsumguy
 24 Dec 2008 23:28
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Every child has it right to live. So if you don't want the child, don't have sex...
 
 Ruthell101  18 Nov 2008 17:20
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 Are you serious? I don't think anyone is going to stop having sex until they want to have children.
by  SlyOne
 18 Nov 2008 17:23
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I also think abortion should be banned for the foetus still has a spirit and has anyone else heard what they call abortion- 'the silent scream'. We may not be able to hear it but when you abort a foetus it is in so much pain that it screams as it dies. Ever since i heard that i made the decision never to have an abortion. So what if it endangers my life...so what if the child is disabled...If you choose to have a child or more to the point if God chooses to give you a gift which is in the form of a baby, you should accept it with open arms. Do we realise that this is the same sort of thing as euthanasia except worse because with euthanasia people generally get a choice to end their life? You end the foetus' life.....you end an adult's life....it is all the same!! Wrong!!! God chooses when we should die, he gives us euthanasia clinics and abortion clinics to test us ready for judgement day.
 
 Emilie  15 Nov 2008 23:25
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 So the spirit screams.
Do babies go to heaven when they die? Do most people who live go to Hell when they die? If the answers to these questions are "yes", then I would think the spirits would rejoice because they were going to heaven.

God does not test us for judgement day. Jesus died on the cross and forgave humanity. The judgement is NOT GUILTY.

If god chooses when we die, god chose for your future adults to die when they were fetuses.

Anyway, you doing what's best for you is great and you didn't make the mistake of saying "murder" so I'll let you slide with these simple little arguments.
by  justsumguy
 16 Nov 2008 01:50
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You wouldn't walk up to a stranger and kill them so what is different about getting a baby killed inside you, it is still a person we saw a presentation at CCD (weekend religious thing) and it is sad.
 
 hobojoe81  08 Nov 2008 18:38
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 here is a link for a picture of a fetus http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/facts/fig17baby5mos.jpg
by  hobojoe81
 08 Nov 2008 18:40
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Its inhumane.....I absolutely agree that it should be banned!!!!!!
 
 Michelle05  04 Nov 2008 03:00
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 Are we talking about kicking cats?
Nevermind. Dieing of cancer. That's what we're talking about.
Definitely should be banned.

Refer to roboats thread. It's the abortion debate done properly. If you're feeling like you have a point to prove...we'll take it up from there.
by  justsumguy
 04 Nov 2008 03:05
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Abortion is murder.
 
 Good1212  02 Nov 2008 16:35
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 Prove it. Nevermind. You can't. You're another arrogant twit who accuses people of murder without proof.

Maybe not. Maybe you've been taught wrong.
by  justsumguy
 04 Nov 2008 03:04
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Its wrong unless there is a situation given by which you would need an abortion
 
 n-stein8_  26 Oct 2008 07:24
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 HAHAHAHAHA, THAT MAKES NO SENSE!
"It's wrong except when it's not wrong"
by  Specter87
 30 Oct 2008 03:21
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Yes unless you have to have it b/c of your life depends on said abortion or you were rappd
 
 McLovin  16 Oct 2008 22:45
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 so, abortion is murder, unless you've been raped? then its not murder anymore? that's completely hypocritical.
by  mariafu
 29 Jan 2009 23:57
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Yes, the reason being is, think of our older generation. The most important people in this world who have influenced you could have been killed because their parents or mothers did not want them... Your friends, your role models, musicians, your star actors, actresses, favorite reporter, favorite priest, pastor, president, BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, FATHER...

Think of that before you commit a crime. Not a crime in people's eyes, but a crime in life itself. Life could have chosen to take you. God could have chosen to not give you a breath or a heart beat. To give or to take life is not a human choice, it is a miracle given to the chosen people. Things happen in life for a reason. In reality, my sister was told that her son was not forming correctly and he may have some complications if not prematurely born. She continued and with FAITH she said that's OK, I'll have him anyway. My nephew is now 1.5 years old. He is the most precious baby I have ever seen. He has dirty blond /reddish hair with the most beautiful sky-blue eyes and a smile to light anyone's day. An Angel in our family. I understand that not everyone has such miracles, but it is a miracle. Some families have children that might have had complications, but STILL. That is part of you women. It is your own flesh and blood. I promise you that about 80% of you who have thought about having an abortion, when you hold that child in your arms, you will regret even thinking of it in the first place.


One more thing, if his mother had chosen to have an abortion or chosen to end her life, you would not have heard the classical and infoumas BEETHOVEN. Read his story and you will be amazed. He was an amazing child. Some say that his mother was a drunk and out of seven kids, she only had 3. Miss carried the rest. Beethoven, was deaf, and refused to speak. :) See, life has it's own miracles. You win some and you lose some, but you can never have it ALL.

One of my former co-workers had an abortion several years ago, there is not a day that I worked with her that she told me she regrets it. Her doctor told her that her child may not be healthy and will have several disabilities. She chose the Doctors words instead of having faith and aborted the child. She is regretting it to this day. Ladies, please please, think long and hard before making such decision. Some of you will only have 1 (ONE) chance.
 
 H_C  09 Oct 2008 21:15
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 Do you honestly think that they don't think about it long and hard?
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 15 Oct 2008 01:42
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I agree ...when a woman gets an abortion the fetus (baby) actually moves away from the danger and tries to survive...even as little and undeveloped as they are they can still think and feel.
 
 pikachu  20 Sep 2008 19:08
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 And why does that prevent us from destroying it?
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 30 Sep 2008 17:31
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It is our unalienable right to live, and no matter what part of the cycle it is in it is still a living object, and deserves a chance at a life.
 
 actorboy09  19 Sep 2008 07:35
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 Why do you think that? Rights are given by common agreement. They do not really exist and are just an agreed-on moral structure.
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 30 Sep 2008 17:33
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Abortion doctors should be charged with murder and then sentenced to the same fate as the babies they killed.
 
 created  07 Sep 2008 04:32
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 Prove it's murder. If you can't, remember your Jesus was more prone to be kind to sinners than accusers.
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 15 Sep 2008 23:35
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I agree. Prolife all the way. Things happen for a reason. No child ever conceived is an accident. If you don't want the baby you should give the baby to a nice couple who can't have kids. Lots of people want babies that can't have them. It is senseless and to kill a defenseless, innocent, unborn baby.
 
 camsmommy  23 Aug 2008 06:32
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 Some couples molest and do worse things to children.
by  justsumguy
 15 Sep 2008 23:37
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I think instead they should put the child for adoption so a couple that couldn't have kids could have one and the child will have love and care
 
 Lawyer  18 Aug 2008 06:49
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 Unless the couple will deal out hatred and fear.
by  justsumguy
 15 Sep 2008 23:38
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People trying to enforce their own moral beliefs in immoral in its own right.

Fetuses can't even think. Nothing so much as "I'm hungry" passes through their mushy proto-brains. Would you have any remorse in killing a plant?
 
 RoboHippo  19 Nov 2009 06:51
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 I 100% agree with you!
by  lexxorb
 19 Nov 2009 07:01
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I believe in the right to choose.
Murder-unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being-
A fetus is not yet a human being. In fact in some cases a fetus is refered to as an animal.
Fetus-an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal. Taken from google definitions.
 
 lexxorb  19 Nov 2009 06:47
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Will someone tell me who defines the sanctity of life in this argument? God? Politicians? Doctors? Science? The only right we have as humans is to die. Everything else should be considered a privledge
 
 skidog67  11 Nov 2009 21:32
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 If the only right YOU have as a human is "the right to die." Then how is it that you have.. ohh let me see... THE RIGHT TO THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Same right that allowed you to post this comment. EVERYONE should have the right to choose if they want an abortion. If you do believe in GOD, then you would know that in the bible he talks about us having been born into sin. Why would you want to bring an innocent child into this world if you do not have the means to take care of it?
by  lexxorb
 19 Nov 2009 07:08
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I think that ABORTIONS should be illegal except for rape cases... I think that if the chik wants to do the dirty deed then they have to care for the seed... But in a rape case then they should be allowed to terminate their child because they had no choice to get pregnant...
 
 Tanika  29 Oct 2009 10:28
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Rapped +10 by father became pregent if abortion was banned my 14 year old friend would have a 1 year old now. She said she would have rather died then bring a baby into this world knowing that her Basterd of a father would not only be the grandfather but also the father.
Her being able to make that choice saved her life.
 
 toni  27 Oct 2009 20:48
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Women should have control over their own bodies; they have to carry the child during pregnancy and undergo child-birth. No-one else carries the child for her; it will be her responsibility alone, and thus she should have the sole right to decide. These are important events in a woman’s life, and if she does not want to go through the full nine months and subsequent birth, then she should have the right to choose not to do so.
 
 spidergirl  02 Oct 2009 07:50
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I personally believe that abortion should be allowed in society. A woman should have the control over her own body and the choice if she would like to raise a child.

During the first few weeks of pregnancy, the brain of the fetus has not developed so it is barely human. There are also many reasons why a woman may consider abortion like if she does not have the money to support it, if it is going to be born with a disability, a potential problem or if it is just an inconvenience. Also, if a woman is a victim of rape or incest they wouldn't want to raise a child against their will.

If abortion is not legalized, pregnant women who are very desperate will have to go through a backyard abortion. This abortion is done illegally by people who are not qualified as doctors and in some cases criminals. The likelihood of what would happen is that the woman will end up being exploited by criminals or suffer excruciating pain and even death.

Just remember accidents can happen and we should live in a world of freedom as pregnant women should have the freedom to abort an unborn child.
 
 GKDebator  24 Sep 2009 04:00
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I've heard unborn children begin to feel pain during the 3rd month of pregnancy. I think after this point abortion should be illegal, but in the first 3 months of pregnancy abortion is okay.
 
 ana_sun  19 Jul 2009 14:23
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 Are you seriously suggesting that since the unborn is unaware of harm being done, it is ok? By that standard, if I shoot a man in his sleep it is totally justifiable, since he is unaware. Or perhaps if I drug someone so that he passes out, then kill him I am absolved of guilt.
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 22 Sep 2009 07:19
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No what if a young girl has been raped or something and she is forced to live with a baby ! Its not right to ban abortion if a mother is unfit to take care of it that would only be making the child suffer !

I do undeerstand that abortion in some cases should be banned. But you could not get rid of it alltogether.
 
 MeaMagic  08 Jul 2009 10:42
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 First, adoption is always an option. Second, punishment is given to the guilty party. Kill the rapist, not the baby.
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 22 Sep 2009 07:22
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Abortion should be allowed because the mother obviously has a good reason and doesn't want the child to go through the pain and struggle of growing up. Without the proper guidance and support the child might grow up to get in trouble with the law and such things. If the mother knows she is unable to take care of the child then why continue with the pregnancy.
 
 realplayz  06 Jul 2009 03:50
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 Suppose a child is already alive and the mother decides that she cannot properly raise or provide guidance for the child; should she then kill the child? This is absurd logic. Obviously, if the child were living, then adoption would clearly be the only moral option, not murder.
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 22 Sep 2009 07:25
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I Wouldnt Suggest it But If Wass Needed And You Really Didnt Want To Go Through it Then i Would Suggest It Or Maybe Put The Baby Up For Adoption
 
 Annalise-x  01 Jul 2009 18:58
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I dont think it should because some body may not want to have a kid at that time in their life or dont think they are ready

If it is what makes a women happy and have a better life than she wud with a child let abortion take place
 
 MissMurder  30 Jun 2009 13:31
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 "If it is what makes a woman happy and have a better life..." This is your standard? What of the happiness of the future child? How exactly would you measure the degree of happiness experienced in the future? Furthermore, how might you compare the degrees of happiness of one person to another? Even more important, if happiness is truly a standard of moral and legal policy, how on earth could we punish those murderers who gain so much happiness from their killing?
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 22 Sep 2009 07:30
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The woman is obviously having an abortion for a good reason and maybe the baby would have a rubbish life so it is actually being cruel to be kind! XD
 
 nanabob  12 Jun 2009 16:18
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I believe they're pretty much seamonkies until the third trimester. But besides that, I think it's better to take care of the children already in the world, rather than abuse the ones created by being unable to take care of them, or stuffing them into foster homes. PWND. PS, you really want abortion banned? Take a look at Will Ferrell.
 
 cannibal  12 Jun 2009 02:25
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 PS, you really want abortion allowed? O yeah, you are only able to hold that position because you have already been born. PWND
by  davidsuggs
 22 Sep 2009 07:32
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Women have the right to decide for themselves whether or no they have a kid and the govt. Shouldnt be deciding for them!
 
 vaaaaal  28 May 2009 01:50
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 I agree! You sound libertarian. Of course, in the majority of circumstances, women get a chance whether or not they have a kid.... assuming they have any idea what sex generally causes to happen. It's not much of secret really
by  davidsuggs
 22 Sep 2009 07:34
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I'm very pro-choice, and my opinion on this is due to my belief that death is more merciful than a horrible life, which many women who decide not to receive an abortion will more than likely give their children. I think that ninety percent of the parents in this world should not be parents, and ultimately screw their children up irrevocably-not to mention the increasing problem of overpopulation, which no one seems to care about , even though it could adversely effect our quality of life. Anyway, this is someone speaking form experience on the unfit parent issue- I myself was neglected(and occasionally abused) as a child.
 
 KRC_71092  09 May 2009 02:27
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 (1) "I think that ninety percent of parents in this world should not be parents..."
I would lower that number a bit, but in general I agree. However, this does not mandate, not permit murder, which is the issue, not consequence. Also, though they perhaps ought not be parents, they nevertheless have the RIGHT to (but, of course, this is a totally different issue).
(2) "...not to mention the increasing problem of overpopulation, which no one seems to care about..."
No one seems to care about this problem primarily because it is simply not a problem. Have you ever visited Kansas? or South Dakota?
(3) "...this is someone speaking from experience on the unfit parent issue- I myself was neglected (and occasionally abused) as a child."
I want you to know that, as a Christian, I think it is tragic that this happened to you; and it is not a matter of playing debate games that I take issue with your position. We should together stand up against poor (and often horrible) parenting on moral grounds. But the answer to moral bankruptcy is not, and is never, the committing of further atrocities. Two wrongs create bigger holes, not a right.
by  davidsuggs
 22 Sep 2009 07:45
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I see that everyone that is PRO-LIFE all agrees that a child has a right to live because it is alive and the mother has no right to take that life... I wonder though, do you eat meat? Do you eat vegetables? Living matter exist everywhere, how do you claim to be PRO-LIFE and simply select which lives to value more?
 
 TonE  19 Apr 2009 23:42
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 Typically, the "PRO-LIFE" position is advocated from a Christian standpoint, and this is as it ought to be, for no other worldview may adequate justify a defense. Man (as in humanity, not male) is made in the very image and likeness of God Himself and set in place as special creation and as steward over the rest of creation. God also gave man the rest of creation to care over and to be nourished by it. Distinctions are possible from the Christian paradigm alone. And no, I will not try to justify this along allegedly "neutral" lines of argument, as that is intellectually dishonest and fundamentally impossible.
by  davidsuggs
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Abortion absolutely shouldn't be banned. Under certain circumstances I find abortion acceptable (rape, maternal life, health, mental health, socioeconomic factors, and/or fetal defects). The fetus should be no older than 12 weeks.
 
 bambiwaltz  02 Apr 2009 15:55
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I know I'm totally going against my religion here but...
When a teenage girl 'accidentally' gets prego and her family is a bad influence or any other bad thing, they need to get rid of it. I know that sounds mean and all, but when you think of it and you put yourself in that position, if the baby wont be treated right then why have it at all? Remember this my friends: Accidents DO happen, no matter how big or how small, but the person/people must receive forgiveness.
 
 -_-  25 Mar 2009 23:45
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 Is it really your religion you’re going against, or is it someone else’s that’s been forced on you?
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No because if a rape victim where to get pregnant she should have to carry that responsibility. That reminder would drive me crazy.
 
 missamour  20 Mar 2009 16:42
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You know it's hard....some people just are being stupid at a party or something, or maybe are raped! Either way they might end up having a bastard child, that's a bad thing, but it does happen, and they might not be ready for it
 
 willis94  19 Mar 2009 01:58
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I would never abort my baby. But that's my decision and i sympathize with those on the for banning abortion side. I feel its wrong but you know what? You make your own decision.
 
 gottfried  16 Mar 2009 19:31
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Sometimes it is needed
 
 14940820  11 Mar 2009 00:22
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 exactly! sometimes you just need it
by  willis94
 19 Mar 2009 01:59
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We should ban miscarriages too!
Because it's wasting life and the child has no choice either...

We should also ban anyone from smoking. In case there is a pregnant woman close.
We should ask the featus what it would like its mother to eat, in case it does not want certain substances in it.

Lets just take away all the rights of a pregnant woman while we are at it!!!

Has anyone been to Romania recently, I spent a week working at an orphanage there, and most of the children had mental disabilities from illegal abortions, because either the mother got raped or they could not support their child and the Government had banned abortions so they resorted to other methods.
This would happen anywhere where abortions were banned.

What would the "baby" think of that?
 
 martha  12 Feb 2009 19:28
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I don't like it but I have say. That what if someone is raped or sexual abused or something like that. I hate it but it is there right on what they should do. It is under are constitution that we have are rights. If we banned it then we would be undergoing the constitution. This is a more religious thing then personal and should be steeped out of the way for now till we can get the country back on are feet.
 
 K-state208  08 Feb 2009 03:01
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Yes i am really against abortion bcaz its murder but think if sum girl got raped and became pregnant she might have a hard time raising the child and telling them that there father was a rapist.
 
 101rainbow  07 Feb 2009 13:25
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 Good grief.
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 07 Feb 2009 15:31
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If abortion should be banned everybody should be killed...how many lives have you ended in your life ? Deliberately or not, directly or not. Yes I'm talking about that gross spider you squished, that ant you trampled upon, the cow killed for your desire of tasty meat, that tree sawed down for your furniture and bacteria you killed because they made you sick.

Consider all examples and any other similar case natural or not murder and abortion murder then you are hypocrite.

If you consider abortion murder then all things mentioned above and more make you as much of a murderer as anybody who made the decision to abort a pregnancy.
 
 Jeronimo  07 Feb 2009 12:48
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Yes, abortion is used as an option way too much! Though, if we ban it ... My example of someone not being able to say 100% is this...a young girl, raped, and becomes pregnant?? Should she have to carry the child?? I do not think abortion is black or white! There are circumstances that arise that it should not be banned.It should just not be so accessible!
 
 cancer35  30 Jan 2009 16:57
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Life ends when the brain stops working, so life should begin when the brain STARTS working logically, right? In an embryo, the brain doesn't even form until about 2 months into the pregnancy, so any abortion before that, I do not consider murder. And I also think it should be a woman's personal choice.
 
 mariafu  29 Jan 2009 23:52
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 And when exactly does the brain start working logically? At birth? Once the person starts school?

And you never know what that baby would do if born. He or she could do a lot of good.
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No, it is a choice and for so many reasons.
 
 lubster  29 Jan 2009 10:24
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Sometimes medical conditions that threaten the mother's life, extremely few though, mandate terminating a pregnancy. To let the mother die to save the baby means the mother was simply seen as an expendable baby carrying vehicle.

A woman should never be forced to carry the child of a rapist (unless she wants to) because that mother would psychologically feel she was being raped every day for the rest of her life. She would feel she has no value as a human being. Being forced to carry a rapist's child is also rape! And in all possibility, a man evil enough to rape would probably lay claim to the child just to permanently damage the mother. She would never be free of him. The rapist would see that his violent action has more value than her personhood.
 
 tinseldove  28 Jan 2009 19:27
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I personally wouldn't have an abortion, but I do not think it's fair to take away everyone's right, God gives us the choice to commit sin, to chose the right thing who are we to take away a choice God has given us?
 
 Sandetoes  28 Jan 2009 18:40
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I disagree. Abortion should not be banned.

There are enough children growing up in poverty because their parent's cannot take care of them. Some people do not have the stability or maturity to be raising a child.

Some people have diseases (like HIV or AIDS) which can be passed to their child. Children born with disease are likely to die early in their lives anyways.

What about alcoholics, cokeheads or heroin addicts? Should they be allowed to abort?

Also, like many have already said, women who have been raped should be allowed to abort their children if they choose.

Like everything, sometimes the pros outweigh the cons. Sometimes, the woman is focusing on what is best for her life. Sometimes, the woman considers what would be best for her child. I think the most responsible thing is to think about the type of life that child may have had if the decision had been made to keep it.
 
 CoyoteEyes  21 Jan 2009 03:10
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The fact that a perspective mother wants to abort their offspring says it all. This child is NOT wanted. The world is full of unwanted children already. The vast majority of them drop out of school, get into drugs, get pregnant or end up in trouble/prison and are little more than a burden to society. We need more abortions not less.
 
 mtatom  16 Jan 2009 04:30
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A ban on abortion is downright ludicrous. Aside from obvious exceptions such as rape and incest, the opposition's arguments are all based around the fact that killing a fetus is equivalent to killing a human. Since there is no agreement on when life actually begins in humans, this must be left to individual discretion. If you think abortion is murder, then don't have one. Other mothers, however, may think differently than you, and they must be allowed control over their own bodies.
 
 Ambrose  08 Jan 2009 11:05
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 I don't know where Ambrose is living, but it's nice to know they haven't drugged the water there with the stupid bug.
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