Abortion debate: opinions making abortion illegal?

first off, i want to say i think abortion is wrong if the baby is healthy and the mother is not at risk. i do, though, think abortion should be legal. i dont think the government should take away rights like abortion. there are instances when i think abortion is ok. if the mother is at risk, the baby is going to die soon after birth, or the pregnancy was due to rape, i think abortion is ok. if the government takes away this right, what else are they going to start taking away? people deserve the choice. i do think, however, that people should be more educated on the other options. adoption, for instance. so overall, i think abortion is wrong but it should be legal.

1) Is abortion a religious/ moral issue only?

abortion is both religious and moral, and it has to do with the opinion if whether or not it is a life or not.

2) Do you support abortions that put the mother at risk of death?

abortions that are done because the mother is at risk of dying if she continues the pregnancy? yes. if the mother is at risk during the pregancy, i think she deserves the right to save her own life.

3) Would you support an abortion that would result in a child born with a disorder that would be fatal?

i think this depends on whether or not the child had a chance of living. i think i would support this though. if the child, for instance, has no brain (which im not sure the name of but it is a real disorder) they die in a matter of weeks, and i would support an abortion due to something like this. i do not support abortions that are done becuase the baby has a disorder such as downs syndrome, because that is something you can live and have a full life with.

4) Would a ban on abortions prevent abortions?

i think it would, but i think that it would also lead to people going to unsafe illegal places to have abortions.

5) Could making abortion illegal give the state the power to mandate abortions if they so chose?

i dont really know. i think the state would want to have this power, though.

6) Could the government be given authority to determine whether or not a woman will carry her pregnancy to term?

i dont think it is right for the government to decide what you should do or not do with your own body.

1) Is abortion a religious/ moral issue only?

It is a moral issue/personal choice- I know an atheist who is against it. Personally, I am pro choice.

2) Do you support abortions that put the mother at risk of death?

I support abortion in all cases that the woman has made the personal choice (unless it is too late term).

3) Would you support an abortion that would result in a child born with a disorder that would be fatal?

Once again, if the woman made the choice for an abortion, then that is her right, no matter the reasons behind it.

4) Would a ban on abortions prevent abortions?

A little- but more people will go to back alley abortionists, this will be extremely harmful, and will likely to resort in the death of the mother and child.

5) Could making abortion illegal give the state the power to mandate abortions if they so chose?

It is the woman's body, not the governments.

6) Could the government be given authority to determine whether or not a woman will carry her pregnancy to term?

How dare they decide for her?! If they want to fund her to keep the child, and then adopt it afterward then by all means. But they don't.

People go on and on about how abortion is wrong, but how many unwanted children have they bothered to adopt? If no one had an abortion, we would live in an extremely overpopulated world, all countries would have to have a "one child per household" policy, and they amount of children living on the streets would be staggering.

1) I see it as an individual freedom and rights issue. Different people have different religious viewpoints. Anyone group should not be able to dictate theirs onto another. It should be for the individual to decide based on their beliefs, situations, and medical issues.

2) I support the woman making her own choice as to risks of abortion or pregnancy.

3) See 2. If she has an abortion the child is not born with a fatal condition. I'm assuming you meant in order not to have a child born with fatal condition.

4) No, it never has. In the U.S. before they were legal women had abortions, women in countries where it is illegal have abortions. The change would be it would be an unregulated black market item.

5) If the state claims the right to decide no abortion for all it suggests if they could create a compelling reason (as China) they could also dictate how few children a woman could have. It also raises questions about how they will prosecute or investigate women for making "illegal" reproductive choices.

6) I hope not.

1) No. However, the reason the abortion debate is so heated is because religious people tend not to want to discuss it in secular terms. They can't get past just the "God said so" argument.

2) I support abortion for anybody who wants one. I don't think the moral high ground here is forcing a woman, against her will to carry a baby to term, then pushing that child off onto the state in the hopes that someone may later accept the responsibility of raising the child properly after adoption. Sorry, but there is not such a shortage of babies being born that we have to force women to have them.

3) Yes, of course.

4) No, it would only make them more dangerous and expensive.

5) No, I don't follow the logic there. Even with legal abortions, there isn't state mandated abortions.

6) It shouldn't. That should be the woman's decision.

1) It should ONLY be a moral issue, between a woman and her doctor.

2)Yes.

3)DO you mean that if the mother had the abortion and the child lived that then it would have a disability? Or do I support a mother terminating her pregnancy if she knew the child was going to be disabled?

4)No. If you really want an abortion you will find a way to have it.

5)Not sure...

6)If the government told me what I could do with my body I wouldn't live here anymore. I feel very strongly about the FACT that a woman has the right to do with her body what she pleases.

Here is my opinion on abortion. It would be a very emotional, serious and hard decision to make (to have one). That's your body that you're putting that all through as well as your emotions. I don't think we should have laws put upon our bodies. Just as I don't think a woman should be forbidden to have an abortion I don't think a woman should be forced to have an abortion. It's the same thing because you're forcing your decision upon the woman. As for the babies point of view, there is no consciousness I believe. I know that I don't remember a second in the womb, not even my birth. Yes, it's sad for that particular fetus but we can't tell women they have to carry a baby if they choose not to. A woman who wants an abortion badly enough will find a way regardless of law, so it's best we have the opportunities available in a safe, sanitary setting. I don't really have much to say about being against abortion, all that I can say is that even though it's sad and unfortunate it should still be available. We don't need women of any ages hurting themselves along with the baby having back street abortions. Something that most people who are against abortions fail to realize is that most expecting mothers who come to the decision to have one had a lot of tears and struggle making the decision. They don't just sit their and laugh about it. I agree with the 'stay out of my vagina' saying even though I don't believe I would want or have an abortion myself.

1) No, of course not. It's a medical procedure, and medical procedures come with health risks. It's also an economic issue, because my health insurance covers abortions.

2) I don't support abortions of any kind, but I can certainly understand an abortion to save the life of the mother.

3) NO

4) Not all, but many.

5) Not sure

6) It already has that authority. The govt now says you don't have to carry a baby to full term, you can kill it before it comes out.

Let me just say when you plant a corn seed 4 inches into the ground, and it starts to grow, and at two inches high, you can't see it, it's still in the ground, but is it just a seed now, or is it a tiny growing corn plant that simply hasn't grown over 4 inches. I believe when a seed grows, it is what it is, and in this case it's a tiny, little human being.

1. Both 2. No, God should be the one to say when or if we live or die. It's his will. 3. Yes, It's Gods business who suffers and why. 4. Of course not. There have always been illegal abortions performed. 5. Not sure of your question. 6. If the people vote to make it a crime to have an abortion.

This is more of a legal question. As long as a woman is not forced to have or have not an abortion then it should be a legal and personal decision only.

My personal view is that the legality should be considered by the local community and not by a federal government. Would you tell the Amish or Hasidic community that they have to make abortion legal? I would hope not. Neither should we mandate to a secular society that they have to make abortion illegal.

Morality is ultimately a personal decision and therefore it should legally be a matter of choice - BOTH for the individual AND the community. Pro-choicers have to be consistent here and Pro-Lifers have to realize that morality forced is not morality.

I understand that the subject of the morality of 'abortion' is an emotionally charged one, and discussing this subject should be done with respect for both views.

I will not attempt to respond to each of the points you have listed, as I feel it would entail a rather cumbersome verbiage.

I will just simply state that I do not agree with abortion on moral grounds.

However, in a society that holds itself to be 'free', I do not think it is possible to legislate those issues of morality in which the pro and con arguments are so evenly weighted...

By this logic, and this logic alone, --- I do not believe that 'abortion' should ever become illegal.

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