why do people think abortion is okay?

I guess the reverse question could also be, "Why do people think taking a woman's right to choose away is okay?" I personally would never have an abortion, but I think it's fair to allow other women the choice. I'm a rape survivor, and if I had gotten pregnant at 14 from rape, I would have wanted the choice to terminate. What you don't understand is that some of us had no choice in having the sex that created the life, so therefore is it really fair to force someone who has been raped to suffer the symptoms of pregnancy AND have to choose to either raise this child born out of hatred (rape is not a form of love or to have to rip a piece out of my own heart and my child's heart by giving it up to strangers. That is unfair of you to decide this option on rape victims.

What about the 15 year old that decides she "loves" her boyfriend and gets pregnant? Do you think it's fair for that child to be raised by someone so young that she isn't done being "raised"? Or the 20 year old that is in the middle of university, in debt up to her ears... would it be fair for her to bring a child into that, and possibly resent the child from not allowing her to finish university and begin her life immediately? How about the 40-something year old who is starting to go through menopause and gets pregnant? Not only is it dangerous to her health, but by the time the child graduates, Mom could be into her late 60's and/or dead.

You can be a part of those groups, religious or not, that petition to keep sex ed out of classrooms because you believe abstinence is best, but in reality you are perpetuating thousands of children being born to children because YOU didn't allow them to be taught about how to protect themselves from STDs and unwanted pregnancies during sex. Truly, many people will not "save" themselves for marriage because sex is a natural act between a man and a woman, so everyone who advocates abstinence and refuses to teach safe sex is sending more and more young people to dangerous and illegal abortion centres.

Be smart, do your research on women's rights, on rape, on sex statistics of teenagers, on STD statistics of young adults, and make your own personal decision, but do not make the decision for other women because it is not yours to make and you do not know their personal circumstances. If you have a chance, vote for pro-choice so other women have the choice, otherwise move to a country that doesn't even think of women as humans, because once you take away one right of a human being, you can start working on taking away another right.

(This is not meant to offend anyone, this is my personal belief, and every person has their own personal beliefs which are to be respected, this is why we have freedom of speech in North America.)

In some instances it is ok for example if the mother or baby was going to die if the pregnancy continued e.g. ectopic pregnancy, the baby had an illness such as trisomy (the one that the baby cannot survive past birth, usually stillborn or dies at birth) but i don't think it's ok if the person just isn't ready or is using the abortion as contraception, those people should think about the possible consequences of having sex in the first place.

I don't know why some people are for abortion, i think that every child should have the right to live.

Rape: you do no longer rob a baby of its existence for the sin of the daddy. Very seldom does a rape produce a baby. The device has a tendency to guard itself. medical wellbeing: in trouble-free terms contained in relation to an ectopic being pregnant, the two mom and baby will die if the fallopian tube ruptures. different than that, if the guy is that ill they does not be waiting to get pregnant. medical technologies has grow to be so greater that a mom can carry to term below marvelous situations, for occasion, in a vegetative state. Incest: this could be a mushy project. i've got faith that 9 months is so short a era in ones existence and to grant that youngster to a loving house is a much extra humane act. Why complicate the sentiments of guilt extra by using including a brutal homicide to the record. There are spectacular counsellors obtainable which will help youthful women individuals to hold this baby and supply her returned her dignity. the comparable as in a rape project. undesirable little ones: they're never undesirable, there are households obtainable praying each evening for a baby to love. And Ghostlover; does not that contravene the hypocratic oath. FIRST DO NO harm!

I agree, many many people don't know that a human is a human no matter what stage in life it's at. Often, sadly, those that feel completely like it's the ONLY option, are young girls who aren't ready to take on that responsibility of parenthood, although they feel completely mature and 'grown up" enough to sleep with their boyfriends. That and their home life sucks and if their moms and dads knew they were pregnant they would be in a LOT of trouble then. Instead of having parents that realize, well, it's something we need to roll with and make the best of, these "parents" would rather skin their own daughters alive, than aid that child in accepting the consequences and raising this "surprise". Too many lax parents letting their daughters run around with their bottoms off, so to speak, and too many parents "trusting" their children ARE using protection. There really needs to be a change of morale because it's just going to get worse with each generation...scary

I had a friend who had an abortion because she was young, not finished with high school, in the middle of exams, working at a grocery store, not married to her boyfriend or living with him, and in general not mature enough to take care of a child. She was on birth control pills, and extremely careful to take them at the same time every day, she just got unlucky. In my opinion it would be selfish to keep the baby since she obviously would not be able to take care of it.

And I know you're going to say that she could give it up for adoption, but come on, we're overpopulating the planet. There are already so many kids out for adoption, and no guarantee that the child actually will get adopted. Would you have a heart to give up your child to an uncertain future? It's better then to abort it before it can feel a thing or have any recollection of what or who it is.

i believe that abortion is murder but under certain circumstances an okay option. if it is an ectopic pregnancy. or if the child would be abused after the birth it may be better off going straight to heaven instead.

I think adoption is a better option. there are many people wanting to adopt but can't find available children.

no one likes to kill babies.

I know a few women who have had them. They had their reasons: drugs/alcohol, couldn't afford the medical treatment, didn't want to be 'found' 18 years later, rape, career (couldn't be pregnant and give the baby up b/c of judgment). they seem to regret their choice a few years down the road, but can't imagine having a child now.

I was taught that you have to be forgiving to be forgiven so I wouldn't tell a women to have an abortion, but it's not my choice.

i wish people did not think that way!! what mother can seriously do something like that?? i am pro-life and people that abort their baby is a murderer in my book!!

its a baby the day its conceived!

also now days the mother can have a c-section to avoid death! harley any women die due to labor...also for the people that say if they were raped they would have an abortion, well if you did not want the baby, what you do is carry it to term and give it up for adoption, the baby was not the reason for your rape!

many people don't believe their baby is 'alive' until their heart starts beating which I think is frankly stupid. But I guess it makes those kinds of people feel better about having an abortion. In the case of rape then I would understand, I wouldn't agree with it but it must be the hardest thing to go through...even then the chances of getting pregnant as a result of being raped are v v v low.

In some instances it is okay. Such as ectopic pregnancy....

But I don't believe in abortion as a source of contraception.