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Abortion Debate.....?

um....ya i've been watching the news and the whole "abortion debate". Never really cared..nor have i really listened to it.But this struck me when i heard it.."Abortion is Wrong and should me considered murder" or something like that...as i said i wasn't really listening..lol.

But should Abortions be considered. murder? what will happen to the women that "Comit these murders" if it were to be made illegal.

NOTE:this is all coming from a 18year-old guy that has never..nor probably will ever care about this debate...but its just so griping..share your thoughts plz but keep the insults to others out of this i just wanna know what people thought...

Update:

Alright...this question provided me alot of insite on something i ignored.Thank your all for opinions.

And also to:

John--Yes i do not know this subject that is why i wanted to ask i've seen it al around me (friends,family..ect) was just curious.

TaiS--I don't think u should bring religion into this as i'm sure most people are not religios.but thanks for your opinion on this..(what i have hear) heated topic..lol

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  • 1 decade ago
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    When I was younger, I knew this girl who was like 15 or 16 and she was a total slut and she was having sex with guys in their 30s. She would be with a different guy every week. Whenever she ended up pregnant, she would either get an abortion OR purposely throw herself down a flight of stairs to have a miscarriage... Personally, I believe THAT is wrong. She was willingly having unprotected sex but refusing to deal with the consequences every time...

    so apparently, you don't need to get an abortion to get rid of an unborn baby. you can purposely have a miscarriage and the government would have never known you were pregnant. so even if it was illegal, theres just no control over what people do...

    Now even though I believe what she was doing is wrong, I do not believe abortion is murder. I believe to "murder" is to kill a being that is breathing and able to live outside the womb. I don't think you can murder something that was never alive on its own.

    Don't get me wrong; I would never have an abortion myself. I was just giving my opinion on "murder" in regards to abortion.

    I believe abortion is necessary under certain circumstances.

    aside from that, I believe in multiple forms of birth control. Being on the pill AND using protection..

    if the condom breaks and you're not on the pill, then you take a morning after pill. Nobody seems to be against those even though its not much different from an early miscarriage done by choice. If abortion became illegal, then people could start arguing that the morning after pill become illegal too since it is preventing a life from happening. A few christian denominations are already against condoms for that same reason.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Some people consider abortion to be murder. Those people are grouped as "pro-life" it is never going to be the whole population that believes it is murder, that will never happen.

    The other side of the debate, is the group "pro-choice" and these are the people who don't believe it is murder and who believe that women are entitled to do whatever they want with their body. These people believe that under no circumstances should anyone be able to take away the right to an abortion if that is what the woman wants.

    I am pro-choice, I don't believe it is abortion and I think you should be able to do what you want. Abortion will never be made illegal, that is never going to happen.

    It is better for a woman to have a safe abortion done by real doctors, than to have an unsafe, dodgy "back-alley" abortion performed by someone claiming to be a doctor, but aren't really. They are very risky and often endanger the mother's life too, making abortion illegal will increase this type of abortion and many other things.

    Source(s): 16-year-old female
  • 1 decade ago

    I think this depends on the situation. If abortion is intentional, then it is considered as murder. This i say, because no matter how tiny a child is inside the womb of a woman, it is already a form of life, and everyone has the right to be alive. Only God can take the lives of each and everyone of us because He is our creator.

    Now, if the abortion is necessary, for instance, the child will still be dead after birth or both of mother's and the child's life are in danger, then i may say that this situation will not be called murdering.

  • 5 years ago

    a million) Is abortion a non secular/ ethical concern basically? that's a ethical concern/very own selection- i understand an atheist who's against it. individually, i'm professional selection. 2) Do you help abortions that positioned the mummy in probability of dying? I help abortion in all situations that the female has made the non-public selection (except that's merely too late term). 3) might you help an abortion that would desire to consequence in a toddler born with a sickness that would desire to be deadly? as quickly as returned, if the female made the alternative for an abortion, then it quite is her perfect, no count the excuses at the back of it. 4) might a ban on abortions preclude abortions? a splash- yet extra human beings will bypass to returned alley abortionists, this may well be particularly volatile, and may be able to to motel in the dying of the mummy and toddler. 5) would desire to making abortion unlawful provide the state the means to mandate abortions in the event that they so chosen? it quite is the female's physique, no longer the governments. 6) would desire to the government take transport of authority to be certain whether or no longer a female will carry her being pregnant to term? How dare they be certain for her?! in the event that they like to fund her to maintain the youngster, and then undertake it in a while then via all potential. yet they do no longer. human beings bypass on and on approximately how abortion is incorrect, yet what number undesirable toddlers have they stricken to undertake? If no one had an abortion, we'd stay in an exceedingly overpopulated international, all international locations might would desire to have a "one toddler according to enjoyed ones" coverage, and that they volume of toddlers residing on the streets may well be wonderful.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I don't think abortions should be illegal. I don't feel like women should just totally not use contraption all the time and have abortion after abortion. But if there's a mistake and they are too young or too traumatized to have a child then they should have the right to decide if they keep it or not. Another problem with abortions being illegal is that if a woman is that intent on not having the child they will try to get rid of it dangerously. Like "back alley abortions". We can make sure they do it safely in clinics. Some girls might rather kill themselves than be shunned by their families for having a child too young.

    Source(s): I know a woman who went crazy because her family wouldn't accept her and a baby, so she had it and then killed herself and the baby. :(
  • 1 decade ago

    Personally I think that abortions aren't murder- come on the death penalty is considered murder too by some and that's not illegal.

    I now live in a country were abortions are illegal and from a personal family note my mothers cousin died from trying to abort her baby on her own because no- one will help her. People may think that she deserved it or whatever, but she was 17 and raped and ashamed to tell her family or she would bring shame to their family for being pregnant at a young age- it doesn't matter if she was raped or not.

    Every woman should have the right to chose or not, same as everyone has the right to be pro-choice or pro-life.

    Source(s): me
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I have no right to what a woman should do with her body but I am pro choice. the reason why is because some women accidentally get pregnant and it's extremely stressfullon the girl and guy. and abortions should be done to avoid even harder situations. what would happen if a girl ended up having the kid? say good bye to going to school and pursuing a degree and earn a job in which you can support the child well. and the guy would have to work also to pay the expenses. sacrifices would be made.

    scenario 2. if abortions are illegal some girls would choose to have a back alley abortion because of the huge fear and stress of having a kid

  • 1 decade ago

    I believe abortion to be murder because at that moment of fertilization, you have created another life. It doesn't matter that it is not aware or even sentient yet. It is still a life. I think that if someone was contemplating doing this then they should have counseling. Life is considered way to cheap these days. If they actually committed the act then they should be forced to look after young children for a certain period of time.

  • 1 decade ago

    Abortion will never become illegal. The reason it's been in the news so much is fear mogering with the new health plan. People don't want the government paying for abortions. They would rather someone have to sneak in a back alley and do it themselves with a rusty coat hanger.

  • 1 decade ago

    I believe abortion shouldn't be considered murder (even thought it is) but should be as far from acceptable as murder is. Abortion in my mind is one of the worst things you can do aside from killing another living being. This is ALL MY OPINION, and by no means do I force it on anyone. I accept everyone's opinions and idea, this is just mine.

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