What are some non-religious arguments against abortion?

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People always assume that pro-lifers are motivated by religion but I have met quite a few atheists and agnostics who are completely against abortion.  I usually hear different arguments.....

1.  Abortion kills a living baby.  You don't have to believe in God or that there is such a thing as sin to understand that life is important and that had that baby not been aborted, it would have grown up to be a human being.

2.  It's a safety net that encourages people not to consider the consequences of their behaviors and their lifestyle choices.  It sets a bad precedent that you can whatever you want and there's no real consequences.  (I have heard this same argument about why public aid hurts people).

3.  Many studies show women dealing with prolonged grieving and mental issues after abortion.  And in the case of the mother feeling pain and regret, it's totally on her.  The father of the child can say that it was not his choice to abort and have nothing on his conscience.  It's sexist that only the woman will suffer.

4.  Abortion is discriminatory because in many countries where male children are preferred, female children are much more likely to be aborted.  And with possible future development in genetic testing, if you find out your unborn child has features you don't like...dark skin, will be short, gay or lesbian, you can just abort them.

So what are some other non-religious arguments against abortion.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Misogyny, racism, greed, lust for power and control, class warfare, etc

Anonymous · Answer

Stfu you ugly incel

Anonymous · Answer

Get cancer you piece of shiit and go eat pig shiit

Anonymous · Answer

You can easily google the secular cases for pro-life. In fact all the pro-life bills introduced in the congress have secular arguments.  Nobody uses religious arguments outside the church.

? · Answer

The burden of proof is on you to show why abortion is good without being selfish. Overpopulation? Nope. We have been having sub-replacement level fertility for 5 decades.

This entire feminist movement is founded on the self-centered ideology that a woman should have the right to kill her OWN flesh and blood to make her compete with men In the labor force.

If a woman has a child, she might have to take a few months break from work. That might affect the wage gap and female “representation“ in that office. So it should be ok to kill the baby and send her to the office so that MEN don’t run that office. THAT’S how they think. They don’t care about children, compassion, families, etc.

Feminism has always been about selfishness and power grab and it does not care even if an innocent child is killed because of it.

A landlord owns a building. Does ownership give the landlord the “right” to murder the tenants? Does a pregnant woman have the right to murder the body growing within her?

The only women who are truly nurturing and compassionate are those who have not fallen for this propaganda.

Women may carry the baby for a few months. But Father should support the child for 18 years. Does that mean pro-life subjugates men and fathers? See how moronic pro-abortion arguments are?

Fingers · Answer

No atheist ever used any of those arguments. None. EVER.

Questioner · Answer

Here are some good arguments on the morality of abortion without mentioning politics or religion (five-minute video).

https://youtu.be/AMwkQVpy98A

Anonymous · Answer

Every medical procedure has some risk.

EddieJ · Answer

I don't know of any others, but the 4 you gave are all bad arguments -- if the argument is to support making abortion illegal.

And then there is an argument in favor of abortion.  Statistics show that crime went down a few years after abortion was legalized.  That's mentioned in a book named "Freakenomics".

And, if it's made illegal again, more women will die from back-alley abortions.  Religious people don't seem to care about that because they seem to think the woman deserves it.

? · Answer

The only arguments I am aware of are religious, superstitious nonsense.

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