I was previously extremely pro-choice - Im now in an in-between state. Im not sure. I was previously extremely pro-choice - Im now in an in-between state. Im not sure. DM - religious dogma will always supersede morality and ethics for the believers. religion has inspired the most evil and unethical atrocities the world has ever seen.
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ᵇᵃᵇʸ ᶜʰᵃʳᵗʳᵉᵘˣ at 22 May,2013
According to the Catholic Church, a fetus becomes a "life" only when blood is merged with the embryo, 22 days after fertilisation. So, religiously speaking, whether or not abortion should be morally acceptable before this point is ambiguous. However, the Catholic Church also forbids contraception such as condoms, so they're a little bit nutty. Scientists will argue that a life either begins at conception, fertilisation, at implantation, when the heart begins to beat, or at birth. After this point, abortion is ending a life, therefore should be illegal and considered murder. That is why different people believe that it should be illegal or only legal up until a certain time period. Personally, I am not pro life or pro choice, but I have my own personal opinions on abortion. I generally feel that it's unnecessary, and that people should take responsibility for their sexual decisions (when the sex was consensual). I'm unsure of when I believe life begins, but I would probably lean towards implantation (day 6) which would mean I shouldn't, theoretically, be against the morning after pill. Abortion is both a scientific (logical) and moral (emotional) issue. The idea that someone can easily take the life of what could have grown up to be a real person is frightening. We shouldn't have the right to control something like that. Abortion has also obviously become a gender issue, with many people taking offence to it because (a) it's something only women can legally decide, and (b) one parent therefore has no say in whether or not his child lives or dies. The problem is, though, that this is unsolvable. Either way, one gender is being disadvantaged, whether by lack of choice or by forced pregnancy. One is a legal disadvantage, the other is a natural "disadvantage". No matter how I feel on the issue, I'm not sure whether any of us should be so arrogant as to assume our "opinion" on the matter should be important enough to dictate other people's lifestyle choices... The murder of a human being is a simple, clear-cut issue. Whether or not early term abortion / late term abortion / morning after pill should be considered murder is too subjective.
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- Religion INCLUDES moral/ethical thought.
I think they oppose it and its not their body so it's not their business.
Pro-choice includes ALL options, including no termination. - Mainly because they think it's a helpless human being.
- Note that there are atheists, non-religious folk, and agnostics who are prolife.
- the simple truth is the weight of guilty if the women make the wrong decision with her body is on her shoulders. it isn't a mans decision or guilty to have to bare. the only thing worse then abortion is a state that has control over your body and reproductive organs. ALSO to the retard under me, If men are concerned women may abort their children they shouldn't impregnate them, it take to people retard.
- If you didn't want a baby, you shouldn't have opened your legs like a whоre and let some guy blow his ENTIRE load inside you.
If you were raped, well, you should have tried harder to fight off your rapist. - Religious beliefs and moral beliefs are very different. It depends it the person. I am a Christian but the reason I am mostly pro-life and do not like abortion is not based on my religion. It is a human life and it should be treated as such, especially if the parents did not try to prevent pregnancy . Nothing p*sses me off more than extremely stupid and irresponsible people having sex and aborting babies left & right. The only exceptions I see are rape and life threatening situations.
Not really sure why you're all thumbing me down. - People who oppose abortion have varying reasons for it. It depends on the individual in question, of course.
Personally, I think it's a horrible thing - albeit a necessary one at times.
I've never had an abortion myself, and I take every preventative measure to ensure that I don't get pregnant.
Currently I'm practicing abstinence and I am doing quite well in my endeavor...
: P - I'm against abortion of female fetuses because I want as many sexy young things as possible running around. The more the better. I'm also against birth control for the same reason (unless I have to pay for or take care of the child). I don't really care if people abort male fetuses just as long as there are enough guys left for breeding purposes.
- I believe it's unarguably human life, and it's rather arbitrary to prohibit abortion at 21 weeks gestation when it was legal at 19 weeks. At what point do we declare it a human life that must be afforded basic human rights? To me, after implantation, it's too late to terminate.
- Personally I am pro-choice. It's easy to say that a woman opened her legs and she should deal with the consequences. Sometimes contraceptions fails to work and people make mistakes. Abortion isn't an ideal solution, but if you're not ready to have a baby, no point making yours and the baby's life miserable. I've had a few pregnancy scares before and in each case I was prepared to have an abortion. For some women abortion is a hard decision to make, but for me as harsh as it sounds wouldn't affect me. I know why people think it's selfish but we all make mistakes.
If I got pregnant now I would have an abortion as having a baby would seriously ruin my life, I'm 21! I could give it up for adoption but I would find that a thousand times more painful than getting an abortion and you don't know to what kind of family the baby will go to, they might be some nutters and I certainly wouldn't be able to take care of a baby. I do understand why some people are anti-abortion but I think that it's a woman's choice, a baby alter's a woman's life dramatically and it doesn't affect men in the same way. A woman has to carry it for 9 months and be the primary caregiver whilst men can walk away if they please. Why give birth to a child only for it not to be wanted? Also my view is than an embryo is not a conscious being nor has its life actually begun.
Abortion is taking away the chance of having a life I understand but life is ended everyday whether someone be hit by a car or murdered by a serial killer. Life is taken everyday, most of the time unjust and unexpected. Maybe some babies arent meant to be born especially in this dangerous and cruel world. That's just my opinion! - Mostly for religious reasons.
I used to be completely pro-life, and I even went to a protest at an abortion clinic when I was a teen. *hangs head*
I'm now pro-life for myself and pro-choice for everyone else.
Forcing women to gestate is a form of tyranny, and it reduces them to nothing but baby making machines. It takes away the right to decide what to do with their own bodies. I realize that now. - According to the Catholic Church, a fetus becomes a "life" only when blood is merged with the embryo, 22 days after fertilisation.
So, religiously speaking, whether or not abortion should be morally acceptable before this point is ambiguous.
However, the Catholic Church also forbids contraception such as condoms, so they're a little bit nutty.
Scientists will argue that a life either begins at conception, fertilisation, at implantation, when the heart begins to beat, or at birth. After this point, abortion is ending a life, therefore should be illegal and considered murder. That is why different people believe that it should be illegal or only legal up until a certain time period.
Personally, I am not pro life or pro choice, but I have my own personal opinions on abortion. I generally feel that it's unnecessary, and that people should take responsibility for their sexual decisions (when the sex was consensual). I'm unsure of when I believe life begins, but I would probably lean towards implantation (day 6) which would mean I shouldn't, theoretically, be against the morning after pill.
Abortion is both a scientific (logical) and moral (emotional) issue. The idea that someone can easily take the life of what could have grown up to be a real person is frightening. We shouldn't have the right to control something like that.
Abortion has also obviously become a gender issue, with many people taking offence to it because (a) it's something only women can legally decide, and (b) one parent therefore has no say in whether or not his child lives or dies. The problem is, though, that this is unsolvable. Either way, one gender is being disadvantaged, whether by lack of choice or by forced pregnancy. One is a legal disadvantage, the other is a natural "disadvantage".
No matter how I feel on the issue, I'm not sure whether any of us should be so arrogant as to assume our "opinion" on the matter should be important enough to dictate other people's lifestyle choices...
The murder of a human being is a simple, clear-cut issue. Whether or not early term abortion / late term abortion / morning after pill should be considered murder is too subjective.
