Abortion is a hard topic because people get so upset and judge you on your beliefs. I am pro-choice. Now for all of you pro-life people, pro-choice does not mean that i am promoting abortions. I think abortions are the hardest things a female could go through. But who am I, to tell a female what she can and can not do with her body.

Its ridiculous how upset men get over this issue. We are not the people going through it so i do not know what makes us so passionate about it. ( I am in no way saying that human life and human dignity is not sumthing to get passionate about) Im saying we have no right to tell a female what to do with her body.

If you agree please comment..
if you disagree, please enlighten me

I agree to both posts here...

Hellyeah its tough issue to handle, it always depends on where your POV is coming from.

And i agree loveis, poor dads usually dont get the say they should be entitled to, do they?

I will agree with you on that. The father of the child should be able to tell the mother what he thinks. Ultimately, however, it is up to the mother.

A child should really be wanted(just my opinion) so abortion is acceptable when no child is desired.

The father has a say in the decision making, but the mommy has to feel that the daddy will be responsible and assist in the raising of the child. The daddy many times may get up in arms about wanting the child, and then have nothing to do with the baby once it is born.

Do you think that a woman/wife should have the right to go to an abortion clinic and sign off on an abortion without her husband/the father?

The thing is many people don't see the fetus as just part of a woman's body. Yes, it is of course in the woman's body, but most pro-lifers see the fetus as a separate, individual life, with certain rights.

If you really thought that a living being's life was at stake it probably wouldn't be as easy as "Oh well it's a woman's body and she can do whatever she wants with it." For people who are pro-life, the fetus isn't like an arm or a leg. It's like another person.

Abortion is indeed an extremely complicated issue.

i believe abortion is wrong,for me personaly.that is my choice it does not give me the right to dictate to another woman that its wrong for her to.no man or woman has the right to tell another they have to carry a child for nine months and go through hours of labour.if that is not their choice to.this is endless debate because there is so many issues to take into account.i seriously think the time limit on abortions should be lowered as at present the gestation time limit is way to high.i think a woman has an obligation to tell the father but as for him having a right to say she has to carry a child.nope,i think thats one step to far.

i appreciate you saying you do not have a right to dictate to another woman what it is she has to do with her life and body. i respect your position on this issue.

I find it disturbing when people make abortions seem like murder. And the resolution of "give the baby up for adoption or put the baby in a foster home" is also disturbing. Most pro-life people make a fuss about having the baby, but wont do a thing for that child once it is born. The foster homes are very populated and it is extremely hard to find a couple who are willing to adopt that baby. And why would you preach to a woman to bring a child into a world if the mother can not afford health insurance for the baby?

i agree, there are so many variables to take into account when debating about abortion.

IMO the entire debate hinges on two things:

1) At what point exactly you believe an embryo/fetus becomes human. This is really tough because, conceptually, even a young fetus has its own blood type, own organs, own DNA, etc.

2) How you balance the practicality of allowing abortions versus protecting the sanctity of human life.

Also, I want to make a point.

I'm not taking a stand that's pro-choice or pro-life.

However, I do want to say that a fetus is not part of a mother's body. The mother is the host, but a fetus is a separate, living, independent organism. That is a simple scientific fact.