@shinobinoz Said 
Which is why we should stick to health & the woman's right to health & her doctor's consultation.
I happen to be a pro-life atheist, so the idea that it must be a religious viewpoint bugs me. :/
Despite being an atheist, I still believe life begins at conception and that life is human despite the fact that it is dependent on the mother for survival (a newborn is too, technically)
And I believe that all human life has a right to life, including the unborn. I think the right to life outweighs other rights, so where the mother's life is in danger, and it's life vs. life, I would opt on the side of the mother, as she has formed meaningful relationships already and her death will have the greater impact. But in the case of a woman's desire to not be pregnant, I don't buy the argument of "my body". Technically, it's your offspring's body that will be dying. An abortion does not alter a woman's body, and pregnancy is a temporary alteration of a woman's body. I believe then that the baby's right to life trumps a woman's right to choose.
I also find it appalling that the woman has complete control over whether or not the man becomes a father. While I get that so many many women have been left to care for children the man would have no part in, I think it is ultimately wrong to give her more say after the occurrence of pregnancy than the man gets. Either could have taken precautions before hand if they did not want a baby. If neither took precautions, or if those precautions failed, then both are faced with the possibility of becoming parents. If he wants the child and she doesn't, then why should she have the right to take that child from him in such a manner? If she wants the child but he doesn't want one, why should she have the ability to have that child and then push for child support? Equal rights should mean equal rights, and this is one area where men don't have a chance at equality so long as women have all the power to choose.
I also believe that fetus feels pain, early on, and that abortions are therefore cruel.
While I do think that there are women who have abortions who do not have major grief and regret over it, I also think the potential exists for a woman to suffer terrible mental anguish over the decision later on, and therefore better safe than sorry. Those who truly do not want a baby can give it up for adoption. Yes, I am well aware of the history of forced adoptions and the anguish the women went through giving their babies away as well. But that was forced. I dare say that a woman who would not suffer mental health issues for aborting her baby will also not suffer mental health issues for giving up her baby to adoption, especially with today's open policies.
We just have too many options for birth control for it to be a casual matter. I don't agree with a bill that would allow women to die in an attempt to bring their child to term (and let's face it, if mom dies, the baby is likely to die as well, so one death is better than two deaths). But ultimately, the idea that there is but one argument, and that a religious one, against abortion is inaccurate.
Nov 06, 2011 @ 01:18:08
