I am for abortion for one simple reason. Let's say you have a poor country girl who doesn't know how to use the condoms. She gets a baby she doesnt want and she is so poor she can't give the baby a decent life. What could she do then?
The problem with abortion is an etical one. I don't really belive so much in god so my etical problem is not so big. If you are the person that goes to church every day you will 99,9% hate abortion. But, like my case, if you like to watch discovery channel and you don't think god is controling our lives, but the pure laws of phisics (hope it's spelled right) you will be most certainly for abortion.

ok, my mummy was 17 when she had me. i'm grateful that i'm alive and whatnot, but i have been through so much awful, corrupt things with my family, the people that you're supposed to be able to trust the most. there have been enourmous lies, tons of moves, even an illegal adoption and name-change. nobody should have to go through any of these awful things as a child; nobody should have to see the dark, primal, barbaric emotions that erupt from people in situations like this. also, the mental stress is awful, especially if you don't live with your real mom because of in-family deceit.

BECAUSE OF ALL THIS, I AM PRO-ABORTION.

as weird and joke-like as it sounds, if you can't take care of your own baby then get an abortion. do it for the children

I'm pro-choice, not because I think its right as such but isn't it much better not to have so many unwanted babies, there are lots of orphanages and children living with foster families. It isn't murder as such but at 6 weeks it has a heart beat and a working brain so I supose then it can be classed as murder. Oh I don't know.

I've seen the abortion procedure, it's not nice, but I am for it. Say you were a woman, got raped and found you got pregnant from it, would you say no to an abortion? Me either!

madisonn used the right term there. I am pro-choice but not necessarily 'pro-abortion'*. People need to learn about contraception. Wheher they live on a farm or not.

*now that I think about it... I saw this episode of Maury Povich the other day that was called, "I'll be devastated if my brother is the father of my child" if you think your brother might be the father of your child you really shouldn't have the baby.

In my opinion, Abortion is wrong. I know some people may believe its killing and such. But I have about the same opinion except a different approach. First of all, We could be killing future presidents, musicians, world leaders, inventors, etc. by doing this. Also, we are ruining an absolutely life and foresaking someones chance to live. Also, I'm a christian and it sayz its a no no in the bible :]

Or it could become a mass-murderer. You can't tell. "What-if" scenarios are beside the point, just like you wouldn't go out to cut down an acorn for firewood, the acorn might become a large tree some day, maybe, perhaps, that doesn't mean it is a tree.

And I'm not so sure the bible thinks it's a big no-no. There are enough passages that indicate that a fetus is not considered a person. Not that it matters at all, belief is a personal thing and has no place whatsoever in legislation (not about abortion, not about anything else).

I have 4 boys, a huge responsibility. I dont look down on those who have abortions Im just glad it wasnt me who had to make that decison. I just had my 4th child 3 months ago...What what Id be missing now, hes precious! If I was carrying a baby with two heads believe you me I would take it into serious consideration, even with my christian background. If I was raped or if my child had downs syndrome or another disibility Id keep that child....its not their fault. They deserve my love as much as any other of my children. I wish people would use it as a last resort and not a form of birth control but thats on them not me.

As I've read across this post and its replies, I've seen a lot of the same thing repeated over in different ways. I think this debate can be broken into several different arguments.

The reasons why people are against abortion are as follows:
1) Religious obligation
2) Believing that abortion is murder
3) Better solutions

And the reason why people are not against it are:
1) Women’s right
2) It's too controversial
3) It's not life yet
4) Laws are too complicated
5) A child is worse off if unwanted/parents can't provide for it
6) The rape/accidental conception argument

...and probably more.

First of all, the majority of the Pro-Life movement is in *majority* by people who feel the obligation to do what "is right" - people do what their religion tells them to/what their religion has brought them to believe. And this is a major issue. America, in my opinion, is being "taken over" by Christianity - it has the power to elect a president and influencing the laws all on it's own. This force is too strong and I see it as a mild violation of the First Amendment. These groups are imposing their beliefs upon the whole country. That's right, their BELIEFS, and I'll explain...

The argument: abortion is murder! How can this be proved? Of course, the complications of this argument are immense. There are also those nine months in which the baby grows... so how long does it take before it is "life"? That is a major issue, because no one gets to decide. But the bias people who are against abortion will of course say that it's at conception, because this is of course a way to get abortion banned altogether. But nevertheless, it's just an *opinion* because there is no scientific evidence that can be used to prove this. Even if the fetus moves, that doesn't mean that it's "alive". Then it gets even more complicated... what does "alive" mean? Does that mean that it can move? Or does that mean that it has consciousness and/or a will to live?

Of course, the best way for the church to get the vote for what they believe is to tell their people that it is a sin and use fear of wrong doing to influence their bias.

Human beings have a very important survival mechanism that give people, especially women, the innate drive to preserve the life of the young. There have been laws concerning abortion for at least 2500 years, since the time of Mesopotamian civilization, concerning this issue for the same reason. In order for life to go on, a creature or society must create a new generation. The point here is that people hate the idea of "killing babies" because of this instinct.

But modern man is evolving beyond instinct now. We are able to preserve our society (our immense society) in so many ways. In my opinion, this perseverance is getting out of control. As humans so greatly hate the idea of death, we will not only prevent the death of the new, but also the death of the old through medicine and advanced procedures. Obviously, humanity already has a long history of breaking the nature of life. If we can extend life beyond usefulness, then surely we can prevent life for good reasons. But because we fear death so much, people want preserve the old for as long as possible and bring in the new as much as possible. Eventually, we're going to reach the problems such as overpopulation and a lack of resources - probably not even within our grandchildren's lifetime, but someday, generations beyond them. So if we're going to control life, it should be done for the right reasons, and there are good reasons to prevent unwanted life.

So the issue of abortion appears to involve humanity’s innate drive to preserve life - but we also must consider preserving the well being of society. The truth is, that many people who might want an abortion and are denied will have children that are neglected and abused. This of course, inevitably leads to far worse conditions. These children MIGHT grow up into: poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, and crime. It is arguable that the people with these problems today are a result of bad nurturing. In other words.... some people just shouldn't have kids! And if they tried to avoid pregnancy and it happens anyways, which is common, they should be able to abort if they choose to.

The argument of course, goes on and on, virtually