01-27-2017, 08:19 PM
It doesn't mean abortion is morally wrong either; morality is subjective. I've never met anyone, including pro-choice activists, who consider abortions "precious", sal.
But, some women and some couples consider abortion the best option for them for a variety of reasons. To me, it would be wrong to force them to carry and give birth against their will simply because abortion offends some people on religious and/or moral grounds.
People who find abortion morally wrong shouldn't have one, they also shouldn't have the power to legally force their religious or moral beliefs on other people's lives, in my opinion.
Of course a fetus is a developing life within a woman's body and I don't take that lightly. But, I don't take the rights of women and couple's power to make their own reproduction choices lightly either.
The government does not fund abortions; it's false when politicians frame it as if that's currently happening. It's a fact that it's against federal law and not happening. Also, 92% of abortions are performed within the first 13 weeks of gestation and 7% within 21 weeks of gestation. The number of late term abortions where a fetus could live naturally on its own or feel any pain is already very small and declining. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/d...ortion.htm
Anyway, the contention that it's an all-or-nothing issue is not shared by a lot of us. I don't feel that I'm morally superior to people who choose abortion nor to people who would never consider it. And, I don't object to banning late term abortions (24 weeks on, or "unassisted viability outside the womb") or even abortions after 20 weeks (since a handful of pro-life doctors claim a fetus might be able to feel pain that early).
I'm not morally inferior to anyone who opposes abortion or feels it's an immoral necessity, in my opinion. And, it's okay with me if some of you think that I am.
But, some women and some couples consider abortion the best option for them for a variety of reasons. To me, it would be wrong to force them to carry and give birth against their will simply because abortion offends some people on religious and/or moral grounds.
People who find abortion morally wrong shouldn't have one, they also shouldn't have the power to legally force their religious or moral beliefs on other people's lives, in my opinion.
Of course a fetus is a developing life within a woman's body and I don't take that lightly. But, I don't take the rights of women and couple's power to make their own reproduction choices lightly either.
The government does not fund abortions; it's false when politicians frame it as if that's currently happening. It's a fact that it's against federal law and not happening. Also, 92% of abortions are performed within the first 13 weeks of gestation and 7% within 21 weeks of gestation. The number of late term abortions where a fetus could live naturally on its own or feel any pain is already very small and declining. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/d...ortion.htm
Anyway, the contention that it's an all-or-nothing issue is not shared by a lot of us. I don't feel that I'm morally superior to people who choose abortion nor to people who would never consider it. And, I don't object to banning late term abortions (24 weeks on, or "unassisted viability outside the womb") or even abortions after 20 weeks (since a handful of pro-life doctors claim a fetus might be able to feel pain that early).
I'm not morally inferior to anyone who opposes abortion or feels it's an immoral necessity, in my opinion. And, it's okay with me if some of you think that I am.