I'm sort of wondering why anybody would really think they had any right over my body... and no offense intended, but especially men, who will never even have the possibility of carrying a child.
I'm personally don't follow Western religion. I don't really buy into the God-driven arguments that abortion is a sin. And believe it or not, choosing to abort carries its own very heavy consequences, and is not something that can be done lightly. A mother who chooses to abort will have to live with the emotional consequences. Do any of you actually know someone who has chosen to have an abortion?
If I was raped and became pregnant, I would have an abortion. I wouldn't want a constant reminder of the event, and I don't think I would be emotionally stable enough after such an occurance to be a good mother.
If I was being careful, and an "accident" occured, I would probably abort. If I wasn't financially and emotionally prepared to provide a good home, I wouldn't want to inflict my instabilities on my child, as I personally believe that is one of the largest problems in our society today - incredibly bad parenting because people who aren't prepared to have and raise children still end up doing so.
If I was being stupid, and an "accident" occured, I would probably abort. For the same reasons.
In addition, I don't believe in adoption. I wouldn't go through nine months of carrying and bonding with a child, and then the pain of childbirth, to turn my child over to someone I don't even know. Above all, adoption is a business, and as such, you can't always trust that the outcome will be best for the child.
But seeing as how you sort of have to have sex to be put in the position that you have to decide, I don't think I have to worry about any of that at the moment. :P
I guess my bottom line is, regardless of what any of you believe is right or wrong, or how you choose to live your life, why should you try to force your beliefs or lifestyle on people who might not have the same beliefs as you?
If you give all people the right to choose, then you as an individual still have the choice to not abort. Nobody would ever force you to do so... but if you take away the choice, you're forcing people to do what you want them to do with their lives based on your beliefs, not theirs.
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