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 @9GWDZ64  from Michigan  agreed…2yrs2Y

There are better options that should be prioritized over abortion. For those undergoing an 'unwanted pregnancy', they should be allowed to give birth as a 'surrogate' with the understanding that a want-to-be mother who cannot survive pregnancy and/or childbirth would be best served through adoption.

 @9GWMWKX from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

If you do not support abortion, do not get one. The living person should be prioritized over the potential life. A mother or birthing person has a life that they have the right to continue. It may be selfish but they have the right to decide how their life is altered and that is THEIR business.

  @ScottK1232 from Indiana  commented…8mos8MO

What is a "birthing person"?

  @@1876-Elbert from Colorado  commented…8mos8MO

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To us, they are known as a 'mother.' However, certain nutjobs believe that men can give birth, and so coined the term "birthing person."

  @HelcovichEmireRepublican from Maryland  disagreed…3mos3MO

If it's the mother's life or the unborn child's, then yes the mother's life is more important. But unlike back then, today many births don't result in the mother's death thanks to better hygiene. So even if she doesn't want a child, she can still safely give birth then give the child up for adoption, and try again later when she is ready to raise a child. It's not' "which life is worth more?", it's "is the mother's choice or the baby's life worth more?".

 @9GWL26P from Florida  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Abortion is a human right and bodily autonomy. There are many factors that lead to an unwanted pregnancy, and many of those are restrictions put on the people who are able to get pregnant. Often consultations to get one’s tubes tied are turned down for lack of discussion with a partner or requirement for children. Birth control, condoms, and other contraceptive products are not full proof. Biologically humans are a species that have sex for pleasure, not just procreation. Until there are full proof ways to prevent pregnancy by the choice of a single person, the person who is able to get…  Read more

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

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You should never require that someone gives birth. That is a human rights violation.

"A human rights violation"? For the love of High Heaven, MURDER is more of a human rights violation!

 @9GX8LM4disagreed…2yrs2Y

Pregnancy is not only a huge emotional tole but also a huge hormonal tole. It is not easy to be a surrogate, to make someone who already does not want to be pregnant stay pregnant then deal with the hormonal aspect from it would just be cruel. If abortion is wanted or needed, then that is not only the woman's choice but also her right.

  @9J2FMT7  from Arkansas  commented…2yrs2Y

Having an abortion also has an affect on your hormones, not just your pregnancy. Having an abortion would not fix the problem. In fact, it does not fix any problems. It is also not your right to end someone's life because they make your life less convenient.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

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Where'd that right come from? Who could have given it to her but a Creator? And wouldn't then the Creator have valued all human beings equal? Before you talk about "human rights" I need an explanation of from whom or from whence those rights are derived.

  @9J2FMT7 from Arkansas  commented…2yrs2Y

I agree, and thank you for making this point!

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  agreed…12mos12MO

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You're welcome @9J2FMT7. I'm not the first to have made it, but it essentially kills the baby murderers' arguments.

 @9GXB5M3  from New York  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Pregnancy can be dangerous for a woman’s health, a woman shouldn’t risk her life for a child she knows she won’t care for or want, therefore abortion is necessary.

  @HelcovichEmireRepublican from Maryland  agreed…3mos3MO

Back then giving birth had a pretty high chance of killing the mother, but today giving birth is much safer. If it is found that giving birth might kill the mother, then an abortion should be allowed.

  @HelcovichEmireRepublican from Maryland  commented…3mos3MO

Aw f*uck I misclicked, I meant to hit disagree, must've been rushing too much

 @9M785QQ  from Missouri  disagreed…1yr1Y

i disagree with that because what did the baby do to deserve death.

what if i was your mother and i gave up on you how would you feel dying at a young age for no reason

also women shouldn't give up their baby because of their health they should at least put it up for adoption so the baby can have a family that actually wants it

 @9GH3KPS  from Tennessee  agreed…2yrs2Y

I think life begins at conception, so any killing of a baby, no matter the circumstances or development is urder

 @9GK6YFK from Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

We don't know what individuals are going through financially or mentally, thus I believe that everyone should be free to make their own decisions without interference from others. And by the way, some people are not financially able to support themselves and a child. Some people may drive themselves nuts because they lack the mental fortitude to raise a

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

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There's a line of people ten-million long looking to adopt children who will be spared from abortion. It's stupid to murder someone because you can't afford to take care of him. That's not compassionate or even distantly human.

  @HelcovichEmireRepublican from Maryland  agreed…3mos3MO

If there weren't any families looking for adoption, that'd be a good reason to allow abortions. But there are families waiting to adopt, making abortions even more heartless.

 @9GHBSKSWomen’s Equality from Nevada  disagreed…2yrs2Y

I think abortiion should be allowed. For example, if a family isn't financially stable and the mother happens to get pregnant even after using protection, she should be allowed to abort and prevent her family from going really unfinancially stable. Also, if a women was to get sexually abused and ends up concieviing a baby without consent, she should be allowed to abort the fetus to prevent from furthermore trauma from the saxual abuse.

 @9GH3KPS  from Tennessee  commented…2yrs2Y

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

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If the baby comes from consensual circumstances or not is absolutely beside the point. It's a baby. It's a human. It reveals the utter blackness and depravity of human nature that this is even a debatable proposition. God save us all.

  @HelcovichEmireRepublican from Maryland  disagreed…3mos3MO

Maybe for rape you can make an argument for why abortions should still not be allowed, but incest is on a totally different level. Not only is incest violation of human rights, it's totally sick and messed up. Babies born from incest have severe issues, and sometimes die before their first year. Not only do I want to allow abortions for incest, I encourage abortions for incest. While, I am pro-life, I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one.

  @HelcovichEmireRepublican from Maryland  commented…3mos3MO

For sexual abuse, yes abortions should be allowed. As for the first case, why're they having sex if they don't want a child? That's disgusting and pointless. And she could always give it up for adoption, no one is forcing her to take care of the baby.

 @9GHDXDWPeace and Freedom from California  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Many children and women in deep and horrible situations should be given the opportunity to do what they prefer with their own bodies just like all men are.

 @9GHVMTL from Florida  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Abortion is not murder depending on the stage of the pregnancy the mother is in. Either way, the choice is made by the person who is giving birth, they should have the choice of what to do with their body. If there are any health complications with the mother, especially, she should be able to abort the child, her life comes first because she already has one, the fetus does not. We also have to think about how there can be complications with the fetus, if it has health complications and abortion is illegal, it puts both the mother and the fetus in danger. It can be more harmful than helpful since if the child is born the mother could die from the birth, or the child can have a difficult life and potentially die anyways, now making it two lives that are lost rather than loosing a POTENTIAL life.

 @9H8R5ZQ  from Iowa  agreed…2yrs2Y

I am against abortion because a fetus is still a human being. They are a living thing. There are some exceptions; there could be a time when a young girl is abused sexually and ends up pregnant. She shouldn't have to deliver the baby at such a young age.

 @9H9J3SG from Georgia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Whether you agree with abortion or not is irrelevant due to the fact that you weren't apart of it being conceived nor are you carrying it. Not everybody has the financial ability to take care of a child, and foster care and adoption rises the problem of the child being mistreated or brought up with life effecting trauma.

 @9H8XBNNProgressivedisagreed…2yrs2Y

Every women should have the choice to decided what to do with their body and should be treated with respect.

 @B5BMVPJ from Utah  commented…2mos2MO

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I agree that they should be respected, and in some cases, it is needed for the abortion to take place, but that is a VERY small percentage. very few people get abortions because they have to. most of the times, it is just because the mother doesn't want to take care of a child. you can put the child up for adoption, you don't have to kill it. also, most women who go through with abortions regret it, and it ruins their lives, and fills them with guilt and shame. you do not want to have to live with that amount of guilt for one thing you did. you should NEVER take someone's life.…  Read more

 @9HDJWK3 from New Hampshire  disagreed…2yrs2Y

The person who is pregnant should have a choice. Their body their choice. They may not be able to give the baby the life it deserves either. Especially when a girl is sexually abused and the pregnancy was forced upon them. They could have PTSD and once the child is born they could have resentment towards that child due to PTSD. No uterus no voice.

 @9H9RX9Jdisagreed…2yrs2Y

If you believe the young girl should have a right to an abortion if she ends up being sexually assaulted and pregnant, you should understand the importance of having a choice. Being pro-choice doesn't mean that they're "pro-abortion" it is the right to a choice that matters.

 @AfroPelican  from North Carolina  agreed…2yrs2Y

All human life is sacred and begins at conception. The rise in contraception over the course of the 20th century has led to increased irresponsibility related to sex which is leading to many growing up without their fathers present and many single mothers. I also believe that we need distributist economic principles and a strong social safety net to help support mothers to choose life. I want to see a world where abortion is unthinkable and we have much work to do to in order for this to happen. The money and effort that is going towards increasing access to abortion should instead go towards supporting women to choose life.

 @9GRZ6XQDemocrat from California  disagreed…2yrs2Y

the person who is growing the fetus should be the one that decides if life is sacred, the mother doesn't have to have a baby if she doesn't feel she's ready even despite the fact that she was irresponsible. With abortion being removed as an option will create more of "support" system for struggling mothers and even if life is so sacred their will still be judgment toward a mother that cant take care of her baby but didn't have the option to not have it. The mother knows best if she cant take care of a baby then she should have the right to abort it, if she doesn't then is poor mother cant give her baby the best life.

 @9GRX8DH from Illinois  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Women should be able to choose what they do to their bodies. If they want to get an abortion let them.

 @9GRYQY4 from Indiana  disagreed…2yrs2Y

That there should be a decision on if women should have the child or get rid of it because what is something had happen to them like rape and they don't want to have the child and or so they has a miscarriage or a still birth you could easily blame it on abortion and get the mother in trouble and possibly make them go to jail and it not be there fault about any of it. I think as women we shall have the choice to keep a child and or abort it

 @9GRYR62 from Missouri  agreed…2yrs2Y

I believe that abortion should not be aloud. You are basically killing a human. If you get 2 charges for killing a pregnant women than how is having an abortion any different?

 @9GYPGPZ  from Georgia  agreed…2yrs2Y

I think life begins at conception, so any killing of a baby, no matter the circumstances or development is murder.

 @9GZF79BSocialist from Minnesota  disagreed…2yrs2Y

We need to put the lives of those already here first. If we do not protect the lives of adults in our country, we lose people who are actively contributing to society and have already established a life for themselves. Even if a child is alive at conception, they have not yet established themself in society.

 @9G2Q328  from California  agreed…2yrs2Y

All human life is significant, so abortion is inherently wrong. Regardless of the situation a person is being born into, they have a right to life until they give it up. There should also be increases in funding to foster systems and better requirements for foster families.

 @9G3WXM7 from Illinois  disagreed…2yrs2Y

There are various situations regarding to health problems as well as emergency life situations that cannot go to full term, meaning there are many abortions that are necessary. Regardless, any reason for abortion is valid since any human deserves control of life altering decisions to their body.

 @9G3RLNLdisagreed…2yrs2Y

There are many reasons as to why women become pregnant and sometimes getting pregnant wasn't a choice it was by force and rape. You should not shame a woman because she does not want the product of that abuse to be born. In other instances woman become pregnant but are not ready to be a mother. There is no shame in having sex because it is a normal part of life. However if a woman becomes pregnant it is the her right to decide what happens with the outcome of that choice. Whenever abortions happen the baby has barely developed.

 @9G3Q8XL from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Pregnancy is also a big decision for many people and not some casual decision. Especially for teenage pregnancies, pregnancies through rape, etc. It’s immoral to bring a child into the world that is surely not going to have a good life.

 @9G3S837  from Idaho  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Human life is a choice, and as such, is a choice to either keep the life, or remove it. If the life in question is harming the mother, then remove the problem. So what if she was irresponsible and was currently in the process of having a child? That was her choice, and it is also her choice to have an abortion. Grown adult.

 @9GGZ4CC  from Indiana  agreed…2yrs2Y

We as a society would never support killing baby animals inside the womb simply because we did not want it. If it is inside you, and is growing, it is alive, regardless of if you feel like you are ready or not. Rape and incest make up an incredibly small percentage of abortion, the lack of responsibility to follow through on a baby, mother and father, is the main issue, as well as lack of support for mothers in society.

 @9GH2TTM from Maryland  agreed…2yrs2Y

I agree with her statement that we, as a society, should never support killing babies, as they are living, breathing humans. It would be morally wrong to kill them, only thinking of oneself but not the possibilities of the babies' lives. However, I know that 'things happen,' so to speak, and abortion can be a result of rape, incest, teen pregnancy, etc. The only 'thing' that should not be happening are parents irrationally making life-threatening decisions for the sake of not wanting to take on the responsibility of being a parent or even for the sake of conforming to what the majority of people in our society believe.

 @9GGZTJY from South Carolina  agreed…2yrs2Y

having a child or another child would limit their ability to meet current responsibilities and that they cannot afford a child at this point in their lives.

 @9GGZWQC from Michigan  disagreed…2yrs2Y

The position "If it's inside you, and it's growing, it's alive" is actually scientifically and medically incorrect. A fetus does not develop any signs of life until four weeks into the pregnancy. While it may be true that rape/incest comprise of a small amount of pregnancies, they still exist, as well as child pregnancies. Most child pregnancies result in death for both parties, as the fetus's head is crushed upon the beginnings of birth, and a child's hips are not wide enough to safely have a baby. If a supposed mother is not ready to have a baby, whether mentally, physically, emotionally, financially, or for any other reason, they should have the ability to refuse the option.

 @9GGHH6H  from Maryland  agreed…2yrs2Y

There is no biological difference between a new born baby and a baby who is about to be born, meaning birth does not determine personhood. If it does not there must be some other point at which the fetus becomes human. While I could see an argument that this should be heartbeat/brain activity, in my opinion the best candidate is conception, since this is the moment the fetus comes into existence genetically.

 @9GJZRDY from Maine  disagreed…2yrs2Y

A woman is usually only made aware that she is pregnant after several weeks. At this point, a fetus is still a clump of cells that certainly has no thoughts or feelings. Even if the fetus were considered a living human at this point, the government should not force women to go through with a pregnancy; if a person was going to die if you didn't donate your kidney to them, you should not be forced to do so. Therefore, a woman should be able to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester.

 @9GJ2F8CDemocrat from Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

A woman who is alive and living should have the right to choose what happens to her body and this should come before an unborn fetus. As well as most abortions happen early on in pregnancy before the fetus would be able to feel anything. Also a woman's body and right to choose.

 @9GGHH6H from Maryland  commented…2yrs2Y

A woman has a right to bodily autonomy, but the child has an even more important right to life

 @9GH2GXX from Colorado  disagreed…2yrs2Y

When a person becomes pregnant from rape, unwanted pregnancy, or just does not have the money or time to care for a baby in the way it should be, if the child has been conceived the mother should still have the choice to have the baby or not.

 @9GGHH6H from Maryland  commented…2yrs2Y

But by "not having the baby" you mean "murdering her own child". That is the entire Pro-life argument

 @9GGRCLG from West Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

The status of a fetus determines the level of personhood. When birthed and close to full term, a baby is a person, but other than that, the baby is a clump of cells that cannot feel or do anything.

 @9GGHH6H from Maryland  commented…2yrs2Y

What do you mean by "status" though? The only substantial change that happens between conception and birth is the beginning of a heartbeat, and I would assume you don't support heartbeat laws.

 @9HN2GZ7  from Nebraska  agreed…2yrs2Y

God made us to have intercourse for two reasons: to become closer with our partner, and to reproduce. Hookup culture has ruined this and we are taking away the most innocent lives of all, the unborn. I know you might say my body my choice, but you did make your choice, and this is the consequence of your unholy action. This is not a bad consequence, raising a child can be an amazing learning experience that will help you grow and mature as a person. The small innocent child, who may have been an accident, doesn't deserve to die for your mistakes, it isn't your body, yes your body is holding it, but in the end, you are murdering another life.

 @9HNKJGSProgressive  from South Carolina  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Religion is separate from political and federal rulings. At the end of the day, your religious and moral beliefs are your own opinion and forcing it onto others is against their constitutional rights. Even other groups of Christians have varying beliefs on abortion and there are texts regarding how to have an abortion/miscarriage. Pro-Choice. It's your choice to not want to have an abortion and not want others to have an abortion but it's someone else's choice to support abortion and want to have one themselves.

 @9HP67VN from California  disagreed…2yrs2Y

If a woman does become pregnant then it should be up to her to choose what to do because if she is pregnant then the child isn't formed yet it's just a bunch of cells it doesn't have a heartbeat, no brain, no lungs nothing. Not to mention it depends on the situation too like what if a woman was raped and got pregnant she wasn't and isn't ready to have a child. What about financial issues a lot of people can't afford to keep their child or take care of them.

 @9HP6B9Pfrom Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

This is a stance from your religion, not the religion of the world. You can not inflict your religious morals on everyone else, that invalidates the right to religious freedoms.

A child should not be brought into this world unless the parent is ready. So many children suffer needlessly because of this stance, brought into the world either by unprepared parents or shuffled off into a historically abusive foster care and adoption system.
In addition to this, you would protest your rights if the government intervened without your permission and took one of your kidneys to save another persons…  Read more

 @9HP558DDemocratdisagreed…2yrs2Y

Abortion is a human right. Simply put if you don't like abortion don't get one. I mightv'e tried to be on birth control, i might've tried using protection but not 100% of the time it works. If you are not in the right place to raise a child mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, that child will grow up with not sucha good life.

 @9H4B3MJWorking Family  from Illinois  agreed…2yrs2Y

The baby in the womb is 50 percent mom and 50 percent dad. Why is the decision 100% the women's? If there is a heart beat it is murder- at 4 weeks the baby has a heart beat by 6 weeks the heart is beating with s steady rate of around 110 beats per minute. Only 22 days after conception there is a heart beat.

 @9H4HXZ8 from Missouri  disagreed…2yrs2Y

it is undeniable that the woman is carrying the child. it is HER health and life at risk when carrying that child. if there is detrimental risk at play, then she should always have the choice to terminate, which does happen even further along in the pregnancy.

 @9H4THYN from Arizona  disagreed…2yrs2Y

What about for the women who were involuntarily impregnated, or for those who cannot withstand the insufferable day by night pain? Those who within their life decided they simply were not ready for it and they have the opportunity to start over before the unborn being ever has enough recollection to of self to be considered "human".

 @9H4C68H from North Carolina  disagreed…2yrs2Y

The woman is the one baring the baby she is the one that is affected physically and mentally the most so she is the one that gets the say in what happens with her body

 @9H4B3MJWorking Family from Illinois  commented…2yrs2Y

She had a say when she allowed a guy to have sex with her. He should have a say about his unborn child

 @9H4BXBX from Missouri  disagreed…2yrs2Y

it's 100% the woman's decision because the woman is the one carrying the baby, and a heart beat does not prove that something is alive. fetuses aren't alive and have no brain function, and are parasitical in nature.

 @9H4B3MJWorking Family  from Illinois  commented…2yrs2Y

If a women doesn’t Want a baby don’t allow a man to have unprotected sex with you. If you do then the man should have a say if you kill his baby. If It is rape then It is 100 percent the women choice you want to be an adult and make an adult decision to have unprotected sex then deal with the adult consequences.

 @9GNL8F7 from Idaho  agreed…2yrs2Y

A human, from the moment of conception is a human regardless of stage of life. It meets all 7 biological criteria for life:
- Cellular organization
- Cellular reproduction
- Growth and Development
- Energy Use
- Homeostasis
- Response to environment
- Ability to adapt
They are biologically a living organism as much as any other single cell organism is alive. Additionally, they are a living organism with human DNA meaning they are a living human.

All living humans deserve basic rights like the right to life. The right to life of a baby comes before the right of convenience of the mother in all circumstances.

 @9GPCQG5 from Pennsylvania  disagreed…2yrs2Y

no uterus no opinion. a child is a big responsibility and there should be no reason someone should be given that responsibility. The life of someone already living is more important than one not born yet.

 @9G95S2G  from Iowa  agreed…2yrs2Y

They are human beings, they have a right to live, pro-choice is letting people kill babies at the age of 6 weeks. At that point they have a pulse and a brain. This should be considered murder. This should be illegal.

 @9G9B6TT from North Carolina  disagreed…2yrs2Y

They haven't fully developed. Additionally, It is the woman's body and their choice. On top of this, what if the child wouldn't be able to be supported? Who will adopt them if they are put up for adoption? Would it be better for the not-yet-conscious child to be born into a poor life or lacking necessities?

 @9G9BR66 from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Women should have the option to be able to do what they want with their body. It's their body, their choice.

 @9G9FNMQWomen’s Equality from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

I understand that life is a life but babies cant take care of themselves. Without abortions parents aren't able to care for their child in which children could end up in a worse place either being abused or malnurished. Imagine a mother not being able to abort a baby and the child ends up dying or being raped when they have knowledge of what is going on in their life.

 @9G99MH3 agreed…2yrs2Y

Yes, agree its best for women to give birth to the child and deciding whether or not to give it up for adoption to a family that wants a child of their own but aren't able to get one so adopting one is there safest option.

  @libcontexanRepublican  from Texas  agreed…1mo1MO

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Even from the moment of conception, the baby is alive. Things that aren't alive can't grow and gain more parts. Every species in the human race has a right to life, no matter the circumstances that brought them into this world. Abortion doesn't make the trauma of a rape go away. Incest is between two consenting adults that know full well their baby will most likely end up disabled, and any argument for abortion of an incest baby is an argument for eugenics. With modern medicine, there are ways to save a baby and the mother if the baby is endangering the mother, including cesare…  Read more

 @9HPLMZW  from California  agreed…2yrs2Y

The unborn has the right to live. Just because they are not born doesn't mean they have to die. The couples should be using protection if they don't want a baby.

 @9HPMBVT  from California  disagreed…2yrs2Y

They are not fully alive and have no concience or sentience. They would not be dying. The couples are not at fault. Condoms are known to not always have guaranteed protection against pregnancy and STD's. As well as people who are not prepared to be parents or lack the proper funds and resources to help raise a child are at risk. Let me ask you as to who is at a greater risk and more painful of a death. A women getting an abortion before 12 weeks of pregnancy or a child that is born into a household that can't afford to buy food and proper resources for the child to thrive.

 @9HPMHGWPeace and Freedom from California  disagreed…2yrs2Y

It’s a different situation for everyone, every woman should have a choice. Also it’s not a baby yet it’s a clump of cells .

 @9HPMZ9MSocialist from Tennessee  disagreed…2yrs2Y

There is no exact line between being alive and not being alive for something unborn. The debate on abortion is quickly turned into something philosophical that has no *true* answer. The focus of the legislation should be on the plights of the mothers carrying the child. There are fail rates for contreceptives, so using contreception does not always prevent pregnancy. There is also a major lack of education about sexual health in this country, so many people either do not understand the importance of contreception or do not have access to it. The issue of abortion is beyond whether someone thinks a fetus is "alive" or not.

 @9HPP52Q from Delaware  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Not everyone chooses to get pregnant, the woman pregnant has more right than the fetus in her belly. It is completly up to her what to do with it and there is nothing wrong with her decision.

 @9G54R88Republican  from Illinois  agreed…2yrs2Y

if a whole other human is being given life you don't have the right to take that from them they should be able to live a life you shouldn't kill them because you did the action unprotected." in 2020, a total of 615,911 abortions were reported"-The CDC that is more than half a million babies killed in a year at least let them live and put them up for adoption. again its not your body not your choice.

 @9G55X4B from Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

A person should not be forced to have a child, even if they did have unprotected intercourse, if they do not want to. Some people's bodies are not fit to have a child or they themselves are not fit to have a child.

 @PitifulPepperSocialist from Arizona  disagreed…2yrs2Y

In the case where unprotected intercourse was willingly partaken, the potential consequences are widely known.

As for the argument that some people's bodies are not fit for childbearing, medical advances have made it possible for many who were previously unable to conceive or carry a child to do so safely. However, it's important to remember that not everyone has access to these advances, and the emotional, physical, and financial toll can be significant.

What are your thoughts on the idea that society, particularly men, should take more responsibility in preventing unwanted pregnancies, such as sharing the burden of contraception or supporting comprehensive sex education?

 @9G56DDK from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

In my opinion, I say abortion should still be banned to prevent the number of increasing death rates among infants.

 @QuirkyFr33dom from New Jersey  asked for more information…2yrs2Y

 @RepublicDeanGreenfrom Vermont  commented…2yrs2Y

The statistics you provided are indeed thought-provoking. However, there are also other factors to consider in this debate. For instance, what about cases involving rape, incest, or when the mother's life is in danger? How do we balance the rights of the unborn and the rights of the woman carrying the child? Also, our adoption and foster care system is currently overwhelmed, do you believe there are solutions to this that should be considered in conjunction with limiting abortion?

 @9HMH5G7  from Utah  agreed…2yrs2Y

if you chose to have sex there is a price, there is a chance the women will get pregnant that is the risk that your willing to take so if it happens it has a right to live. it would only be ok if it was going to kill you the baby or both

 @9H2J9QC from Utah  agreed…2yrs2Y

what if that kid that you aborted found the cure to cancer or was a critical part of gods plan chose something esle like adoption or a dang fire department door step

 @9H2JS64 from Missouri  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Anyone alive has the same opportunities to cure cancer or change the world, one unborn baby may be the exception, but so may any of us currently alive on Earth. It also depends if they have access to a good education if they can cure cancer, and many women forced to give birth are low-income and can't afford for their children to get a higher education.

 @9H2JNSC from California  disagreed…2yrs2Y

An abortion should be their choice. It´s not wrong and the fetus isn´t fully developed yet to even know it´s alive. There are plenty of people in the world who can try to find a cure or whatever.

 @9H2LYPC from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

I’d first like to hear it coherently. The mistakes in grammar is atrocious.
There’s a minuscule chance of your kid curing cancer. There’s women all over the world who are placed in unfavorable circumstances and they have the right to make a choice with their body. When it’s the life of a woman who has so much more time to live (and potentially cure cancer) or a cluster of cells that has yet to gain full consciousness, which would you choose? You can’t put hypothetical situations and use it as a justifiable argument. Women dying and having to give birth to stillborns because of anti-abortion laws and then having the kid end up living a disadvantaged life because the mother can’t afford it.

 @9H2JZLMIndependent from Indiana  disagreed…2yrs2Y

okay well, what if the kid I aborted turned out to be a serial killer who murdered 47 people? why are we putting the health and emotional well-being of actual humans above clumps of cells that we cannot predict the personality or contributions of? If you can't force someone to donate blood or their kidney to a dying child "just in case" the kid turns out to be the next Einstein, why would that be the case for a fetus?

 @9GQVV5Y from Texas  agreed…2yrs2Y

If you are raped or the baby has no chance of survival outside the womb, then and only then, is abortion okay. If you just got pregnant by your boyfriend because neither of you used protection, then you should have to deal with the consequences of your actions, because at the end of it all theres still a new life that is now involved

 @9GQXC97 from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

i dont have a say on it because i think its up to the person having the child that chooses whats either right or wrong

 @9GR227R from North Carolina  disagreed…2yrs2Y

If you aren't the one pregnant then you have no say in what they decided to do with their pregnancy. I think abrotion should be available to anyone.

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