Opinions on abortion?

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My feeling is that it shouldn't happen. If people have sex they should be aware of the consequences and the possibility that a pill won't work or a condom will break, and it isn't different from killing a newborn, because you made a mistake. If someone decides to take a risk, they consequences should land squarely on them, rather than killing an innocent being before it even gets a chance.
The only time someone could be exempt is if the pregnant woman is a rape victim- and even then, it still feels like there are better ways. I have known someone whose mother was a rape victim and instead of aborting the baby they kept them and gave them up for adoption instead. That person is now one of the nicest people I know.

These are just my feelings. What are your own beleifs, or rebuttals to mine?

Abortion is not "killing a newborn"; it's excising a zygote. Read some biology.
Don't like abortion? Don't have one.
Don't have a uterus? STFU

I don't think it's appropriate in *every* situation, but I can't support any restrictions on it.

1.6 million children in America are homeless.
400,540 American children are in foster care.
16.4 million American children live in poverty; one in five.
16 million American children struggle with hunger; one in five.
Every year, 3.8 million American children are victims of child abuse. 1,640 are killed.
Every year, 10,000 American children are shot.
2,600 of them are killed.
Globally, a child dies every ten seconds from hunger or preventable disease, while eight individuals hoard more wealth than 4 billion people.
Over 90% of the casualties of modern warfare are civilian. During the last ten years, 2 million children have been killed, 4-5 million children disabled, 12 million children left homeless, more than one million children orphaned, and 10 million children psychologically traumatized.
Anthropogenic climate change, the concomitant Anthropocene Mass Extinction Event, overexploitation of resources and overpopulation will certainly result in the very near future in a Malthusian Check to the human population beyond most human comprehension, perhaps even extinction as a species.
Considering how catastrophically and irreparably we have betrayed our children and all future generations, I personally cannot imagine a rational argument for bringing one more into this world.

I'm 100% pro-choice.

The rights of already-born, developed women trump those of "potential people."

I'm a woman, not a walking baby factory. If I get raped and get pregnant, I'm flushing the little motherf__ker.

I personally think that there's no use getting angry about abortion no matter what your opinion. Personally, I'm against abortion, but only slightly against it. I think that people should be careful and remember to use protection, but if someone is raped then they should be allowed an abortion definitely, and if someone realises that they badly messed up and deeply regrets getting pregnant, then fine they could be allowed an abortion too (eg: if the baby was causing them severe mental health problems such as thoughts of suicide or serious self-harm). I'm never going to get pregnant because I'm not sexually attracted to men, but if I were raped I would consider continuing the pregnancy and giving the baby up for adoption because I am slightly against abortion.

The main problem in the pro-life/pro-choice argument is not a difference of morals: it's a difference of faith/beliefs. Pro-choice people aren't trying to kill babies, they truly believe that life starts before birth. Likewise, pro-life people aren't anti-woman: they truly believe that abortion is murder, as their belief tells them that life starts at conception. Overall, there's no way to really know when life starts- people have to trust their faith - and that will always cause disagreements. Personally, I don't know whether or not life starts before birth, so I think it's better to be safe than sorry, unless there's a good reason to allow abortion. The UK has a good system in my opinion: abortion is allowed if two doctors can agree that the mother's life or mental health is at serious risk (that's a very simplified version). The problem with UK law on abortion is that children who are likely to have Downs' syndrome or other disabilities can be aborted at any time during the pregnancy purely based on their disability, which I strongly disagree with.

Although I do think the morning after pill should always be available free, from taxmoney.