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Originally posted by valkyrie
You're saying that it's not okay to kill it. Let me ask you a question: why? Why is it not okay? Can you give me a reason that is not based on religion?
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Possible physical damage, feelings of guilt (these have occurred in girls I know that had no religious convictions and were pro-choice who had had abortions, it is a life. What part in it's conception did the baby have? No part. It is a result of an act carried out by the parents. And for the record, religious reasons are as valid as the others.
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I look at it like this: I am very careful about birth control. I hope I never, ever get pregnant. I respect your opinion and understand that you and I have differing views, but what I don't understand is why you would be okay with forcing me into having a child I didn't want. Yes, I could give that child up for adoption, but the thing is, I don't think that I could deal with pregnancy. I would have a huge problem with being forced to continue a pregnancy I didn't want. I don't think that it is fair or right for anybody to make a law that would force women to continue pregnancies they didn't want. I completely understand that there are many people out there who believe that abortion is wrong, but why should anyone have the right to tell me what I can and can't do with my own body?
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I believe that as soon as you consent to sex, you are accepting the possible risks. Pregnancy is one of these risks. Women are built so that they can carry a child to term, and there are so many changes that occur both physically and emotionally. You seem to be a strong person; why should you not be able to deal with something that much weaker women have had to deal with? I don't think that having to accept consequences of our decisions and actions (action: I have sex, possible consequence: I get pregnant) is forcing someone to do something.
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What if there was a way to remove a fetus/embryo from the body of a woman who didn't want it and implant it into another woman's body? Would you do it?
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Absolutely, if I didn't want children. No life is being terminated.
I hope none of this was offensive. I do think it is possible for people's opinions and beliefs to change, but only when confronted with hard evidence or when facing the situation themself, and possibly by seeing another close to them go through the situation.