Poll: Abortion.. A right?

Should a woman have the right to choose whether to have an abortion?

  • Yes

    Votes: 301 93.2%

  • No

    Votes: 22 6.8%
  • Total voters
    323
ordinaryjoe said:
Rape doesn't make abortion a necessity at all - it is perfectly reasonable for the mother to continue with the pregnancy
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And then spend every day looking at her rapists child, I imagine that would be very difficult all though not insurmountable.

What if she is married, imagine her husband having to look at his wife's rapists child.
 
TheCenturion said:
But at what point is the child part of her body, and at what point is the child its own body? Because with your logic, it could be argued that it's also the child's body and therefore the child's right to choose as well. Of course, in practice it's impossible for a foetus to make a decision like that, but the point is I'm questioning what rights the unborn child has
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Honestly, i don't know the answer to your questions. I'm not religious, nor do i have any direct experience with regards to abortion.

When does an (unborn) child have rights? Again i'm not sure. I would lean more in favour of the alive/aware human being over an unborn.
 
OldCoals said:
And then spend every day looking at her rapists child, I imagine that would be very difficult all though not insurmountable.

What if she is married, imagine her husband having to look at his wife's rapists child.
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A lot of people wouldn't think like that though... They would see the child who they gave birth to, who they are the mother of and who they've loved throughout their upbringing.
 
ordinaryjoe said:
A lot of people wouldn't think like that though... They would see the child who they gave birth to, who they are the mother of and who they've loved throughout their upbringing.
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I think you're completely underselling how complex an organ the human brain is. You have absolutely no idea how a given individual will react to certain stressors, nor how the repurcussions of which will manifest themselves. If it was as simple as you imagine, we would not have some mothers dumping their newborns outside other's doors.
 
I always argue that it's the fact it could be a human and most likely will be if left alone so i wonder does that make it already human? I always say this but i think if it was me making the decision i wouldn't be so sure. For me it would be down to the circumstances and the realistic future.
 
Nix said:
I think you're completely underselling how complex an organ the human brain is. You have absolutely no idea how a given individual will react to certain stressors, nor how the repurcussions of which will manifest themselves. If it was as simple as you imagine, we would not have some mothers dumping their newborns outside other's doors.
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I know different people would react differently - I didn't say everyone would react like that... Just that some would
 
Deadbeat said:
On this issue I've always felt it's a woman's ultimate choice, but I also believe that if a woman chooses to forego abortion in unplanned cases against the father's wishes, she should also surrender any entitlement to child support. People get too wrapped up in the 'her body, her choice' stance - both parties are held equally accountable when there's someone to blame, so both should make a mutual decision on which path to take. If a woman decides she wants the accidental baby when the father has emphatically stated he has no wish to be a father, he should be granted that right to absent himself from teh child's life - obviously, only with solid evidence that he's taken that stance from the outset, not something he's decided on after a month of sleepless nights.
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Or he could just wear a jonny.
 
I think it should be a woman's right to choose.

I tried to add more to this post but I'd just be regurgitating arguments already posted.

I will say that it is almost unforgivably rude and low for one person to accuse another of being immoral for making such a choice, without being able to directly empathize with their situation. It is even more scornful when that person uses religious arguments against abortion, when the accused doesn't share the same belief. This behavior defies even the most basic level of human compassion.
 
Should have the right? Of course the woman have the right. I think some people should be forced to have an abortion!

I also think if the woman has had chance to have an abortion, and the bloke has said in legal documentation and what-not that he doesn't want the baby then he should be exempt from paying child support.
 
batsy said:
Her body, her right to choose imo.
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Oooooooo... now you're getting into the realm of "Does the baby only become a baby at birth or at week #?" horribleness.

Because depending on where you stand on that issue, it's not technically her body. I mean, it's her body but it's transporting/growing someone else's.
 
mglover070588 said:
The man should have some say, as he will be expected to cough up the child support*

*I am making the assumption that the baby is a result of drunken sex, as I cannot see as many married couples getting an abortion.
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You'd be surprised!
 
Pav89 said:
1) The woman has been raped
2) The child will bear severe disabilities/constant physical pain
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I am pro for the reasons above but I dislike how it's a form of late contraception. It is however up to the woman to decide in the end.

Don't know if I could ever make the choice myself because I would constantly think what if.
 
twentyone said:
I am pro for the reasons above but I dislike how it's a form of late contraception. It is however up to the woman to decide in the end.

Don't know if I could ever make the choice myself because I would constantly think what if.
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Stephen Hawking?

I don't think pre-warnings should be given, even saying what the gender of the baby will be can get the baby aborted in places like China where they are only allowed one!
 
Valentino said:
Stephen Hawking?

I don't think pre-warnings should be given, even saying what the gender of the baby will be can get the baby aborted in places like China where they are only allowed one!
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So no pre warnings of major illnesses?
Im sure something like 95% of babies that are prescreen testing positive for Downs are aborted
 
I see plenty of downs that live happy lives though! We don't abort dogs, or any animals for that matter! Downs is a completely painless disease and from what I've seen they live happy lives. In my home town there is a couple of downs that are married/together and they walk around together with no helpers.
 
naffa said:
I'm absolutely in favour of the right to choose. That's not to say that I don't think there's a damned good argument against abortion (albeit debased by the likes of the religious), but I would consistently fall within the 'pro-choice' camp.
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This. I'm totally anti-abortion, but you have to persuade a woman not to abort, not outlaw it.

And we all know that making abortion illegal would achieve nothing; we'd just go back to abortions being performed in dark rooms with coat hangers :(
 
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