IF A Fetus Is Not Human Life...

...but just a meaningless bit of tissue, why should abortion not be allowed for any woman anytime anywhere for any reason? Abortion clinics should be as easy to find as dental clinics. In fact why should a woman even have to GIVE a reason? If abortion is about aborting something that isn't human only a bunch of cells that happen to be inside a woman's body then it has no more moral significance than clipping your toe nails or shaving?

But if it is a human life, please explain why should it ever be legal except for danger to the life of the mother ONLY?

The whole pro-abortion argument is illogical and abortionists can mask their shame by saying they are "pro-choice" but should have the courage (and moral bankruptcy) admit they believe a "fetus" has no more claim to existence than a cyst that needs to be removed, though as a nurse I have yet to encounter a cyst that had a heart beat...

If you admit it is life but are for abortion on demand anyway because a woman has a RIGHT to do with what she has inside her body because she "owns" it even if it is human than ethically your argument is the same as slave owners before the US Civil War who said black slaves were THEIRS because having bought them they OWNED them and had the right to feed or starve or beat or kill them as they wished because they lacked the rights of other human beings because they were black...just like a "fetus" does not cause it cannot pronounce your name.

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BizSuitStacy · M

You are good Abrienda! I have not read the comments, but I am sure the sparks were flying about this one. Abortion is a topic that pains me greatly. As far as I'm concerned, a zygote is human life. It is alive, and it is human. It may only be a single cell, but it's a single cell containing human DNA.

I can accept some justifications for abortions...mother's life at risk, rape/incest. But I have a hard time accepting abortion as a justification simply to terminate an unwanted pregnancy - which is by far, the most common reason given for abortion. Pregnancy is so easy to prevent. The truth is rarely told, most unwanted pregnancies occur because no birth control was used, or it was used improperly.

There are those who justify abortion at different points in time during the pregnancy. Some believe it's ok very early in the pregnancy, while others are comfortable killing the baby at any time as long as it hasn't left the birth canal.

Some feel that abortions are justified until the baby is viable. And viability to those means that the baby can survive outside the womb. But can a baby really survive on its own outside of the womb? A baby still cannot feed itself, clean up after itself, or protect itself from the elements...that still requires human intervention, be it the womb, the mother or someone else. I cannot justify it in my mind, but I understand the law even if I don't agree.

But the hypocrisy can be stunning. There are those who think nothing of destroying a fetus. And who could be more innocent? But some of these same folks oppose the death penalty even for the most evil killers in our society. A very difficult subject.

jackjjackson · 61-69, M

Should be BA. @BizSuitStacy