Abortion enslaves women, does not free them.

Cite your source.

I notice you use “anti-abortion” in this statement. And you may be right in saying that – most of the women I know in my age group are anti-abortion…for themselves.

Show us your facts for the most ardent anti-choice people being women, and we’ll be comparing apples to apples.

Actually sir, you are incorrect. Your body and mine were crafted by the ecstasy of the God and Goddess, coming together in loving union to create the universe and everything in it.

Sarcasm aside, I find it fantastic that you seem to take as your personal crusade the task of dictating changing the hearts of people facing a decision you will never be called upon to make.

You believe your God is anti-abortion – fine. That’s faith, and faith is a wonderful thing. My life has been greatly enriched by the faith I have in my Gods and their teachings.

Neither of us can prove our beliefs, however. So when you use your *faith* to dictate how I am to live my life – I am left with the all-pervasive question, “what if you’re wrong?” The *only* way for us to continue to coexist as a free society is to err on the side of caution and assume that what is right for me may not necessarily be right for my neighbor.

Otherwise we are no different than the oligarchies we claim to despise so much.

Since when do we humans get to decide if another human lives or dies? Except for location, in every other case, killing an innocent human is murder.
Not having sex is the only 100% effective method of not having children.
But again, read my ‘lips’-I am not for more legislation. I am for trying to gently change people’s hearts. Do you honestly believe that, because there’s laws about racial discrimination, that people suddenly don’t discriminate? No, the key is education. I agree that you have to let people make their own decision, but it’s very important that they have all the facts. The current legal environment in the US surpresses all the facts. It has been proven that if you show a pregnant woman the ultrasound of the beating heart, many will choose to keep it at least to term.
You’re right that a baby is not punishment for sex. It is a natural consequence of the act of sex. How can you say that sex is natural, and in the same breath interrupt the naturalness of it? But again, it’s not for legislation, it’s inside your heart where this change takes place. I am absolutely against the state stepping in and legislating anything, especially in the arena of morality.

Regarding your second paragraph, it amazes me that women think that being able to have abortions somehow frees them from oppression. The gift of giving you speak of is not yours alone-it takes something from a man to be a gift.

If you think I (personally) condemn someone who has an abortion or thinks it’s ok, you’re wrong. I just pray for them, and for the souls of the unborn children. And I know for certain that, even after the deed is done, if the person making the decision is sorry, they are forgiven.

Even you, evilsciencechick, even if I disagree with you, it’s not condemnation of you. It’s about the idea, and that’s what I’m discussing here.

At any rate, if you want to have abortions, go ahead and have them. It is your personal decision, to be sure. Just don’t ask me or our government to pay for your personal decision.

I will settle with God when my time comes.

Your last paragraph is absolutely wrong-your body is God’s. He gave you the ability to do whatever you want with it, but you will ultimately find out how he feels about that.
God bless.

This is a HUGE TASK given to us, and it should not be taken lightly. Therefore, a woman should have the right to say “no thank you.” And frankly, it’s none of anyone’s business why she makes that decision. Unless you are in her shoes, living her life, you have no say the decision she makes about her body.

Babies are not consequences. Babies are not punishment. Babies are BABIES. They are human beings, and when they are born, they should be wanted and loved. Not looked upon as “this is your fault for having sex, so deal with it.” That attitude sickens me and is the WORST ARGUMENT against abortion I’ve ever heard.

Morally is subjective. It doesn’t even enter into the equation. Your morality is different from my morality. Abortion is a very personal decision, one not made lightly, and not without potential long term emotional consequences. There is a misinformed idea that the bulk of women getting abortions are “slutty teenagers” and prostitutes. That’s simply not true – most women getting abortions are normal, everyday women, in their 20′s and up. Many have children of their own. They’re not using abortion as a form of birth control – they’re having abortions because their husband or boyfriend’s condom broke, or they misfollowed their cycle. Some stories are even more heartbreaking – they were raped, they’re in abusive relationships, they lost a job and health insurance, and already have children who depend on them.

Regardless, the decision to bring a child into the world is theirs and theirs alone.

If anti-abortion activists were TRULY pro-life, they’d be handing out birth control on street corners, so that everyone everywhere would have access to it. The best way to prevent abortion is to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Not having sex is a great way, but NOT THE ONLY WAY to prevent it. Regulating sex is again, one of those moral issues where your morals should not take precedence over my morals. There is nothing inherently evil or wrong about sex – it is natural, it can be beautiful, or it can be ugly. We are not animals who hump on instinct to continue the species – we have sex for many reasons – for pleasure, for bonding, to connect with someone – the reasons don’t matter. Sex may result in procreation, but is not the only reason for it. And again, a baby is not punishment for sex.

It always amazes me that the biggest trolls who post their long-winded judgments on posts like this are always men. Men have been trying to control women’s lives and reproduction for untold centuries. It’s amazing that this gift of giving that is a woman’s and a woman’s alone has turned into a weapon to be used against us by men who feel a moral superiority and…fear? I wonder what lies in the darkness of their hearts? What sins are in there that are so terrible they have to point and shout so loudly to condemn the actions of others, to distract everyone from their own moral failings?

Interesting, no?

1. There is an AIDS epidemic that the world is battling. Many of these cases come from unsanitary hospital conditions. Many come because babies are born to HIV-infected parents. The AIDS epidemic started out as an STD. But nowadays, it is not always transmitted sexually. The babies who are born with it didn’t choose to be born that way, and will die young.

2. I am an Episcopalian. I am female. I support a woman’s right to choose, but also I believe that ultimately it is not my place to judge others, morally. I can teach by example but I cannot force someone to believe what I do. I cannot make the call that someone should have to carry a child who will continue a cycle of violence and poverty, just because I think it’s wrong for them to abort the fetus.

My body is mine. It is my right to choose what I do with it. I can get tattoos. I can pierce my ears. I can get cosmetic surgery. I can drink myself into a stupor. I can smoke cigarettes and give myself emphysema. I can sleep with somebody who might give me syphilis. I can go sky-diving. I can swim in the ocean with sharks. I can make the decision to bring a child into the world when I cannot support it, or not. This is my right.

Western civilization may supercede biology, but it doesn’t supercede God, who supercedes everything. Again, the fact that you can doesn’t mean that you should. That applies to everything.

It is a myth that the world is overpopulated. If the entire population of the world were put into the land area of Texas, each person would have an area equal to the floor space of a typical U.S. home and the population density of Texas would be about the same as Paris, France.
That the rest of the earth would have enough resource to feed everyone is a given.
There are other ways available to a woman who doesn’t want her child to grow in some harsh environment. She needs to rise to the opportunity that’s presented to her, rather than turning her back on it. In the end, it’s not ‘her’ body.
Regarding abstinance only, can you show me a case of STD not coming from the performance of some sex act? If abstinance only education doesn’t explain what sex is and why you should abstain, then this is a weakness which needs to be addressed. But something needs to counter the pop-culture mantra that if it feels good, you should do it. Strong hormones and weak decision-making skills are best combatted by strong family and strong moral teaching. Attitudes like ‘they’re going to do it anyway’ actually encourage children to do it. Our responsibility to the poor is to help them in their need, and show them how to manage their lives, not to dig a hole so they can bury their indiscretion. Besides, there are other ways to care for the children (do they not deserve protection as well?). Regarding adoption, the road to adoption does need to be streamlined. Many people go overseas because the process is so difficult. But on another note, what did the world do before there was a govenment blanket to care for all these orphans? Hint: they turned to the Catholic Church. Before that, unwanted babies were left to drown by the side of a river, or exposed to the elements. Christians took pity and cared for these children in large quantities.