Well, From everything that I have read ( I'll see if I can find exact statistics) very few abortions are preformed due to life threatening circumstances.
While I agree, that it is a womans body, a choice should have been made earlier as to wether or not to have sex. It is not the childs fault the mother or father for that matter doesn't want it.Why destroy an innocent life for that reason? I know, people are going to say what if the woman had no choice IE rape. Well, those acount for one tenth of one percent of all abortions according to the NRLC.
Again, as terrible as it is, is it the childs fault? SHould we go kill the children of the rapist for what he did? No!
I wonder how many people who are pro choice would want prostitution legalized. After all, it is a wpmans body!
I'm not trying to be mean or disrespetful. I am for full equality for women.I just think taking an innocent life is wrong!
Sorry if I made anyone angry. This is just my opinion andI repect everyones opinion even if I disagree.
Honestly, I think you would possibly look at this whole situation differently if you had a female body. I don't honestly think you understand how threatening an unwanted pregnancy is to a woman. I don't think that most men actually understand what a pregnancy means in terms of pain, potential danger, etc.
Furthermore, as to the issue of the decision to have sex in the first place... where does the responsibility of the straight male reside in all of this? This puts an incredibly huge and unfair burden on a straight female. As a gay woman, I actually often count my blessings that an unwanted pregnancy is something I don't have to worry about when I'm with a partner. I don't honestly know how difficult this issue might be for straight women, but I can imagine that it's a huge stress when it comes to sexual activity. It's something men never have to worry about and it's completely unfair for a man to impose his abstract set of rules on a woman who has to actually, physically bear the burden of those rules. Only the woman should have the right to decide what happens to her own body during and after sexual intercourse. And, again, even though I'm gay, I'll fight tooth-and-nail for the rights of straight women to control their own bodies... that's what this comes down to in my opinion.
The idea that a woman should be expected to carry the fetus of a rapist is really dismissive of what it means to be a victim of rape. And, who is ANYONE to tell a rape victim that she has to do such a thing? The whole question of rape and what that means cannot be brushed aside so easily.
I also think raising the issue of prostitution in relation to the pro-choice issue is really offensive and off-topic. Anyway, some prostitutes are men.
Equal rights for women, as you bring up, involve a woman having just as much control over her own body (not-pregnant or pregnant) as a man has over his. Only a woman can make these decisions for herself... without the interference of the government or abstract, external ideals set down by other people who have nothing to do with her own life. There are lots of women who would never have an abortion for lots of reasons. And there are women whose lives depend on the option of having an abortion, for lots of reasons. Again, true equal rights for women... if you believe that women have equal rights means that you trust them to make their OWN decisions.
And, for the record, as far as I'm concerned a fetus that is not-viable outside of a woman's womb is not a child and in no way has similar rights as the mother.