you said it all for me.
I would add two things to think about
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1)For those against abortion, how many have opened your homes to those unwated pregnancies that were not aborted? Obviously the numbers are low.
2)For those here for abortions. Some of your arguments are would then follow this logic:
a) Someone mentioned too many animals on the verge of extinction and over population in humans.
Then does this give me the right to kill and eat animals not on the verge of extinction? Then were does this leave Veal for example? hmm...there are lots of baby calves, and they wont be good milking cows or meaty bulls...so because they are unwanted perhaps they should go also? Let's make it a painless life just to even the par with fetuses.
b) Someone compared a fetus to a tapeworm as a parasite and lacking pain receptors.
If they are on the same par, then I'll add animals that are ok to kill because they lack pain receptors: all coral, bugs with exoskelons. let's also kill people in comas, since they wont feel anything and they are a burden to society. Lets take it another step..let's kill all those that lack the ability to percieve pain, like children with CIPA...afterall, they may be a burden too.
c)Abortion is ok because otherwise these kids would live horrible lives.
My mother was almost aborted by my grandmother...she eventually gave birth, found someonese to give my mother to and here we are. I'm in school, doing a PhD...who knows, maybe I'll find something that dramatically improves our planet... but assuming that would have never given me that opportunity.
Animals now live a horrible life...let's kill them too and eat them...we don't want their lives to go in vain...let's use it to feed hungry "unwanted/lacking access to abortion" mothers and kids in Africa.
d)Its a way to control overpopulation
I say, let's control overpopulation by killing pedophiles, murderers and felons. Sure we'll make some mistakes here and there with innocent people, but then again, all fetuses have the possibility of being good, and these people have already been proven to be bad.
e)Its a burden for the mother.
She's a burden to the system too most likely. Let's just sterelize people on wellfare that are such a burden before they have abortions. Oh wait, they are societal parasites...like the tapeworm...and their future fetus....let's just kill them too before they too become a burden.
My point is that everyone should take responsibility for their actions. We all share responsiblity with something, but when it comes to making a baby, only two people share that responsibility: mother and partner.
Own up to it, or send that cute possible future Einstein/Clinton/Mandela/MLK/Elvis or whatever makes you happy

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Originally Posted by
troub 
Heres my stance and view, posted from a different thread, I realise its not going to be a popular view on mostly liberal boards...or conservative boards for that matter lol..... but yeah:
If one extends compassion of life to the rest of the animal kingdom, why then, can't they extend that compassion to their own species?
My views are consistant for every argument posed. All life should be respected. From dogs, to cows, to bees, to baby humans.
People look at the majority of christians, who while preaching about loving your neighbor and the "weakest among you", will support war and the death penalty, they will support the slaughter of innocent creatures for food, and the slaughter of innocent people in war.
People look at the majority of vegans, who preach about all animals have a right to life. That cows,pigs,chickens, and the rest shouldn't be slaughtered for food, but then turn around and support the genocide of infant humans claiming a womans right to her body. A woman owns the child in her and can do with it what she chooses. Much like a farmer owns his cattle?
Where is the consistancy?
All beings have a right to live.