I loved that you posted this. It makes me happy that someone is bold enough to talk about a hard subject like this, but it needed to be talked about. I believe in being pro-choice, because like everyone else, I have no right to say what another woman does with her body. And it's bad to say, but it's survival of the fittest.

2 wrongs don't make a right! There are other better, more responsible ways to approach the challenge of an unexpected pregnancy. A human is a human is a human.... Injustice anywhere is a threat to injustice anywhere, so it is everyone's business whether or not someone can kill another without consequence....

95% of abortions are healthy women with healthy babies. Nobody protects the child. I don't like abortion.

Hello! While I respect your boldness in bringing up such a controversial issue, I really do disagree with these reasons for abortion. One thing that really stuck out was the reason of the child potentially having a handicap. While you are right in saying that it is an extreme challenge mentally, physically, emotionally etc. I don't think a child's life should be ended because of something they could not control. Secondly, population control is something that can be done without again, having to turn to abortion. Things like natural family planning or even basic contraception have made unwanted pregnancies very unlikely. While these methods are not 100%, it is still not a valid reason for terminating the life of a child who had no part in the couple's decision to have intercourse. I think where many Pro-lifers and Pro-choicers really diverge in their opinions is in whether or not the conceptus is a human being with a living soul. If one can one hundred percent prove that the fertilized egg is in fact, simply a blob of non-living cells, by all means, abortion would be a wonderful option. However, the reality is, one is unable to prove that the fertilized egg is just that. If it is indeed a living being,then we truly have no right to end the life of another human being, regardless of their potential handicap, the way they were conceived, or whether or not they are wanted. Again, thank you for bringing this up! It is refreshing to see someone write about something this controversial openly and without hesitation.

I agree with your comment.............women should not abort their baby even if there are consequences which follow after or during intercourse

First, why tag this under parenting? This is the total opposite of it, second of all, if you don't want to get pregnant for whatever reason, don't do something that might get you pregnant. I don't think it has to be controversial or a "sin", it's just bad, stopping something from living is a way of killing.

I believe that women who have become impregnated should never feel as if it is something terrible and devastating to deal with. Although to a teen, i know it can feel that way and all they are thinking is that they wish the baby was gone and dealt with, but honestly, most teens know in there mind that if they have sex without protection and they do it more than once without protection, the result with most likely end in pregnancy. They ignore that fact though because they are really only thinking that they wanna get it on, lol. But they do know the consequences that come with sex and that its not something for teens to do unless they are financial stable, married, or with someone that truly loves her and will do anything it takes for her and her baby to have the best life he can provide for them. In the back of the girl's mind, she knows what comes out of non-protected sex and there is no excuse for that one. And really think about when you get a cute new baby puppy and you just love it so much and you just wanna hold it,watch it grow, and care for it because it so innocent and precious. But a dog is nothing compared to an actually baby. The baby you do all the same things though, but really think about it. Carrying a baby in your stomach, everyday it grows, its organs and body begins to grow during the fifth week and the hearts starts beating on the sixth, and you start feeling movement in your tummy around 16-20 weeks, you and your child spend time together for 9 months and you help your baby grow until they're conceived. And think about holding your very own baby for the first time; and although it was a long 9 months, you made that baby and then in that moment, you hopefully feel so glad that you made the decision to not have an abortion. I think it horrible when people think of unborn children as a parasite living off a lady. That baby will obviously come out of the woman a human because the child was a human to begin with. And i think the mother giving birth to new life is so special and magical that its not something to view as something as a parasite because parasite weaken their host. It just simple logic. And i dont think that a baby with any birth defects should be treated any differently when it comes to choosing between life and death for the child, but not just death, it is the mother who is making the choice to kill her own child. Also if rape is the question, well think about the child if it were to grow up and they found out that they could have possibly been aborted. How would that make them feel? Because to a child or a teenager to realize that their mom was about to kill them could be devastating. because of the rape and the trauma that comes along with it all must be hard to deal with but if you dont think you could deal with it truly, then you can give it up for adoption. So at least give the child a chance to LIVE. Also when it comes to the mother health and shes very ill, i honestly don't have an opinion bc thats for the mother to decide and also the same case for a mother with addictions such as alcohol or drug, i dont have an opinion because you cant constantly keep watch on someone like that. When it comes to population control and you live somewhere where you can birth children freely then this is not an option or an excuse to have an abortion like in the US. But in cases where the mother is bodily-able, i absolutely never think is ok the abort a child. For the healthy women, you made the choice and now you must accept the consequences, because they know what they did and were fully aware of what could happen.