Should Abortion be legal in the United States?

Karljt

It already is, it is called the redneck punch when money is tight
(he he he he he he he).

No seriously, white/black trash women having 10 kids should be illegal. Not the other way around

I know I'm gonna get reported for that but who cares

eam72806

Yes. And thank God it is.

SlapADog

I am for abortion, mostly liberals do it so they are killing off their liberal beliefs.

Becky F

those countries are run a lot by religion our country is not suppose take ther relgious side. and that is why it should be legal and no i would not get one for murder is wrong and for relgous reasons

nipopazleh

yep ..

dlgrl=me

i don't think so, but that is just me.

jpj

Question: Is it ok to kill the child 5 years after birth? How about 5 minutes after birth? Is it alright to kill the child 5 minutes before birth? Murder is murder. If you want to kill someone in a rape case, how about the rapist?

aout

Abortion should be legal everywhere.

It's a women's right to chose.

christata32186

yes it should be legal

innocence faded

Yes, it should be legal because a woman that was raped should not be forced to carry a baby rapist in her stomach for nine months if she does not want to. And until men can become pregnant, they really should have no say in the matter.

Made_in_America

I do not believe in abortion but believe that each individual must decide for themself. Do you realize how many children suffer and are abused due to being unwanted? Is it better that the parent should have had an abortion? I honestly don't know the answers and am glad I am not faced with that decision.

chattterus

In the majority of places where abortion is illegal, women also don't have any rights. I personally don't see a point to your argument because of this.

I don't see how it being more legal to shoot your wife and it is for your wife to have an abortion has any meaning towards the abortion arguments.

cutiepie81289

Of course it should be legal which it is most states and they should never make it illegal otherwise we'll have backstreet abortions again. It's the woman's right not the governments .

coragryph

Your statistics are wrong, but we'll ignore that.

The question boils down to this: should the government be allowed to choose who can and who cannot remain pregnant, or should that choice be left up to the individual?

Face it. someone is going to choose. It's either going to be the individual, or it's going to be the majority (through enacted laws).

The US is founded on the principle that personal liberty and fundamental freedoms will not be infringed or control by the government unless there is no other way to address a compelling government need.

Do you know why China can mandate abortions and force sterilizations? Because reproductive choice is not a guaranteed fundamental right. As soon as Casey is overturned (for those who forget: Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Court in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992) we've lost freedom from government interference in reproductive choice.

Try to imagine what could happen, if all reproductive rights are now subject to state control.

New York or Florida could pass a law saying that anyone making less than $30K per year cannot have children, and must abort any pregnancy, because they obviously cannot support them financially. No constitutional challenge, because reproductive rights are no longer nationally protected. It's up to the states to decide.

Or North Carolina or Texas decides that convicted felons should never have children, and starts imposing mandatory sterilization as part of criminal sentences. No constitutional challenge, because reproductive rights are no longer nationally protected. Let the states decide. Right?

South Dakota has already outlawed abortion, even in the case of rape or incest or permanent harm to the mother. Then, they take it one step further, and mandate that single women must serve as surrogates for embryoes created by fertility clinics, to ensure that no embryo is denied the opportunity for life. No constitutional challenge, because reproductive rights are no longer nationally protected. The government is allowed to decide who is and who is not pregnant, and the life of the mother is secondary to that of the embryo.

Do you really want to abdicate that much of your personal freedom and choice to a group of politicians? Do people really want to live in a country where state legislatures can decide who can be pregnant, and who cannot, and who must? Do people really have that much trust and faith in government that they think the legislature will always make the right choices? Because we'll be stuck with those decisions.

The concept of reproductive freedoms is not whether you agree with the individual choices being made. It's whether you think the government should have the right to take away and mandate those choices.

Why can't people understand that freedom of choice is not a minority value, even if the majority happens to disagree with the minority's choice?

jenfleur

Legal? Absolutely. I believe in the freedom to choose. But, paid for by the federal government? That one needs to be severely downsized.

lundstroms2004

Yes.

Princess

I think that it should be legal. The US is never one to follow trends, why start now?

torre_alanis

only if the life of the mother is at risk.

Sunshine

hooray for the 90% of the world! it should not be legal anywhere

sway_ii

It is legal, but it should not be. People should be held accountable for their own actions.

takeashot30

What if your mom decided to take the easy road? How would you feel? Oh wait you couldn't make your own choices because she made the choice for you to live or not.

Kyle M

No, unless the woman is raped or something like that.

magna

Your stats are seriously off.
Part of the privilege of living in a free society is that we can make our own choices. This being said, it is unfortunate that our bodies are capable of reproduction long before our minds are mature enough to make those decisions. As a society, where do you think we would be if all the young 12, 13, and 14 year olds.... were REQUIRED to keep their unplanned pregnancies? Freedom of choice is a valuable privilege and it's unfortunate some people feel strongly that they should be allowed to impose their beliefs on everyone. Freedom of choice is just that, it's my right to choose what is right for my situation, and it's your right to choose what is right for your situation. Be thankful you live in a place where you can make your own choices.

Maurice H

No it should'nt be legal; but it should'nt be illegal either. Choice should only belong to the pregnant woman and her man.

kewtber

Yes. Women should have a choice. Until men can start carrying babies, they should have no say in the matter...

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