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i don't want anyone to die

i know i kinda put it in the wrong context ok i don't want defenseless pplz to die that is not fair

volia!

I think that it should be up to the mother. There is such a thing as a medically neccessary abortion. The mother may die bearing the child full term, the child could die in child birth. These are things that I think should be considered. I'm not saying that every woman who skips her pill or gets knocked up should have an abortion. I think that in a case where the abortion would be medically necessary it should be an option. If you make it illegal you'll have abortions being performed anyway, putting multiple people in even more danger than a legal abortion. There is such a thing as a womans right to choose. I'm not going to let some right wing republican telling me what I can and can not do with my body. If I'm going to have a child that will live a miserable life, and suffer, than it should be my decision to make, not a person in the senate who doesn't know me, or my reasons. I know that if you legalize it you're opening yourself up to alot of problems, but I think that if you don't you're opening yourself up to a whole lot more problems, for mother, child, family and society.

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If we agree with the laws in place about bodily integrity, we cannot deny abortion. The law that each individual has the right to their own bodily integrity makes abortion legal. Roe vs. Wade, Mcfall vs. Shimp, and other cases have been key in this debate in other forums. Basically, the woman has the right to get an abortion if she wants one because she legally does have control over her body's use. Whether intentional or not, the embryo or fetus within her body is using it. If she does not desire it to use her body, no matter how significant or insignificant (some people claim that it's only 100 calories a day) the use is, it is using her body in violation of her rights. She has the legal right to stop the violation of her right to bodily integrity.

I agree with the legislation in some places where the laws are such that a woman cannot get an abortion after the 2nd trimester unless the pregnancy becomes life-threatening. Simply put, if one is going to get an abortion, it is safer, easier, and more logical to do it before that point. If there was going to be a problem (physical or mental disabilities, etc.) with the child, it would already have been apparent before the end of the 2nd trimester. If the mother for some reason didn't want the child to begin with, nipping the pregnancy in the bud is safer and easier the earlier it is done. There really wouldn't be a point in carrying the child longer than first or second trimester if the plan was to abort it. Aborting the child after carrying it for so long would only be necessary if the mother fully intended on having the child, but life-threatening complications arose near the end of the pregnancy.

My personal thoughts are that, although I respect a woman's right to choose, I would choose not to get an abortion. The only exception that I can think of where I would waffle and not be too sure is if I conceived due to being raped. Besides that, I don't think I would ever get pregnant before I'm ready to raise a child. I'm not even sure if I want to have children. I may simply adopt and get my tubes tied or have whoever I marry get a vasectomy. Who knows, I may not even get married or have children. I'm young and my adult life is extremely uncertain. All I know is that, if I ever get pregnant, it will be when I feel ready to raise a child (at least to the best of my ability).

I have a problem with your "if you're not a teen" simply because even teens can be raped. In fact, there are many rape cases with teenage victims. I don't think it would be fair to say that a raped 15-year-old girl should not be able to get an abortion because she should "take responsibility" for the fact that she was violated.