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I think abortion is wrong because you knew the consequences of having sex.

Why would you have sex knowing that their ALWAYS is that chance of becoming pregnant (even if using condoms or birth control), and then not to take responsibility for your actions?

Also if you think your "too young" to have a child then you are too YOUNG to have sex.

YES I do support abortion if it's incest or rape, OR if it severely effects the mothers health.

But seriosuly to people who don't want kids, don't have sex.

I am not a huge fan of abortion. So I see what you mean, but I still strongly disagree with you. Let's say I get married. My husband and I decide to have one child. We get pregnant when we're 26 years old and have the baby. By your argument, neither one of us should ever have sex again for the rest of our lives.

Yes, sex is for making babies, but there's a lot more to it than that. Sex is actually good for you; it has numerous health benefits. It feels good. And it's one of the many ways that couples bond. By being careful and using birth control consistently, couples can bring their chance of getting pregnant down well below 1%. So to say a married couple, for example, should never have sex again once they reach the point of not wanting anymore children is extremely unrealistic. It's also unfair to say those people should not get to take part in such a healthy bonding activity.

I have been having sex for about nine years. Did I want to get pregnant every time I had sex in those past nine years? Definitely not. Was I careful? Yes. I used protection and have never been pregnant so far. I'm 25 years old now, and my partner is 29. We might actually start trying to get pregnant in the next few years. We agree we'd like one baby, possibly two. But will we continue to have sex even after we have one or two children? Of course. Would I have an abortion if I got pregnant a third time? I'm really not sure. It's something we'd discuss. But if we felt we did not have the time, energy, and money for three children, then abortion might be a possibility. Does that make me a horrible person because I took a chance at sharing an intimate moment with my partner when it carried a less than 1% chance of resulting in pregnancy? I personally don't think so.

So the whole "But seriosuly to people who don't want kids, don't have sex" is way too extreme for me. It's a little like saying, "If you don't want to die in an airplane, never ever fly anywhere," or "If you don't want to be in a car accident, don't drive," or "If you don't want to fall and break your hip, you better not ever leave your house in the wintertime." See what I mean? By that logic, we would never be able to work, go to school, get married, have a child, leave the house, eat, or do anything else. There are risks with everything we do. Sometimes they're big risks, other times they're small. But they're always there. That doesn't mean we should avoid everything that life has to offer though. It just means we have to be careful.

The only time I see fit for having a abortion is if the woman or teen was rapped and for the resulting in her becoming pregnant or if some medical issue that could cause her death from being pregnant. It would only be inhuman to have a abortion if the baby is in its late development when pain receptors start to work.

I say if they want to have sex, but not end up having a kid, then just get fixed and no need to worry about that anymore.