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A woman has the right to choose what she wants to do with her body. There shouldn't have to be a counterargument because this topic should not be debated. Any reason that a woman does not want to have a child is a valid reason. People who use the excuse of adoption being an option don't understand that many pregnancies are complicated and some women just don't want to be pregnant, and that is COMPLETELY FINE!
@9GRYFMC1yr1Y
I agree. It's their right. If you don't want the pregnancy, just get rid of it. It's not like making abortions illegal will stop people from trying.
@9GZGLCV 1yr1Y
A woman has the right to choose what she wants to do with her body. There shouldn't have to be a counterargument because this topic should not be debated. Any reason that a woman does not want to have a child is a valid reason. People who use the excuse of adoption being an option don't understand that many pregnancies are complicated and some women just don't want to be pregnant, and that is completely fine
@9GHQ345 1yr1Y
What if the mother is not ready to take on the care of the child? Will we bring another unloved thing into this world? As a victim of child abuse, growing up being unloved and scorned for the simple feat of existing was something that has scarred me for the rest of my life. I don't want that to happen to anyone else - and plus, if the abortion happens early on, the child has never opened their eyes or experienced life. I think the people who are going to give birth to a child have full right to decide if they want it or not. Sometimes, the circumstances just aren't right. Also, you have to take into account the idea of rape - should a woman be forced to carry the child of a man who raped her? There's a lot of situations and overall, in general, the person who gives birth should be allowed to make the final call.
@9GJ299H 1yr1Y
ADOPTION. THERE ARE PEOPLE WANTING CHILDREN WHO CAN'T HAVE THEM. FIND SOMEONE. There will always be women in the church who will want another child to take care of. People can give that human life a chance to have a good life.
The adoption process itself can be lengthy, costly, and emotionally draining. Furthermore, not all children who are put up for adoption find homes. According to the AFCARS Report, there were over 122,000 children waiting to be adopted in the United States in 2019. These children spend an average of 3 years in foster care, often moving multiple times.
@ReformViolet1yr1Y
No child should ever grow up feeling unloved or unwanted. However, I believe there are alternatives to abortion such as adoption and foster care systems. These options can provide the child a chance to experience love and care in a different family setting.
@9GLSHPR1yr1Y
that women should have the right to do what they want with their bodies because it's their bodies and it effects them
@9GXV9V31yr1Y
There are many reasons why a women would want to get an abortion. The baby’s life may be harming her own life, she is unable to support a baby at the moment, or she may have gotten pregnant from a traumatic situation. For any reason a women should have the option to do what she wants with her body, whether its an abortion, adoption or having the baby that is completely the women's choice. No one should be able to tell anyone what they can and cannot do with their own body.
@9H4MYZZ1yr1Y
The government has no place in mandating a woman's control over her own body, it is out of their jurisdiction.
@9FT75VT1yr1Y
Pro-choice has so many more opportunities for healthier or safer babies and protecting women from any hardships that a baby would put on their mental health, financial situation, education, and even physical health. It also provides the option to terminate the embryo due to forced SA. The women/men/those who are ready and prepared to have a child will make the decision to keep and those who are not for any reason will decide what is best for THEM and THEIR bodies. There are already medical restrictions in place to protect babies who are past the stage of abortion. If they can choose to safely abort it should be their own decision with guidance from a medical profession who supports them.
@9GNQ4VM1yr1Y
Women should have the right to make choices for their OWN bodies; we never know what the circumstances are. It could either be dangerous for women to give birth, they could not afford to have a child, or someone could be raped and have to deal with the remainder of a child and perhaps not treat that child properly because of it.
@9G5Z93S1yr1Y
The truth is we must ask god, is it our right to kill that baby because it's inconvenient? If we say yes for rape victims it's just going to progress to all women. Do I think it's wrong that the woman got raped? yes but two wrongs don't make a right. If the mother really dose not want a child she can adopt it out but murder is out of the question.
Women should be allowed to choose what they do with their bodies, no body should be making the decision for them.
Forcing women to have a baby when they are either too young or they could die is awful. People have the right to health care and to make decisions about their own bodies.
@9GHK7JK1yr1Y
The "My body my choice" argument is a very strong one. No one should be able to control what someone else chooses to do with their body.
@9G379F61yr1Y
Pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion. Pro-choice is allowing the woman to choose what to do if she is pregnant. There are multiple factors why a woman might not be ready or able to have a baby. These can include; being very young, complications with the fetus, being raped, incest, etc. No woman should be forced to do something with her body, it should be up to her and her only.
If it is not your body you should not have the chocie on what they should do with theirs. Many people that do get pregnant are not capable or in the position to take care of a child. Rape victims should not have to go through with something so traumatic and life threatning. In some cases the mother and the baby will die if they are not aborted. With in the first weeks of a mother being pregnant the "baby"is a bunch of cells forming, it is not a human life yet.
@9GCQ9D81yr1Y
Pro Choice is not pro abortion, it is just giving the woman her own choice for her own body. pro life cant be said when the life hasnt even been created/formed
@9HCMTP61yr1Y
Any position that isn't letting the woman carring the fetus make her own decision and have the services to enact that decision is opresssion.
@9H65N471yr1Y
It is your body. Not anyone else's. It doesn't matter what anyone else thing or wants all that matters if what you do. This is a major step back for women rights. What about the men? Why aren't we taking away their rights? If we cared as much about guns as we do about abortion then maybe just maybe people might actually get to feel safe in this world.
@9GTKJ4S1yr1Y
My body, my choice. The decision for people that have a uterus is not affecting you, so why do you care?
There is a 3 month old baby and 3 growing fetuses and small jars in a burning house. You can either choose to save the baby or the fetuses, which do you choose to save?
The men who preach pro-life, do not actually care about the children they claim to save, they only care about oppressing women and taking away their right to do what they want with their bodies.
What happens to all of the unwanted children that would be a result of abortions are banned? Are the pro-life people trying to get more funding for orphanages, and places that will provide a safe place for unwanted children? Ultimately, there will be an increase of children in foster care.
@9GQZD4Y1yr1Y
There is no child that is being killed, it is simply a fertilized egg that has the potential to turn into a child. As well, if the child cannot be cared for, it will end up in fostering. If the concerns are about childrens lives, start by helping the millions of kids in the foster system. As well, men who have a significant stance just want more control over women and their bodies. Women should not be forced to have children.
@9FTWLZJ1yr1Y
People need to be more aware of their sex life, and be more cautious and think more that with an always chance of having a kid, if it is necessary to take the risk.
@9FRY4CS1yr1Y
Everybody should get the chance to live their best life and make the world a better place even if they weren't planned. the fact that people would take these poor people and just throw them out like garbage is also disgusting.
@9GPV8ZP1yr1Y
Women should be allowed to choose what to do with their own bodies. There are women that are raped, accidental pregnancies, teenage pregnancies, addicts, etc that end up getting pregnant and to force them to have a baby is setting that child up for trauma. Yes there is options like adoption but it still comes back to the woman having control of their own choices and bodies. That woman will have to deal with the trauma of giving a child up , have to go through a full pregnancy, potentially have to stop school or work due to the pregnancy, and deal with the stigma of giving a child up because of choices she has made.
@9FRQQ9Y1yr1Y
eople should be able to choose for themselves. If you don't like abortions don't get one, but don't prevent those who want or need it from getting them.
@9GPTSB91yr1Y
Those seeking abortion will do so regardless if it is legal, therefore leading to unsafe measures. A woman's reproductive rights are untouchable.
@9FTV83J1yr1Y
A woman should have the right to choose what happens to her body. It is her own, and no one other than her should be able to tell her what to do with it
@9FTTL8C1yr1Y
it's your body and your choice. No one else should make the decision on what you do to your body but you.
@9FSVTL91yr1Y
My best counter argument to the Pro-Life position on Abortion is what if a girl is Sexually assault and gets pregnant. She should be alound to get an abortion.
@9FSNDYS1yr1Y
I agree with pro choice, I don't think any male should have an opinion on this because its not their body, if a woman was too young or couldn't afford getting protection they should still have the right to have an abortion, pro life doesn't even make sense because people say you cant "kill" a baby, there's not even a live baby in there when you get an abortion there's a very tiny cell like thing but there's nothing developed enough to be hurt or know what is happening
@9FTSZXD1yr1Y
You should be able to choose, if you don’t want one don’t get one but if you want or need one you should be able too
Telling women what they have to do with their bodies is absolutely ridiculous. Your body, your choice!
@9LTPJYJ8mos8MO
Does the baby get a choice for HIS body? Does he get a say, before they either starve him to death via the cursed abortion pill, or tear him limb from limb and crush his skull?
@9GWF8MH1yr1Y
The same people who will complain about people having an abortion will complain that said person cannot support their child. If someone does not feel ready to have a child they shouldn't have to have one. Birth control isn't 100% effective.
@9GZ6DF41yr1Y
before you decide to care about children before they're born, look at what happens after they're born and fix that. (also it's the mothers choice and the fetus could cause the mother to die and that doesn't sound like LIFE to me hmmm???)
Abortion should be a decision made by the woman for her own body, so that there is not a risk for infections from the baby if it is deceased, etc., and women shouldn't be forced to go through with the pregnancy. It is not a choice of someone in the office across the country, and should be solely made by the person that is directly affected.
@9G95H9V1yr1Y
Every woman should have the right to make choices that affect their body. There are many situations where a woman may get an abortion. They may not be able to support a child. The baby may have been the product of rape or sexual assault, mo matter what happened, the woman should always be able to make that decision
@9GFRJZV1yr1Y
You do not know the circumstances impacting someone seeking an abortion, and it is not the government's decision to decide this. Many people are struggling to make ends meet, there could be a medical or mental health reason, or they are just not ready to be a parent.
A women should have control over her own body and be able to decide what is best considering her own circumstances. The law should not dictate her life for her.
It should be the mothers choice on if they want to get an abortion or not, because someone could get pregnant and it could be from the result of rape, or something out of their control. I don't think abortion is murder because you'd just be aborting a clump of cells and not an actual human.
@9G7DMZ71yr1Y
I think it should absolutely be someone’s choice as to whether they would like to abort their own child. It should be up to them not the government.
@9GF9YPD1yr1Y
everyone deserves the right over theri own body no body lse shoudl have the right to say something about someone elses body
@9GDRYXC1yr1Y
Womens bodies are the ones that are ones carrying the baby, and makes the biggest sacrifice so the woman should have the choice on their bodies
@9GCDLS31yr1Y
a woman should have every right to do as they wish with their own body and should not be held the right to a safe and legal abortion. if they do not have a safe option then they will find a way to access it illegally and in a way that may harm them, so instead when legalizing the procedure it will be safer and easier for women to make the choice they wanted to in the first place.
@9GBXFWF1yr1Y
Take religion out of it. its not your body, its not your choice. if you dont want one, dont get one. you have no right to decide what other women want t do with THEIR body.
If you propagate rights for the unborn, you should equally propagate for the living, meaning you cannot be homophobic and transphobic and pro-life
@9G9JPLT1yr1Y
I think it should absolutely be someone’s choice as to whether they would like to abort their own child. It should be up to them not the government
@9GCF23B1yr1Y
The counter argument to the Pro Life position is that abortion is a complex and deeply personal and emotional choice. Women weigh many factors like their health, their age, financial stability and how they got pregnant. (like rape or incest) The pro choice argument says that it is not the government or society's place to dictate these deeply personal decisions for women.
if its not your body you dont have a right to tell someone what to do with theirs: my body my choice
@9G2XYSC1yr1Y
It is a woman's choice what she wants to do with HER baby, especially people who have no way to have on should not have an opinion. What if the woman was raped? What if the woman doesn't have enough money to support herself and the baby?
@9GBD2J61yr1Y
pro life will increase ptsd in humans along with child abuse, neglect, or more homeless families and people may resort to unsafe ways to self abort that can harm themselves
@9FZMWVS1yr1Y
Social analysis argues forcibly for the need for safe, legal and affordable abortions. Approximately 1 million women had abortions annually until the 1973 decision legalizing abortion, and abortion had become the leading cause of maternal death and mutilation (40 deaths/100,000 abortions compared to 40 deaths/100,000 live births according to National Abortion Rights Action league.) An estimated 9000 rape victims become pregnant each year (FBI 1973); 100,000 cases of incest occur yearly (National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, 1978). Two-thirds of teenage pregnancies are not planned, beca… Read more
@9G5CV941yr1Y
If the dad wants to leave the mom then the mom should be able to abort it. If the mom was raped, she should be able to abort a child that would only be a hassle and traumatic for her causing some sort of neglect or abuse.
@9G4CQ251yr1Y
no law should be able to govern a women’s body as that takes away their humans rights, and thus you give more rights to an unborn blob of cells more then an actual human being.
@9G2S65Q1yr1Y
Anti-abortion is an inhumane measure. There are many situations that may lead to the need for abortion, and anti-abortion policies are largely measures dictated by men and do not adequately take women into account.
@9FWQXNG1yr1Y
A child is alive. Being woven together in its mothers womb as said in ps 139. Also find me a single person who was born from someone who didn’t bring something to this world and make some degree of impact.
@9FWQGNF1yr1Y
The protection of women and young girls. In cases where there is a rape, health risks for the mother or child, and not being emotionally or financially able to give the child the best possible outcome there needs to be a safe way for women to have a legal abortion.
It is important to consider the wishes of the person who is having the baby. It is not appropriate for someone else to make decisions on their behalf.
Every person should have autonomy over their own body and a right to choose as their choice affects the entirely of their life. They also could have conceived under traumatic circumstances such as sexual assault and should not be forced to go through with such a pregnancy.
@9G8CHKB1yr1Y
what another person does with their body is none of your buisness. what happens to the baby of the 14 year old that your brother raped, your forcing her too give birth to this baby but you dont care what ahppens to if after. the foster care system is horrendous and your not doing anything to change it, not to mention the affect birth has on the body and the mind. your beliefs mean jack **** to everyone else so shut your mouth and mind your buisness. nobody asked you anyways. - a 14 year old
@9FXWFP21yr1Y
Parents unable or unsuitable to raise a baby will only make the baby/child suffer throughout their life.
@9G8H2KH1yr1Y
Just like the government and individuals have no right to limit people’s religious choices they should also not be allowed to limit a woman’s right to choose.
@9FYBCXP1yr1Y
A baby is, at one point, essentially a parasite and is not obligated the use of its host any more than people are required to donate organs - this is a choice.
If someone found out they were pregnant but the child had multiple medical issues and the mother and baby were not going to survive the birth then how is that pro-life if you're ending two lives.
@9G99JHM1yr1Y
It’s the women’s body, they have to carry that baby and should be able to decide for themselves what they do
@9G8H2Y51yr1Y
it's the woman's choice mostly, a 20 year old shouldn't be having a kid unless the kid has a guaranteed safe and stable upbringing. remember the woman is the one who has to go through with raising the child for 9 months and abortion needs to be available. especially in cases like rape. But the woman should have the most say and final verdict. remember, not everyone should be a parent. My own father is a good example as he ran away when I was 2 years old and had 2 more kids the same year with another woman. And he was much older than my mother. My mother was not ready to be a mother with her conditions.
@9G7N3Y61yr1Y
It is the woman’s body, and her choice. No one has the right to tell the woman what to do with her own body.
@9G69WZC1yr1Y
It’s the person body if they want it keep it if they don’t then don’t, it’s technically not a baby but a few cells combined. Also if they aren’t ready adoption might now be the answer cause it can ruin their body with all the symptoms and is painful
@9FWLWNV1yr1Y
Hold a baby in one hand and an embryo in the other... now you have to drop one. Why did you choose the embryo?
@9G9S74P1yr1Y
If you had a child who got raped, and if they had the child they would die. 100% confirmed, that they'd pass during the birth of this child. Would you rather save your own child? Or the product of a rape?
@9GFY9RN1yr1Y
women being to young or unfit to raise a child, a woman being raped, not being ready to raise a child, illness, many more
@9G95MVW1yr1Y
pro-life is not giving someone the freedom or opportunity of choosing what they want to do with their body. sure its killing something incredible but you would need to see it through their eyes they wouldn't want to keep the child of someone who r worded them or sexually abused them and if they don't want the child that is their choice. it's their body so they get to do what they feel to need to do to it.
@9GN988J1yr1Y
yes, pro-lifers are trying to do the right thing for the baby but what about the mother and her choices? if the mother was raped and she got pregnant would she have to keep the baby? No, she should not have to keep a baby of on of the worst moments of her life, and that baby may remind her of that. That situation is not good for the baby or the mother.
@B265Y7M5 days5D
If they aren’t willing to feed, house, raise and educate the child that results from the pregnancy, they are not Pro-Lufe, only ProBirth. It’s unacceptable.
@B255QQW1wk1W
i think you shouldn't kill a new life because if you dont want to take care of them you can but them up fir adoption
@B247BW82wks2W
You can still be Pro-life and allow for choice. Pro-choice gives the ability for women to have abortions if they deem themselves unfit for parenthood and/or dont want another child to go into the adoption and foster system.
@B23QYHX 2wks2W
Forcing women to have the child no matter the age, or circumstance can cause women to turn to dangerous secondary options (ie. using a hanger, etc.). It also endangers rape victims of all ages, and forces them to have their assaulter’s baby. Although these are extreme cases, these “rare” cases happen VERY often, and are a true reality for some women. Nobody else should tell a woman what to do with her body, no matter their political/religious views - especially a man.
@B23QRSM2wks2W
My body my choice I'm not gonna risk my life in childbirth for a baby that I do not want or was concieved by sexual abuse.
@B23FSBC2wks2W
It is a woman's choice to terminate a pregnancy or not, especially if their life is in danger. There are many factors that go into terminating a pregnancy, and most people do not want to, they simply have no other rational option. Infringing on that right can lead to a slippery slope that can prevent women who need abortions in life threatening situations as seen in the United States.
@B23D4G22wks2W
if its not your body its not your decision. You would much rather someone who currently contributing to society to live insted of a fetus whos never been conscious.
people deserve the choice. its nobody's else's business. taking away their right of choice is anti-freedom.
@B22TTV72wks2W
People should make their own decisions on whether they want to have an abortion. The government shouldn't make the choice and force it on people.
@B228DZF3wks3W
Your body your choice. No uterus no opinion. If you can’t support a child or their needs you should never be forced to keep it as well as if you’re at risk for health issues during pregnancy or labour.
@9ZZ45JR3wks3W
The woman should have a choice about what is best for herself and her body. No one else should be able to tell her how to handle her body.
@9ZXNYPZ3wks3W
People should be able to have the freedom to decide what they want to do as they chose to conceive the child in the first place.
@9ZXB3BZ3wks3W
People should have the right to make that kind of decission that will change the rest of their life. Especially if they were raped, or had a miscariage, it should be their choice.
https://www.cabbagetownwomensclinic.com/post/why-do-women-choose-to-have-an-abortion
The majority of women have an abortion out of personal convenience. An incredibly small minority have an abortion for issues such as rape, incest, or medical issues related to fetal or maternal health within Canada.
@9ZVHY9Z4wks4W
A common counter-argument to the pro-life position on abortion focuses on the issue of bodily autonomy and individual rights. Here are key points that form a counter-argument:
Bodily Autonomy: One of the most fundamental arguments for pro-choice is that a person has the right to control their own body, including the decision of whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term. Proponents argue that forcing someone to continue a pregnancy against their will infringes on their personal freedom and autonomy.
Choice and Circumstance: Many pro-choice advocates argue that decisions around pregnancy… Read more
@9ZV824KConservative4wks4W
When women are raped or people that do not yet have careers and are on track to be successful get pregnant unexpectedly.
@9ZV4LDY4wks4W
It should never be anybody else's choice besides the actual person themselves, you shouldn't be allowed to govern other people's bodies.
My body, my choice. If a female who gets pregnant by choice or not, a logical reason or the thought of abortion should be supported becuase that female doesn't want that child for a particular reason, becuase no way does a female want to willingly murder a child for fun.
@9ZTWPBZ4wks4W
That it's a human life from the moment you get pregnant, I think that after 1 month or 2 you should be able to get it unless it's to danger of the mother or the fetus.
@9ZS9X9H1mo1MO
The famous violinist hypothetical scenario. Even if the fetus is a living being, it has no right to the mother's body, in the same way that a famous dying violinist has no right to take your blood, even if he needs specifically yours to survive. It's your choice to provide or refuse.
@9ZS4RFK1mo1MO
Fetuses are not actually considered living beings, according to the biological principle of MRGREN - they cannot grow without being attached to a host, and they do not yet have a nervous system. If anything, a fetus is more comparable to a parasite than a living being. However, the life of a very real person could be at risk without an abortion. One must look at things from a utilitarian perspective.
@9ZQCJSY1mo1MO
you should be able to choose what happens to your body without a man who will never experience it telling you how you should live
@9ZQ6ZHL1mo1MO
it's an infringement on an individual's human rights. You don't know a person's story or life and you shouldn't be able to dictate what another person does with their body. If you don't like abortions, then don't get one, nobody should be able to take away another's freedom simply because they don't personally agree with it.
Not your body, not your decision.
If you're so pro-life, go and adopt a few children who are currently in the foster care system!
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