Pro-life

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.

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.

Those seeking abortion will do so regardless if it is legal, therefore leading to unsafe measures. A woman's reproductive rights are untouchable.

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.

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 moreuse many do not have adequate access to contraceptives (NARAL). And the taxpayer price of supporting a child on welfare is far greater than that of a Medicaid abortion. But the issue that provokes such anger surrounds the fetus's right to life--its status as a potential human being. Anti-abortionist proponents usually take the position that conception is life and therefore abortion is murder and violates the rights of the unborn, or that there is an inherent value in life and abortion is murder because it destroys that value.

It’s not a debate. Everyone has bodily autonomy and that can’t be restricted by someone else’s opinions/morality.

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.

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

Hold a baby in one hand and an embryo in the other... now you have to drop one. Why did you choose the embryo?

women being to young or unfit to raise a child, a woman being raped, not being ready to raise a child, illness, many more

Abortion is a personal family matter and is appropriate in some circumstances- and even if we disagree, we should allow people to make these decisions based on their own circumstances.

women should have autonomy over their bodies, a right to decide what to do with their bodies, and it’s a health hazard to ban abortion.

Her body her choice. The pro life argument has a point after say 5 months of pregnancy. But if a woman is raped and has no choice but to keep the child that is outrageous

Abortion is going to happen regardless of if it is legal, making sure it is safe and available will save lives

It’s stupid. How is somebody else’s life choices affecting you personally ? The pro life people are always advocating for anti abortion but when that child ends up in foster care or having a tough life where are they? They don’t have the same beliefs and views about that same child after the fact which goes to show you that it’s more about control and not about pro life.

**** you. It’s not your body. Again, will never stop abortions, you will only stop safe access to abortions. You’re trying to put a bandaid on a broken bone - the issue is wanting to control women’s bodies and for every pro-life *** out there, I think they should make the selfless decision to adopt one of the thousands of Canadian children who are in our foster system. Dont tell me you care about life because you don’t once they’re born.

It's literally not even a human. Look at the science. Stop putting bans on women's bodies, it's their decision.

No one is forcing you to have an abortion. If you're pro life, simply don't access this resource. Simple.

If you think life begins at conception than you should have no issue taking in all these babies that aren't able to be taken care of

a women should have the right to choose what she does with her own body. it’s no one else’s business but her own what she does with it.

It’s not pro-life, it’s anti choice. Abortion is healthcare and there are a variety of reasons/circumstances someone may seek an abortion.

You can still do with your body as you wish but you have no say in what someone else choses to do with their body.

Why is the life of the pregnant person not considered? How about the life of thec child who's forced to be born but is not wanted or able to have a good life?

if it's not your body you have no argument that could ever prove someone shouldn't have a choice on their own body.

People should have the autonomy to decide what happens to their own body. Because a fetus relies on the woman it is inside to survive, the woman should not be obligated to carry it to term. The fetus does not get a say, because it is incapable of having an opinion, and it's not a mutually reliant situation.

Although abortion may not always align with someone's morals, and may not always be a good choice, it should not be restricted based on a select group of people's idea of what is right and wrong. Abortion can be life-saving, and there are various circumstances when it could be considered the right thing to do. Additionally, restricting it will only make abortions unsafer, as people find illegal alternatives that aren't regulated as heavily as legitimate abortion clinics are.

Unless men are being required to have a vasectomy if they don't want children, this decision is between a woman and doc

Since a large majority of those saying pro life are affiliated with religion, predominantly Christian, I would say that you’ve read your bible wrong and you are twisting the words of your sacred book to match your agenda.

A woman should not be required to support a life using her own blood, energy, and resources if she does not fully consent to and want it. Forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy to term is torture and creates a society where women become second-class citizens with an inability to have a say over their own bodies on account of the GOVERNMENT's decree.

That individuals have the right to their own bodily autonomy and dead bodies currently have more rights in that regard than women and birthing people.

This should not be a debate. If there are those that choose not to have an abortion, they have that choice. It is not ethical to take that choice away from others

A woman should always have the right to choose what to do with her own body. Government intervention into decisions of that nature is inappropriate and overreaching, and just as the government has no place in the nation's bedrooms, it has no place in the nation's hospital examination rooms and medical clinics. Especially in instances where sex was forced onto the woman in question such as rape or incest, she should not have to suffer for the decisions of another person.

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

No person should have control over women’s bodily autonomy. There’s enough kids in homes where parents don’t want them. Kids deserve to be born to parents who want them, not who are forced to have them.

Pro life is selfish, you can have your own beliefs but never is it ok to force your beliefs on another person. It’s always been this way and it should never change. It’s a violation of woman’s rights to be pro life.

Fetuses don’t gain sentience until around 30-35 weeks, meaning they can’t feel pain like humans do (therefore, abortion isn’t cruel). Also, if a woman has a medical emergency and requires an abortion to preserve her own life, being denied that would kill not only her, but her child, too (so it’s not really “pro-life”).

Women should be able to choose what they want to do with THEIR body. No one should have an opinion on a body other than their own. If you want to get an abortion, get one. If you don't, then don't. Simple.

In some cases, the woman's physical and/or mental health could be severely compromised if she is forced to carry a baby to term.

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 Fine. There are multiple reasons why women do not want to give up for adoption, sometimes it makes them have post partum depression, they will constantly think about the baby etc. Some women cannot even afford to take care of the baby or keep up to stay healthy while pregnant. If a man can choose not to be a father why can't a women?

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.

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.

It should never be anybody else's choice besides the actual person themselves, you shouldn't be allowed to govern other people's bodies.

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!

It should be up to the person who has the pregnancy to decide what they wish to do. It is their body and their autonomy. There are health risks that could risk the carrier’s life, there are genetic issues, there are soo many different cases where it would be best not to carry on with the gestation. Birth control fails. Sexual assaults happen. It should be up to the woman.

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.

A fetus is not yet viable for life. Abortion can save a woman's life, especially in the cases where she could die from a pregnancy.

There are many different reasons someone may want to terminate a pregnancy, I think it is ultimately up to the individual carrying the fetus to decide what is best for them. We live in a time where the medical risk for properly terminating a pregnancy is super low and every individual should have the freedom to choose what happens to their own body.

If it's not your body, it's not your problem. Women can do whatever they want with this no matter the circumstances.

I don't care about the bible, women will continue to have abortions they just won't be safe. Banning abortions will result in more women being victims of domestic abuse and murder by their partners.

why should someone keep a human in there body possibly when they are threating there own life or it was rape.

The best counter argument for the pro-life position is if there was a rape involved in the situation

People should be allowed to have an abortion if it was against their on will and can’t raise the child. Not enough money

People have the right to choose for their own bodies and there are many circumstances where abortion is necessary

Abortions will continue to happen regardless of legality. Pro-choice does not mean “pro-abortion”, it means being in favour of safe, accessible methods of pregnancy-related healthcare.

Most of y’all eat meat, idk why you care about this thing that doesn’t breath, eat, drink, blink, have a heart beat and so many essential things to life, but not the billions of killed animals a year with all that I just mentioned and more.

There are people highly unfit or forced into becoming pregnant through things such as rape… a young woman undergoing such a traumatic event should have the choice on whether or not to proceed with the pregnancy due to the mental distress it may cause during and post.

a woman can decides what she does with her body. rape victims should absolutely have a 100% choice in what they say or do after what happened and do not have to explain what happened.

pro life will cause overpopulation with children whos parents dont want them, causing more homeless, drug problems, criminals, overpopulating orphanages etc. people who want abortions likely made a mistake and should be allowed to fix it.

Criminalization of abortions is fatal, and hurts more fetus’ in the long run that have fatal fetal disorders. It’s necessary to women’s health as well as many pregnancies can kill women and many result from traumatizing events.

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.

It is the pregnant persons decision to give birth or not and seeing that minors have been forced to give birth to a rape child in the USA is absolutely horrific to see.

Who are you to decide a “baby” who is just a collection of cells at that point has more value in life and more rights than the person carrying it and putting there life on the line

my body my choice. It is not a real baby that can until a certain phase in pregnancy. There are so many situations where having a baby is dangerous. Have all fertile men get vasectomies if you want to prevent the need of abortions, at least those are reversable.

Women should have the freedom of making their own personal decisions.The government shouldn't get to make those types of decisions.

If I dropped a baby and an embryo on the floor, what would you rush to catch first? If you said the baby, then why should an embryo be classified as more important then the baby?

Abortion IS healthcare, a non-viable fetus is not living in the way a living pregnant human is. Pregnancy is incredibly risky to one's health and serious medical consequences (including death) could follow if access to abortion is restricted, especially if the pregnancy is ectopic.

if the barer of your child is not yet ready to have a baby why pressure them into it? if someone was raped do they still have to go through with having a baby?

Women are the reason people are even created. we should be able to establish what we want to do with our bodies.