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@9GDBYJJ 1yr1Y
Women should simply have the choice to control thier own bodies. More so in the case of rape victims or similar. This has generally always been the case and been shown to lower female death rates from illegal types of abortion that used to prevail.
@9GDJ8XL 1yr1Y
I do not agree. Abortion is not about body choice, it is choosing not to bring an unwanted baby to the world.
@T3rritorialRon1yr1Y
Overpopulated countries where resources are already scarce. In such cases, bringing an unwanted child into the world could potentially lead to more suffering, for both the child and the family involved.
@BipartisanTiger1yr1Y
These societal issues that need to be addressed through comprehensive policies such as improving access to education and contraception, and promoting sustainable development. South Korea was once a country struggling with overpopulation, but successfully managed to handle it not by encouraging abortion, but through a combination of family planning education, economic development, and social reforms.
A key point of contention is whether the fetus is considered a separate life form with its own rights. For instance, in cases where the fetus is viable outside the womb, some argue that it has a right to life. As for the argument about illegal abortions and female death rates, it's worth noting that improved medical technology and access to contraceptives have also contributed to reducing these rates, not just the legalization of abortion.
@9GRM8JGNew Democratic 1yr1Y
I shouldn't have to provide data to try and convince people to let women choose what they want to do with their bodies. The reality is if you don't like the idea of an abortion, don't get one, but don't take that choice away from others. That is not fair.
@9GWQFTS1yr1Y
It's also not fair to the unborn child abortion should only be an option in rape and life and death situations there are choices other than abortion.
I agree. The other alternative to not have a baby is to put him up for adoption or foster care, and both systems are awful. I do not believe that it's normal to have to wait for years to adopt a child when there is so many kids with no parents. Having an abortion is already a very tough decision to make, I believe that it is very unnecessary to add more stress to women by taking this right away.
@9GTV7381yr1Y
I agree with this view. I support bodily autonomy fully with respect to abortion, vaccines and MAID. People should always be free to decide what happens to their body.
I agree with this comment about abortion. It should always be the woman's choice on what to do with their bodies. Sexual assault and rape, especially if it leaves the woman pregnant, should not become their responsibility. There are too many different cases to take the choice away from every woman.
@9G9WTDM 1yr1Y
if the mother is unable to support nore give a child the structure needed to guide the child to success they should have the right to abort.
@9GB9K371yr1Y
No that is still the murder of a child the mother should find other recourses to help care for the child and give it a chance instead of murder
@9GB2QCRConservative1yr1Y
No. I am pretty black and white with this topic. If a woman gets pregnant and cannot afford to support her child then why would you even bother getting pregnant in the first place? And if the woman didn't decide or plan to get pregnant and cannot afford to support the child there are options to give that child a life i.e. adoption. Even though adoption is not ideal this gives the child a chance to have a life.
@9GCT8FV1yr1Y
Every life matter but if you're not ready to guide the child, instead of killing them try to give baby to adoption or for an orphanage.
@9GBD47XConservative1yr1Y
Every child should have the right to grow up unless the child was a cause of rape or incest. I believe that parents do not have the right to abort because every child deserves a chance at life.
@9G3M9951yr1Y
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A woman should not be forced to go through pregnancy, risk their own life to give birth to a child they do not want or are not able to afford having. They should not have to give birth to a child they were impregnated with by someone they dont want to have a child with. Its their body, its their choice.
@9G3RDGQ1yr1Y
If they didn’t want it then why did they have intercourse with someone they don’t want to have a child with, and if you don’t want it just just give it up for adoption but don’t kill it
@9GRM8JGNew Democratic 1yr1Y
Having intercourse with someone is not just about reproducing. Also, do you understand how stressful and exhausting pregnancy actually is? Some women just don't want to be pregnant and that is completely ok and they should have the right to terminate a pregnancy if they have no desire to be pregnant.
@9G3RZDZ1yr1Y
well its cruel to the child,it could be the cure to cancer and you say"oh its not alive yet so it doesnt matter" yes it does that baby is a living human and you have no right to take its life.
@9F84WWS1yr1Y
People can get pregnant not under their own terms (rape,etc) or at a time they are not physically able to raise a child (teenage years, poverty, etc) so they would just be putting the child in a bad place if the parent wasn’t allowed to choose to abort because the parent might not be able to support a good life for the child or could struggle caring for the child as they are a constant reminder of a traumatic situation. In the end, it’s their body and them that has to experience pregnancy and everything that comes with it so it should be their choice
@9F82BXZ1yr1Y
pro choice because a women has every right to choose what she does with her body. young girls who aren't ready for child birth and not ready to raise a child are not ready for a kid should have the right to choose what she does with it.
@9F8F8HY1yr1Y
Birthing and raising a child without maturity and readiness is like killing the child alive. So parents better have child when they feel ready in any circumstances.
@9G4TW6J 1yr1Y
If aborting a pregnancy even early on is murder, at what point does the egg become "human?" At the point of fertilization? In addition to this, having a child is a life-changing event. What if the pregnancy is non-consensual or unplanned? The mother may also just change her mind or she may need to get an abortion for healthcare reasons because a lot can happen while pregnant.
@9F7VL4K1yr1Y
Abortion happens regardless of if it’s legal or not. Legalizing abortion just ensures that it’s done safely.
@9F8S4M81yr1Y
somepeople don't want to have kids but get tricked into having them, some people cannot finachlly suport a kid.
@9H24J3P1yr1Y
A woman should not be forced to go through pregnancy, risk their own life to give birth to a child they do not want or are not able to afford having. They should not have to give birth to a child they were impregnated with by someone they dont want to have a child with. Its their body, its their choice.
Its the womans body, she carries the life. Its her choice to keep or abort it. The circumstances surrounding the conception aren't my concern, neither is the choice and free will of another human being, I only have and excercise the agency of self.
@9H42F421yr1Y
In an anti-abortion world, women have less of a right to decide who gets to use their organs to live than dead bodies. And I don't agree with that.
@9FDCCNN1yr1Y
when your in a situation where the pregnatcy is unwanted, you need to have the own choice for your own body.
@9FDGX7J1yr1Y
Having a child changes your life completely. If the baby is already developed quite a bit then abortion should not be allowed cause that's wrong but if you're early in pregnancy it is completely your own choice because it is your life that will be changed.
@9FT9JTL1yr1Y
If the child was living outside of your body, it is still yours, and you are not allowed to harm it. It's still a human being. It could grow up to change the world.
@9FSWL2T1yr1Y
i dont think people should be able to just get rid of a life because they decided to just mess around with no reprobation's. i also think the father should have a say as its his child too.
@9FRX6LW1yr1Y
i feel like women should have the right over there own bodies, because sometimes people arent in the right space to have a child and its better to not have a child then have them in a bad environment. if a women was sexually assaulted they wouldnt want to have there rapists baby and they should have the right not to have the child.
1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. Do you think that if these women got pregnant, they should have to birth and raise that child.
@9LTPJYJ8mos8MO
Yes I do, because the baby is a baby, no matter where he or she came from.
@9FTWLZJ1yr1Y
I believe aborting an un-born baby is no different than killing an already born baby. Everyone has a soul, and a chance at life. Even if it doesn't fit the reality of the parents to have a kid, there are options of putting kids up for adoption.
@9GZFFHR1yr1Y
A woman should not be forced to go through pregnancy, risk their own life to give birth to a child they do not want or are not able to afford having. They should not have to give birth to a child they were impregnated with by someone they dont want to have a child with. Its their body, its their choice.
@9GQZD4Y1yr1Y
. 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.
I think that people should be able to decide if they have an abortion because its their body and they should be able to decide.
@9GBD2J61yr1Y
it will keep us all safe, less people on the streets, less babies being abandoned and helping with putting a stop to overpopulation
@9G8BH641yr1Y
Abortion should not be used as a way to have repeated unprotected sex without birth control. Abortion should only be allowed if there is danger to the mother or child, the mother is a victim of rape or incest, or if they are not old enough to marry.
@9GFRJZV1yr1Y
Sexual assault has continued to rise in Canada; it was 18% higher in 2020 and at its highest since 1996. There were 34,242 assaults in 2021, how many of those resulted in an unwanted or unprepared pregnancy? https://sexualassaultsupport.ca/statistics-sexual-violence-in-canada/
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221019/dq221019c-eng.htm
There is also the argument of bringing a child into a home surrounded by domestic violence. The statistics show a huge increase in sexual assault within domestic violent relationships. Preventing someone from seeking an abortion when they are faced with this situation and the trauma that could come from it, is not for the government to decide.
@9G45LVX1yr1Y
This living Baby has no a life and we have no idea what its gonna become. Don't end their ;life before its even begun.
@9G3KGHJ1yr1Y
Having the choice can stop the amount of heavily disabled children who struggle to live from being born, it can also stop a lot of child neglect from someone who does not want or can not care for a child.
@9G7PW8C1yr1Y
You can only be given access to abortion if you were raped, have health issues or serious problems. It cant be a 'mistake'.
If a child were raped, and became pregnant, and could die during birth, it that fair for this girls unfair life to have to go through that
@9F7TMWF1yr1Y
"The fetus gets a heartbeat at the end of the 4th week or gestation"-National library of health. before then the fetus is not alive and therefore can not feel pain.
@9F9NGVL1yr1Y
I think that being pro-choice is important because if someone can't decide to have a child or not than some of their rights it feels are being taken away. Also they could be bringing the child into a bad home life.
@9F9BZ5K1yr1Y
The overwhelming scientific consensus is that access to abortions saves the lives of women, because abortions will happen regardless of their legality. Therefore, access to abortion saves lives rather than taking lives.
@9F9LYRM1yr1Y
children under 18 are raped and become pregnant and they should not be forced to birth a child when they are not ready in any way. Children can die from giving birth or develop health problems which could all be solved by just an abortion, and if abortions are illegal, some women will try to do it at home by themselves and end up bleeding to death without proper care. People who are pro-life tend to use the argument "its still a living thing" when I'm pretty sure there's a time limit for women to get abortions before its too late and the fetus actually starts to develop.… Read more
1. Reproductive Rights: The pro-choice position emphasizes the importance of a woman's right to decide about her body. This right is enshrined in many countries' laws and constitutions, and limiting access to abortion infringes upon these fundamental rights.
2. Healthcare and Safety: Access to safe and legal abortion services is crucial for women's health. Before the legalization of abortion, many women turned to unsafe and illegal methods, leading to significant health risks. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 25 million unsafe abortions occur annua… Read more
@9FWQXNG1yr1Y
Is murder aloud? The child in the womb is life from the moment of conception. If left to its own, it will turn into a child. That child doesn’t have a voice, and is fearfully and wonderfully made, therefore has every right to life. You can say people should have a choice, but do you actually know what abortion means, and how can a decision be made for that child when we are all broken people.
Abortion can never be regulated because people will find a way to kill their babies regardless. However, in a country with subsidized healthcare, it is not only morally wrong but also financially irresponsible to force people who don't agree with abortion to pay for the abortions (via taxation) of citizens who are often times getting these abortions out of convenience.
@B263XCXNew Democratic6 days6D
if every life is valued, think of the woman, think of how that baby might be raised. the foster system. women who need abortions after a miscarrage.
@B255QQW1wk1W
pro choice is good because you can decide for an abortion and you can not and you can do what ever you want to do
@B2538Y21wk1W
Its a sin, however it is your own body and you should able to do what is needed especially if your rapped and etc
@B247BW82wks2W
This decreases the amount of abortion-related deaths for women and ensures the safety for women. This allows for better future where a womens autonomy isnt controlled by the government.
@B23D4G22wks2W
i believe women deserve to have the right to their own bodies. If there are no restrictions on mens bodys there shouldn't be any on womens.
@9ZXKW5XConservative3wks3W
It is a crime to Kill a person at any point in life and the Bible says to not murder it also says God made us
With the availability of contraceptives and sex education in Canada, there is no good reason to allow abortion outside of extenuating circumstances such as risks to the mother's life. Abortion as a form of contraceptive is a deplorable waste of a potential person.
Unsafe abortions cause 23,000 deaths and 7 million health issues yearly. In countries where abortion is legal, maternal death rates are much lower. Access to abortion is essential for health and safety.
Studies have shown that if you don't get rid of your misscaraige it leads to infections and diseases that can kill you.
@9ZMJ6YW1mo1MO
With contraception being so readily available, the majority of abortions are done because of poor decisions and judgement. In the cases in which consent could not be given (eg. rape, pedophilia) or in the instance of possible major birth defects (incest), I believe it justified. But with the commodification of casual sex in our society, I believe it has become commonplace to receive gratification immediately and consider the consequences later. I believe this is the fault of both men and women, and men are just as responsible for unwanted pregnancies as women. I believe any man who impregnates a woman and abandons her should be subject to large fines (or child support).
@9ZJ8HS7Conservative1mo1MO
Aborting a baby is murdering a child; there's no way around it. If a mother has a miscarriage, it's considered death, but abortion receives different treatment. Having a child requires the commitment of both the mother and the father, a binding through marriage, and a promise to be together until death. If a child is conceived when one or more of these circumstances aren't met, it's life is threatened. How would you feel if you were aborted? One of your friends?
@9ZDDB5Y2mos2MO
Sepsis
Miscarriage
Ectopic pregnancy
Rape
Birth control failing
Not financially or emotionally stable
@9ZCSDZY2mos2MO
The only valid argument is religious opposition to terminating a life but that should clearly be overruled by personal choice
@9YL8MQTConservative2mos2MO
Children deserve to be born into homes and lives where they are wanted, appreciated and can be given the best chance at having a fruitful and successful life
@9SXKSGMNew Democratic4mos4MO
It’s is also extremely unsafe if abortion is made illegal as women will still proceed with an abortion just in an illegal way which now is putting the mother as well as the child at harm. Our focus should also be on the human life that is alive and in front of us (the mother) not prioritize the unborn child who once is born no one will care anymore about their quality of life.
@9QQ74FV6mos6MO
Pro-choice is made for people who are not ready to have a baby, this can be due to the fact that if they have their child the mother could die, or if they have the child they can grow up in horrible living conditoins. Thus why pro-choice is a good reason to stop the child from growing up in poor conditions, or to stop the mother from dying.
@9P37NDD7mos7MO
By saying that, I don’t agree with using it as a form of birth control, but if it’s in their best interest because of some of the reasons I suggested then again they should not be forced or shamed.
@9NQ4YZL7mos7MO
The decision on whether or not the nwoman gets an abortion is between her and her doctor only. A woman shouldn't be forced to keep a baby because your neighbor doesnt like abortions.
@9NHNVZTNew Democratic7mos7MO
People would agree with me because being forced to do something when you do not want to and being forced to have a child when you are not ready to nurture it would go against your human rights.
@9NBTTYX7mos7MO
A strong counter-argument to the pro-choice position on abortion centers around the ethical consideration of the fetus as a human life with rights. Here are key points often raised in this counter-argument
if I child was sexually assaulted, and was later found pregnant, would you let this child have a baby in raise it, instead of having an education, and a life of her own?
@9MJFMZJ7mos7MO
Mind your own business, ppl make mistakes and it’s not up to the rest of the world to determine the choice of one person. That’s the beauty of being your own person, you get to do things for yourself.
I think this world would have less of a chance of surviving due to banning abortion, and will see a significant drop in the population of women.
@9M7GZKB8mos8MO
you want to kill someones chance at life because of someone poor decisions? thats extreme. unless its for extreme medical cases or in the case of rape, abortion should be illegal
@9M46ZQ38mos8MO
Abortion is not an easy decision to make. But if woman’s life is put in danger from pregnancy complications or she is a victim of sexual violence, it is in her rights to terminate the pregnancy.
@9M2FCRG8mos8MO
Overpopulaion is the biggest cause of climate change. Many babies born in these enviroments have higher chances of defects or problems, which is anti-life essentially.
You do not have to decide the same thing as another person like aborting a baby, but you should let the person choose whatever they feel is right for themselves.
@9M255958mos8MO
your killing a baby, whats more to say?
oh its just "a clump of cells" sorry to break it to you but your a clump of cells buddy
everyone deserves a chance in life
@9LZGMJQ8mos8MO
if someone was pushed to do something they didn't want to. examples being sexual assault especially at a young age why should they have to not only live with the trauma of it but also the fact that they may not be able to help or support the child they would have to have.
@9LZF4PW8mos8MO
I believe that if there is an egg, there is life and after 5 weeks there is already a heartbeat. Killing a human life is awful especially when there are so many people who cannot become preganant. and then there are the people who are just killing a child whom many people would have loved. There are so many options other than abortion .everyone has the right to live, especially when you are already living. If a mom has sex its her fault for not using protection, so be responsible. if you don't want kids then don't have careless sex, being careless and then just killing the child should not be an option.
@9LZ224V8mos8MO
Almost eve eu singe pro-lifer says “what if the kid could cure cancer” by that logic the kid can be anything so they can grow up to be a good person or a really evil one.
@9LYR9FX8mos8MO
5% of pregnancies are due to rape. Would you really deny a 5 year old girl her rights to an abortion when she clearly is not ready to carry a child
@9LXY7W28mos8MO
Because nowadays, the population of teenage pregnancy is high. I know being pregnant is hard especially if it's not planned and you're not ready, that is why abortion shouldn't be a crime. Because in their situation is really hard. Imagine being in their situation being pregnant in a early age and not ready to have the baby, and a parent that is not supportive, and the father that would leave if you wont abort. Imagine being in that situation?
If a little girl is raped and is unable to carry a baby full term without putting her life a risk can get an abortion yet a teenager has an unwanted pregnancy they aren't allowed to get one.
If you were a woman, you would be terrified to go through child birth too and probably wouldn't want to raise a child especially if it was an accident.
@9LT2DMK8mos8MO
If a pregnant woman is killed should it be considered one murder or two? Why should pregnant people have any significance if it is a bundle of cells in there body?
@9LS772L8mos8MO
Life is important, if you don't want baby, why you are pregnent? (except for rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child)
@9LRCRDX8mos8MO
If the mother is unable to support the child what are they supposed to do, put them up for adoption or put the baby into foster care which both systems are terrible.
@9LQMWC9New Democratic8mos8MO
There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever to taking away the right to abortion. Being forced to give birth to a child against your will is a traumatizing experience that often ruins if not ends the lives of the people forced to go through with it. The children of these people are very often neglected and abused because their parents are not in the right position mentally or financially to take care of a child.
@9LNQNC78mos8MO
Picking pro choice will give you an option to properly decide on when you want a child and not leaving the parents in an unprepared vulnerable position
@9LNK7QGConservative8mos8MO
The baby is still human. Killing him should amount to manslaughter. Abortions also increase demographics
problem
On abortion, pro-life should always be the stance as a child is a god-chosen, god-given responisbilty, and if you cant take care of a child, than being irresponsible by risking a chance to be pregnant is just stupid.
@9LNHWWS8mos8MO
If you had an 8 year old daughter get pregnant from assault would you really want to force her to give birth at such a young age and have to raise a child while she is a child herself?
@9LNBK9LNew Democratic8mos8MO
Young girls who are not ready to have a child, poor people, disable people, rape, incest are all times when people may need an abortion
@9L2HYCT9mos9MO
people will say "just have the baby and then put it up for adoption" while children in the foster care system are most likely to develop depression, anxiety and PTSD because of the trauma they experience while being in the foster care system.
@9K4QDYQConservative10mos10MO
no matter which way you put it dont matter how young u are killing a baby and its murder and everyone involved should be charged with first degree murder
Now that I am pregnant, I believe nobody should ever be forced to go through this. It is the most uncomfortable and scariest situation ever
@9JYQ4R510mos10MO
Banning abortion will not stop abortions all together, it will just increase the amount of unsafe and illegal abortions occurring in the country. Restricting access to a safe abortion will directly risk the lives of countless Canadians who are in need of an abortion. People will resort to "life-hacks", home remedies, and other unsafe alternatives. Restricting access to an abortion is a healthcare restriction that would have serious repercussions.
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