Pro-choice

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.

Abortion happens regardless of if it’s legal or not. Legalizing abortion just ensures that it’s done safely.

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.

when your in a situation where the pregnatcy is unwanted, you need to have the own choice for your own body.

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.

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.

. 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.

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.

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

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 Girls become fertile after they get their period which mostly comes around 10-12 years old meaning children that young can get pregnant but are way to young to give birth so the safest thing to do is abortion and some women don't have that option. Women get pregnant and they don't have enough money to pay for all of the expenses that come with having a baby and they should not be forced to have a child if abortion is not an option.

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 morelly, resulting in 7-9% of all maternal deaths worldwide.

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.

The moment a child is concieved it is a living thing, therefore abortion in any form is murder and a sin.

Abortion is a human rights violation. Let's talk about the science and human rights:
1. Science is undoubtedly clear on when human life begins, as 96 percent of biologists confirm that it begins at fertilization.
2. Human rights are for all human beings. The first human right is the right to life- the right to not be killed, which is rooted in natural law. No one has the "right to choose" to end a person's life. We should redefine "bodily autonomy" to include the bodies of unborn children, as parents have a natural obligation to care for their children.

you are killing an alive being
its murder
if a mother wants to abort, the husband should have a say.
a cell is alive, people cant argue that its not alive because it wouldnt be growing
it is human because what else could it be

Life starts before childbirth. To kill a child before child birth is murder. Jeremiah 1:5 God knew us even before we were conceived.

Nobody had the right to tell someone else what they can or can’t do with their own bodies. It’s none of your business

Life is a gift and not all people are lucky enough to be able to produce a child. I am not against pro-choice, but for me personally, will never abort my child unless it causes life threatening harm to the mother. People should be more careful when having intercourse as they do know the outcome.

It’s my **** ing body. And if a doctor is comfortable practicing this procedure, who are you to get involved?

Canada has a low abortion rate overall compared to other countries, with approximately 74,000 abortions reported in 2020. Roughly half of abortions occur among women aged 18 to 29 years and roughly 90% of abortions are performed within the first trimester (12 weeks).
We have a low abortion rate to begin with, and 90% of an abortions are in the first 12 weeks so why must you keep coming after the right to choice, the right to a person bodily autonomy and freedom.

Here are the arguments
1. Abortion is inevitable, we'd rather have people do it in a safe, controlled manner, as opposed to a dangerous way, alone at home (If you paid attention to history, this was the reason it was legalised in Canada, in the first place)
2. Women, should have the right to bodily autonomy, far more than a group of cells
3. Medical complications exist, which makes abortions bans dangerous. Even if you can get an exception for emergencies, its unpractical for a pregnant person, to hire a lawyer, or show up to court, whilst in the emergency room.
4. Rape and incest
5. Women have the right to choose what happens in their future.

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

Studies have shown that if you don't get rid of your misscaraige it leads to infections and diseases that can kill you.

The only valid argument is religious opposition to terminating a life but that should clearly be overruled by personal choice

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

Life is important, if you don't want baby, why you are pregnent? (except for rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child)

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

Being pro choice isn’t going against anyone or harmful to anyone but being pro life is. Pro choice just means to support people with child in difficult situations and giving them the right they deserve to do what they want with their body. Pro life on the other hand is harming people and taking away something thats a right.

context, data, and statistics have zero influence on my body and what I do with it. I do not need someone to agree with my stance. opinion has zero stance on a woman's physical well-being.

Giving birth is not an easy task. The women have to give life which is tiring and life risking sometimes. It is not a crime to want the choice over your life.

I understand that mistakes may happen, but that is a life and killing it is against God’s glory. I believe every human should have the right to live.

78000 women die each year from unsafe abortions, that could have been a future president or prime minister, a cancer researcher, a surgeon, a teacher, a doctor, a mother. Those women had family's and homes to go to at night and legalizing abortion could have prevented their deaths.

If you want a tattoo you can get a tatto, but if you have a baby on accident its falls on the governemnet to decide what happnes to your own body.

My best counter argument against pro choice comes from the idea that life begins at conception and study have shown that when the sperm enters the egg their is a small flash of light. this is backed up by that the human body emits small amount of light unseen to the eye which proves that at conception life begins.

The killing of a child is never right and people thinking its early so it doesnt matter does not make sense

Over 1,500 women died in childbirth in north america in 2021. Is the life of an unconscious fetus he size of your fist really worth the life of an adult woman?

Let's say we have an 18 year old women in College living in residence. She is pregnant but does not want to
Have the child, not only is she young but she does not live in a suitable place to raise a kid. She could put that kid u p for adoption but then that kid has to grow up without knowing who their real parents are.

I am Pro-Choice, but only until 5 weeks, after 5 weeks once the fetus develops a heart, i am pro-life. However if it is rape, incest, or a danger to people involved, then i would allow it past that 5 week mark.

it is more complicated than people think, women who choose to get abortions usually don't come to a decision quickly, and there are also many different reasons why a woman might be choosing to get an abortion. I don't think that it's fair for other women, especially men, to have an opinion of what another woman is doing with her body.

There is no valid scientific evidence supporting that a fetus is its own individual, and even if one was, there are numerous ethical issues in forcing one person to use their body to keep another alive. It would be no different than demanding mandatory organ/blood/bone marrow donations from living people to save the lives of others.

If people want to get an abortion, they will find a way to do so legally, or illegally. If it is made illegal, they will find a way to abort that baby and it will be at a greater risk to the mother and child.

Not needed i provided enough, but i will say a lot of people wouldn't be able to afford a child and if it was by mistake aborting it would be 100% the right decision, even if they could afford it, their body their choice.

Killing babies isn't the solution to everything. There are many big issues within the abortion denate. What is the definition of life? When searching for life on other planets and outside of earth in general, we search for single-celled organisms. When killing babies, they are already multi-cellular. The promotion of recklessly enjoying life from a young age and throughout life. Sex is promoted in schools through the distribution of condoms, birth pills and other things. Murder isn't the solution to everything.

consciousness and pain are not seen in children's until later in the birth cycle plus we have rights to bodily autonomy which is taken away with forced birth

Pro-choice arguments focus on the facts that we as women have the right to make decisions about our own bodies, (Different from the Pro-life which means you want babies to be born abortion is not the answer ever). Including whether (or not) to have an abortion. Pro-choice arguments also emphasize the importance of access to safe and legal abortion.

Women should have the right to control our own fertility and make decisions about our bodies.

Legal abortion is important for women's health and safety, and prevents us from seeking dangerous, illegal alternatives

Anti-choice is merely a tool people use to supress others. If they gave a **** about the unborn child, they'd demand more money for education, healthcare and supporting the poor but they wouldn't give a **** if it died a day later or not.

At the point of abortion, the child is nothing more than a clump of cells that is nowhere near sentient and barely alive, so there shouldn't be a moral component.

pro choice because a women has every right to choose what she does with her body. young girls who aren't ready for childbirth and not ready to raise a child are not ready for a kid should have the right to choose what she does with it.

I would look into data relayed to the health of a child as well as the demographics of who receives abortions.

Realistically a forced birth will only kill a woman and her unwanted child, or a child forced to carry a child, these people should not have to endure bodily-harm because of bigoted ideologies, and that church should be separated from law. No woman or child should go through with a birth that will could possibly kill them.

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

Just really try to imagine it happening to you or someone you love. Do we allow young children to adopt? When we have such strict conditions for adoption, even for those of age and married, how are we allowing young children who've been raped to raise their own children.

In the US just this year (2023 as of the time of writing), a very young girl was assaulted and impregnated by a rapist and was forced to carry that criminals child to term due to a strict policy against abortion and women’s bodily autonomy.

Her name wasn’t released to the public, her assaulter got barely any sentencing and might be walking free as of right now, and she’s now forced to take care of a child whilst entering the 5th or 6th grade.

That alone is enough proof I need as to why I’m pro choice.

A woman’s body shouldn’t be forced to give birth to a baby…  Read more that A) The US childcare system can’t take care of, B) will harm the mother no matter the age, and C) might get lost In the horrible foster care system.

30 incidents of sexual assault per 1,000 population. Why should a person who went through that traumatic event have to keep the outcome.

The pro-choice position is based on protecting bodily autonomy, ensuring safety, and reducing harm. Data shows that in countries where abortion is legal and accessible, maternal mortality rates are significantly lower, while restrictive laws lead to unsafe abortions that cause injury and death (13% of maternal deaths globally). The Turnaway Study found that people denied abortions are more likely to live in poverty, struggle financially, and miss educational and career opportunities. Access to abortion allows individuals to make the best decisions for their health, families, and futures. Banning abortion doesn’t stop it; it only makes it more dangerous. Prioritizing the rights and well-being of the pregnant person, who already has a life and responsibilities, ensures better outcomes for society as a whole.

The substantial effects of restrictive abortion regulations on both individual autonomy and public health can be used to support pro-choice arguments. Research indicates that nations with strict abortion regulations frequently have greater rates of unsafe abortions, which raises the risk of maternal death and morbidity. Furthermore, restricting access to safe and legal abortion practices fosters gender inequality and disproportionately impacts underprivileged populations. Encouraging women's health, autonomy, and equality requires defending their right to an abortion as well as their access to complete healthcare services.

If the woman cannot care for the child, or does not want the child for any reason, it is ultimately her decision to make.

So many children end up with abusive, poor, and trauma from just being born. Also, you don't want another child to end up in the system.

Pregnant people need abortions because they wouldn't be able to support a baby, a baby wouldn't work with their lifestyle and people shouldn't have babies that they don't want.

eople 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

I genuinely believe that no one on this earth has a say to your own body but you. You live in your own body from birth to death, it's yours and you know what is best for your body. No doctor in this world is the best other than yourself because you know your body.

Numerous studies have shown that abortions rates don't exactly go down, only the safe ones do. They actually lead to an increase in unsafe abortions, which can potentially kill both the one carrying the child, and the child. That wouldn't be very pro-life now would it? Also, the accessibility to legal abortion plays an important role in gender equality. It gives women the opportunity to have control over their bodies and their futures.

it should be a womens choice no matter what she is the one who has to bare a child for 9 months and have to live with that so if she dosent want to or isnt ready then thats her choice. it just dosent make any sense why someone else should be able to choose for a women

"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.

I don't think anyone should have to convince someone to sway their opinion on this serious topic i Be live everyone should research for themselves and formulate tier own opinion on the subject.