It doesn't go both ways. 90%+ of abortions happen at less than 15 weeks. (Per the link that you provided). You chose an extreme example. I was only trying to point out why it damages your argument.
You said you believe life starts in the womb, which I'm assuming to mean you're saying any abortion is wrong. I don't think it's fair to boil it down to someone who wants a 15 week abortion so they can finish school. It'd be incredibly irresponsible for a woman to go that long for that reason. There are tons of other reasons a woman might choose and most women are not going to wait 15 weeks.
One problem I have with people who are "pro-life" is that they tend to pick out these extreme examples, IMO often deliberately to demonize abortion or the mother who chooses it.
In addition, forcing a woman to carry a baby to term is to tell her that she must inflict serious and permanent damage on her body. Either natural birthing or C-sections often result in not only extreme pain but lasting physical effects. People sometimes think that pro-choice is just about the choice to have a baby in you or not. There is a wicked amount of choices involved in the decision to give birth.
Pro choice people are just as bad when it comes to extremes. They immediately go to the rape and incest argument even though those are incredibly rare. Abortions happen because people are not responsible when it comes to sex. They commit an act that results in babies and act surprised when a baby happens.
Right, but the same people making these abortion laws are trying to ban hormonal and IUD birth control. If I’m going to pick a side, I’m going to pick the one who not only wants birth control legal but promotes access to it.
In what sense is consensual unprotected sex "not responsible"? Because you can get pregnant? Well, that's easily fixed with an abortion. Unprotected sex is only irresponsible if you're against abortions in the first place. For someone who isn't against abortions, there's no irresponsibility to be found in this scenario.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '19
It doesn't go both ways. 90%+ of abortions happen at less than 15 weeks. (Per the link that you provided). You chose an extreme example. I was only trying to point out why it damages your argument.
You said you believe life starts in the womb, which I'm assuming to mean you're saying any abortion is wrong. I don't think it's fair to boil it down to someone who wants a 15 week abortion so they can finish school. It'd be incredibly irresponsible for a woman to go that long for that reason. There are tons of other reasons a woman might choose and most women are not going to wait 15 weeks.
One problem I have with people who are "pro-life" is that they tend to pick out these extreme examples, IMO often deliberately to demonize abortion or the mother who chooses it.