Abortion

Thanks to LB628! I may not be able to post quickly; I have a busy schedule for the next week. (TAKS) http://www.youtube.com... http://abort73.com... ==== I support the right to an abortion for several reasons, the first of which is the right to do what you please to your own body. Seeing as I believe that a fetus is most definitely a part of a woman's body, it is her choice to abort it or not ==== Okay, I see what you are saying. The woman has right to her own body. Her baby, her choice. Why then does the fetus not get a voice? The fetus's body is more its own than the mothers! The fetus, at the time of most abortions, can pump its own blood, move, and do many things we humans can do born. You say at the bottom, "... I believe that people have the right to do whatever they wish to their bodies," yet you are not giving everyone the opportunity to choose. Now, the fetus does not have a voice. The fetus cannot say whether he wants to die or not. However, we have many clues that point to the conclusion that fetuses don't like being sucked to death. (first link I list) ==== I am a utilitarianist, which is to say that I believe that the morally correct action is the one which produces the most happiness for the largest number of people. Given that there are numerous instances of poor . . . ==== Well, first, refer to the video above once again. Secondly, I want you to ask yourself, "Would I be happy if I were the fetus in the situation of abortion?" Let us assume a fetus can at least feel the emotion of happiness or despair. (Now, please -- answer honestly. If you were about to be killed in a similar way to a fetus, would you be "happy?") Quoted from abortionfacts.com: Do you believe the new "ethic" should be that we kill the suffering or burdensome? Some of these cases are tragic, some are also inspirational. We cannot assume the responsibility for killing an unborn child simply because the child has not yet been seen in public. The child's place of residence does not change what abortion does - kill a human being. ==== he first is that the pro-life position is one of moral absolutism, saying that it is always wrong for an action to occur, which I think is completely untenable. ==== A fetus isn't killed because of what it has or hasn't done. It is killed for convenience. I am morally absolute on the fact killing a 'clean' baby (One who hasn't sinned or done wrong by our society's standards) shouldn't be legal. Would you kill a baby 10 seconds before it came out of the womb? 10 seconds after? ==== A fetus only has the rights the mother wishes to extend to it. A fetus is, in essence, a parasite ==== Have you heard of a beneficial parasite? ("Symbiosis"?) Well, the fetus can be a symbiotical relation. For instance, it can raise his/her mother when s/he grows up. He can provide joy. A fetus is a parasite in the sense that it sucks from the mother. However, it is a parasite that will become a human in less than one year. It is a parasite that rarely kills. It is a parasite that has rights. It is not a tapeworm, it is a fetus. I am dependent on MY mother. I need her to cook for me (I tried to cook once; I am now on the Fire Dept's bad boy list.) I need her to pay for the house and work (My family is divorced). I need her to support my brother and I. Does this mean I am not human? What about a baby born early? Are they not dependent on their little oxygen tanks? Without them they would die! Dos this mean they cannot receive the rights of a human? (This can also go for an elderly person with breathing issues.) - I would smile, LB628 -- YOUR mother chose LIFE.