Abortion should be legal

I never stated that nobody should be legally required to do something they don't want to. I stated that pregnant women should have the right to choose if they want to have a child or not. Having children should definitely be optional regardless of if the woman is pregnant or not. The government should not force pregnant women to have a child. If you care about fetuses more than women's lives then you should remain pro life. The fact is that approximately 78,000 women die from unsafe abortions. The number of women who die from unsafe abortions will increase if the government bans abortion. Why should the government protect lives that aren't humans over women? Women's lives are way more important than fetuses. Fetuses are not humans because the definition of humans does not apply for fetuses. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com... In regards to protests, Abortion is currently legal under certain circumstances, There has not been tons of protests because majority of Americans support the right to have an abortion under certain circumstances. If the government bans abortion completely which majority of Americans would oppose than there will be more protests. Look at the abortion polls. Source:http://www.gallup.com... In regards to the child, if the child does become a criminal then it may be killed or put in jail depending on the situation. Some criminals gets killed during the crime scene. Criminals are allowed to get killed if they commit murder. You were wrong when you stated that criminals are not allowed get killed. There is a justification for having an abortion if the child might become a criminal. If the child grows up to be a criminal than it effects people. If it is not raised well then it might become a criminal. The child could grow up to be a good person or a bad person. The way the child is raised effects what the child will turn out to be. In regards to raising a child, It is okay for a woman to have an abortion to prevent herself from taking care of it. Abortion is not killing a child. It's killing a fetus. Like I just stated fetuses are not humans. If you count all the humans in the world you wouldn't count fetuses. If a woman doesn't have enough time or money to raise a child then the best thing to do is either have an abortion or put the child up for adoption. Most women don't want to put their child up for adoption. Another thing I want to point out is that most pro life people only support the right to have an abortion in cases of rape, incest and when the woman's life is at risk. My opponent probably supports it in those cases as well. Well in cases of rape if a woman has an abortion than that's also killing a fetus. Conservatives talk about why fetuses should have the right to live when they support the right to have an abortion in cases of rape. Conservatives are hypocrites. Abortion is killing a fetus regardless of the case. I support the right to have an abortion regardless of the case. The government should not dictate what a woman could do with her own body that's abuse of power. My opponent does not believe in women's rights instead he believes that the government should control women's bodies. Banning abortion would be bad for women and is against their rights. http://www.womenscenter.com...