Abortion

Thank you Tough for your thoughtful response. It seems that your post was a response to my post,rather than a post of your points. So I will try my best to rebuttal your response rather than respond to points you are trying to present for yourself. 1) I understand that most abortions do not happen in the third trimester, however there are still some that happen in that period which makes it still wrong. Also just because they have a hereditary disease doesn't mean you can kill the fetus. If you can't kill a human baby that has a disease you shouldn't be allowed to kill a fetus with that same disease. I separated abortion into separate trimesters because many people have decided that there are certain times where it's ok and others when it's not. I wanted to point out that even as early as the 6th week it's a human being and has rights. 2) Yes an Egg is biologically separate to it's mother, but that doesn't give it more rights than a fetus just because the fetus is inside the mother. The baby is not a blood sucking parasite, it is a separate entity that has it's own heart, brain, and DNA. I was just making a point that we protect life before birth for other species but not our own. 3) The declaration applies to all human life. The courts have held that it gives these rights to people of all races, sexes, and sexual orientations, so it should also apply to humans of all ages including fetuses. The mothers need for comfort is inferior to the child's right to life, just like a 1 year old babies life is superior to a mothers comfort. The mother cannot just decide that it is uncomfortable to take care of the child and let it die. She would be charged with manslaughter, or murder. It is not a ridiculous point because it shows that we should support life and liberty for all humans. 4) I think that because studies, and surveys support that. While that evidence might not be the only things that paint a picture it is the only thing we can go off of. The fact is as far as we know most abortions are not because of life in danger or rape. Even if the number is doubled from the surveys, 90% of abortions are still not under the 2 exemptions. We do know most of the numbers for life in danger. 5) I took abortion in those certain circumstances and didn't want to debate because most agree that there are certain circumstances where it is permissible. However because you seem to think it is important I will address it. I personally feel that even if you are raped you should have the child, however I don't think I have the moral authority to force someone through law to not have an abortion if they have been raped. The child still did nothing wrong. Let me ask this: should a mother who was raped kill a 1 year old baby after birth because she was raped? No I don't think she should, so the same logic applies for a fetus. However I don't see how I have the authority to tell a 14 year old who just got raped that she has to have a child. It was not her fault it happened, but it's not the child's either. As far as life in danger, It's not my job to tell them what to decide in that situation. They can decide and I think they are not morally wrong either way. I would also point out with all the advances in medical technology this is very uncommon compared to 50 years ago. 6) With your point about a poor mother, if you wouldn't let a mother who has a 1 year old kill the child because she's poor ( which every rational person would say) then you shouldn't support her killing her child before birth just because it's a fetus. While there are physical difficulties that go with pregnancy it is only a temporary pain, having an abortion increases the chances of having mental health problems compared to going through with the pregnancy by 138%.[1] So it is far more dangerous for there health to have an abortion. Your stating a very violent solution to a problem. I would say that we should try to get those girls on birth control and making wiser decisions with their boyfriends than murder innocent children. 7) As to your point of human development and abortion you are forgetting one of the basics of statistics: Correlation does not imply causation. Meaning just because the two correlate doesn't mean they directly affect each other. 8) Under your logic Hitler wasn't a murderer because everything he did was legal. Killing the innocent is wrong whether it's legal or not. So was what Hitler did to the Jews moral? 9) Wasn't trying to respond to you, I was just making a point because I was setting up all my arguments to build a base for my argument. 10) I answered this question in 5) I hope these responses cleared up any questions you had about my views, and helped to solidify my point of view better. I await your rebuttal! Thanks! JN