Do pro-choice people really support the argument that abortions save babies from being born into poverty?

Question

The way I see it, America loves comebacks. Rocky Balboa, Batman, you name it. So why do pro-choice people use that stupid argument. Everyone deserves a chance, what kind of world are we when the government turns its backs on those who have to defy odds to become successful. The thought of killing people that will be born into poverty is sickening.

If I took the time, I bet I could google hundreds of people that have grown up in poverty and led amazing lives.

God help people that actually agree that women should be able to choose to kill a baby.

Answer 1

people lie to themselves. Some women will have an abortion because the timing is bad ,and tell themselves that it 's not really a baby yet,and later when they want the pregnancy they tell everyone they are having a "baby" 3minutes after finding out they preg. Why is it a baby then but not when it wasn't an ideal time for it. I am "pro -choice" as long as the baby is given a choice too!

Answer 2

why shouldnt a woman have the right to chose for herself? women are no different than men! if this is so, why didnt the man chose to not rape that woman he has been stalking? why didnt he chose to be castrated instead of possibly reproducing? and FYI men have just as much to do with abortions as women do! most of the time, its their idea!!! oh, and god doesnt exist :)

Answer 3

I am pro choice.

I did well in life from a very humble start.

I was also beaten abused tortured and told every day how much the other kids would have if I was not there eating their food.

I never had kids because I was afraid I'd abuse them...

If you feel strongly then help someone who needs it. pay it forward.

I do.

But I still believe in choice...

Prevention is preferred...but there are some men that force women into these hard decisions. I knew many married ladies that just could not afford one more kid.

You have the idea that the only way someone could choose an abortion is to not value life.

Maybe someone can still value life and wants the best for their child and know the timing just is not right.

It is not an easy decision. But life gives us hard choices.

So you could not abort a fetus...and I could not imagine having a baby and giving it away.

We can agree to disagree..

Answer 4

I don't think that abortions are needed to save babies from poverty.  I also don't think that pro life people are needed to save babies from their mothers.  I think it is a woman's choice, I think we should do what we can to educate women on other choices, and most importantly safe s*x (not just abstinence).  A woman who feels that abortion is the only choice for her isn't going to change her mind because of your beliefs, and if its illegal she will go to more extreme, dangerous lengths to abort the pregnancy.  

P.S. humans do slaughter one another, just not for food ( normally) ever heard of the holocaust?  Many people treat people with far less respect than they treat animals.

But these things do happen on a daily basis around the world.  I'd agree that it is not at the same rate, but it does happen.

Answer 5

You've twisted the argument.  If a mother thinks that she doesn't have the means (whether financial or otherwise) to bring up a child properly, then I think she has the right to consider abortion.  I would never say that abortions save people from having horrible lives, or that poor people should have abortions.  That would indeed be sickening.

Answer 6

I'm pro-choice and I don't condone this argument but I understand why it is often offered.  While comebacks are great for every comeback there are many more children abused and starving in poverty-stricken homes.  I don't think that this is a reason to abort a fetus, I think this is a reason to give free birth control and free birth control lessons to impoverished teens (age 10 and up) so that they can learn how birth control works and what methods to take to not become pregnant.

As for your comment, "God help people that actually agree that women should be able to choose to kill a baby." well the God I believe in never said anything about abortion.  Do your research and check out St. Thomas Aquinas's writing (a CATHOLIC saint) versus pure (i.e. old Latin monk-transcribed) Biblical passages.  I bet you'll be surprised where that whole "no abortion" stuff came from.  (PS according to the same writings, male masturbation is abortion, so God help the man that masturbates!)

Answer 7

Hey even if they would be rich but inconvenient, so what. Woman wants an abortion, go for it.

Answer 8

I don't think that any life should ever be wasted. I know too many families (including some of my own family members) who can not have children but want them so bad. Then I know people who are fertile as h**l, get pregnant just by looking at a p***s and have had so many abortions that I don't understand how they can still walk. That is my biggest reason that I'm pro-life is because I know first hand how many people want children and CAN give them amazing homes and CAN give them access to their birth mother but can't have a baby themselves. If you have a child, give it up for abortion because of financial reasons but still want to see him/her, then tell the adopted parents that! It's not difficult.

I personally could never give up a child. I know many people who wouldn't be able to do it either. Then I also know people who give them up ALL the f*ckin time and it makes me sad just to look at them. I have a friend who's God-Mother has tried for 10 years now to have a baby. Has had 4 miscarriages. Wants to adopt but is on a 2 year waiting list. Maybe women who give up "fetuses" like that so easily should close their legs once in a while. I promise, it won't get so tight that it hurts to have s*x again. Give it some space.

-Later Gator-

Answer 9

Its a womans choice. People kill animals everyday, how is that differnet from aborting a baby?

Answer 10

You don't have a uterus. So you have no idea what a women goes through emotionally in a choice like that. Plus some of these people who have kids and don't want them, the children suffer from abuse, neglect and even die.

Would you rather a pregnancy is terminated or a child is abused sometimes in horrific ways cause they parents never wanted them in the first place. Now that doesn't always happen but it does enough. Or even with adoption, too many foster parents are found running pedophile rings or abusing the children.

When you grow a uterus than you can spout an opinion.

Plus, Batman was born into a very wealthy family.

Answer 11

Women SHOULD be allowed to have a choice! And whatever choice a woman makes, she makes as she believes is right for her life.

Who are any of you to tell her what she should or should not do , when you have not walked in her shoes.

Answer 12

usually when i hear that argument, i stop listening because it tells me one of two things

1) they are really ignorant and stupid

or

2) they think i am really ignorant and stupid

btw, i am pro abortion