I'm pro-choice, does anyone agree?

Question

A lot of people get very angry on the adolescent category about this but if you look at it, you can't epect a 13 year old for instance to have a kid.

Yes or no answers please and why.

Answer 1

I'm pro-choice. Why do people automatically assumes this means taking care of the baby? If one is not able to take care of the baby put it up for adoption.

My motto for this is "give every life a chance to experience this journey we all call life..."

Answer 2

Yes i agree with you. I'm pro choice

I personally would never get an abortion but i dont think that the government has a right to tell a woman what to do with her baby.  Its her body and her life so she should be able to make the decision

Abortion is necessary in some situations because if an 11 year old girl gets pregnant (no mattter whos fault it may be) It isnt safe for her or the baby if she was to go through with the pregnancy.  Getting an abortion would be the safest way to go about this.  Or say a woman had a disease which would most certainly be passed onto the child and the baby would lead a miserable life and die soon after birth.  Is it really worth the pain to everyone involved? A painless death for a young fetus would be better.  A third scenario: say a woman gets raped and then pregnant. It is no way her fault and she isnt prepared financially or emotionally, to care for the child.  Should her and her child be punished for something that isnt even her fault to begin with?  Abortion would be the best solution

Now with that being said, I dont believe that abortion is an effective form of birth control.  If it is just a woman being stupid and having unprotected s*x, then i think that an abortion would be the easy way out, which is not good.

This is such a controversial topic and it will always be a controversial topic but as i stated before: it is not the governments place to determine what a woman can and cannot do with her body.  

I will always remain pro-choice no matter how much controversy it may cause and i will never get an abortion but the option should always be available.

Answer 3

I too am pro-choice. My body = my choice.

It shouldn't be used as a form of birth control though.

Answer 4

im gonna have to disagree with you

im going along with one person said b4 me

if they are having s*x and 13 you can expect them to be pregnant

i mean thats usually what happens when u have s*x

Answer 5

i say s***w everything. i'm pro-abortion, which is different from pro-choice

Answer 6

First off i would never tell someone what they can or cannot do with there own body's however i do not believe in abortion. its not because the baby is alive or that its gods way or whatever other people have said, i do not believe in abortion because if you believe your old enough to have s*x then well then your old enough to do the right thing and take care of that baby or at least give it a chance to live by giving it up for adoption. in the case of rape i believe its better to give the baby up because the baby didn't ask to be put there just like the women didn't ask to be raped. it happened and you have to do what you can to make it threw, i know two girls who were raped and both choose to keep the baby. one even had twins and was the young age of 13. she is an amazing mother.  for mothers who choose to abort the baby after rape i don't put you down because s*x was not a choice you made. so i guess i am both i am pro-life for myself but i believe in choice for women who didn't get the choice to choose if they wanted to have s*x.

edit: i also am against when the parents of the pregnant girl make a choice for them, i knew a girl who wanted to keep her baby but the father's mother and her mother made the choice for them. it was sad.

Answer 7

No, and I know I am going to get thumbs down for this. A woman should have every right to control what goes on with her body. But wait---this isn't her body. An unborn child is still a child no matter what you say about it.

A thirteen-year-old girl who made the choice to lay down with her boyfriend and have s*x unprotected should suffer the pains of childbirth. There are PLENTY of mothers and fathers who cannot have children and would love to adopt a baby. But wait, the girl wants to have a choice and murder her child. Instead of a crib in a loving home the baby will end up in a medical garbage can.

Even if the woman was raped I do not agree with abortion. The child did not chose to be born of rape. Have the baby, put it up for adoption. I work with children and I see some kids that were only born two years ago. They are full of life and happy. It makes me sick to my stomach that some woman could be cruel enough to have that child's head snapped off and thrown into a bucket.

The only time I agree with abortion is if the baby is going to be extremely disabled or that the pregnacy would kill the mother.  Yes, I did say that a disabled child should be aborted. My brother has severe mental retardation and no quality life. He has to be cared for like an infant. This is not life. But a healthy child has all the potential in the world.

Answer 8

Yes 100% pro choice. My uterus my v****a.

Answer 9

Young people abuse abortions and use them as a form of birth control when clearly an abortion should be avoided in all cases and NOT used over and over again because of a mistake that could of been avoided in the first place,

There are plenty of methods of birth control out there, and if taken correctly are 99.5%! So if they took precautions they wouldn't of gotten pregnant,

I think young or old, if a girl gets pregnant, she should live up to what happened and keep the baby, of course they're are certain circumstances, such as rape,

Unprotected s*x = Pregnancy -or- STD = Baby -or- illness

So use condoms and or birth control and then maybe people wouldn't have to be pro life or choice, people could enjoy a baby and not take it as bad news if people who arn't ready for a baby take the right precautions. It's simple but never going to happen

Answer 10

I agree.

Answer 11

if its too late then no, because the baby can feel it.

but YES i agree. why bring a baby into a place where it will only have suffering. i couldn't do it to my baby, but other people can do what they want

Answer 12

Yes. Everyone is created equal- it's a women's body, why shouldn't she have control over it?

Did you know that 70% of pro-lifers are MEN? MEN who can't even GIVE BIRTH!

-Laughs- Wow. Keep bringing on the thumbs down! Sorry for stating my opinion! =D

Answer 13

I am pro-choice. BUT i do not think that age is a factor. it is more about the baby to comes life. If you adult enough to be on your back your adult enough to have a child and make a choice to keep it or adoption.  

Answer 14

Yeah Im pro choice.

People should be free to choose, we do live in a modern world dont we?

Answer 15

only when it comes to rape. People who have s*x and get abortions clearly aren't ready for baby-so why bother having s*x? Young people know what they've done and deserve to have a baby if they've had s*x. Killing an innocent baby is just wrong.

Answer 16

the only people that believe in abortion are people who have already been born :)

pro-life

Answer 17

I agree with being pro-choice. I hate the late pregnancy abortions because I believe that is murder.

Many people who answer questions on here, answer with what they think they would do because they have never actually been in the situation where they had to make such an extremely important choice.

When they are put in the shoes of a pregnant thirteen year old girl, they would better understand. That will never happen so we have to deal with their close minded-ness

Answer 18

personally the i was brought up was as pro-life

and thats what i still am

i believe that ur stoping a life

and yes u cant expect a 13 year old to have a kid

but u can expect them to have s*x???

i think abortion is just a way

of making people get rid of there responsibilities

but thats just me

we are what we are

and i respect all opinions

Edit:well everyone is saying my body my choice...

what about the babies choice???

yea i respect all opinions but if we were the one being aborted then maybe then we would say wher is my choice i should have a choice to live or not instead of saying oh its my moms body so its her choice not mine

or wouldnt we?

Answer 19

wow. I completely agree with Michelle. She hit the nail on the head with her answer. Especially the part about the child being abused if it's unwanted. I've seen that happen a lot. I don't think there's anything else to say after reading her answer. I have seen people who believe they can't care for a child after it is born, so they get rid of it themselves. That's just disgusting and should be handled long before it is born full term.

Answer 20

I agree, and disagree. I disagree with late-abortions, mainly because the baby is so formed and baby-looking and at 7 weeks, can feel pain. But I am pro-choice because sometimes people can't afford the child, it's dangerous to both the baby's and/or mother's health, and some parents end up abusing their baby because they weren't ready to have a child and blame it on the innocent child, when in reality, it's not their fault that they're alive. You know..

Personally though, I don't think I could go through with an abortion, unless it was life threatening to myself, and even then, I would have to get counseling before and after.

Answer 21

I'm totally pro-choice. I'm tired of overly religious people shouting DON'T KILL A PERSON!! That's pretty obvious. No one looks forward to an abortion, but I think it should be a choice. If it isn't, many people will go underground with them and they'll be extremely dangerous, like they used to be.

Answer 22

Umm No! I absolutly do not think there is any excuse to have an abortion. God let you get pregnant. You wouldn't want to be killed just because someone didn't want you around. And as far as age goes, if the 13 yo was acting adult enough to have s*x then they should reap the consequences

Answer 23

I personally think that abortion is out of the question for me.. I think it is horrible.. even if the baby is not "alive" yet like some people argue, it has the potential to be and have a life and a personality. I would personally give it up for adoption, and have the baby be thankful that I gave it a chance at a life with  family that truly loves he or her. At the same time though, i agree that it is a woman's choice. It is her body and for someone to think they have a say in what she does with it is not right. I beg those considering abortion to not do it, but ultimately, nothing me or anybody else says can stop you from making that decision..  

Answer 24

YES.  I am pro choice.  

I was close to 4 months along when I found out during an ultrasound that my baby had anencephaly - that means that he essentially had no brain and no skull.  There is no treatment; a baby with anencephaly will always die, either before or shortly after birth.  Often the organs do not develop normally, either, so organ donation is not usually an option.

If I had not had the choice to terminate that pregnancy, I would have had to carry it to term, knowing that I would give birth to a baby that would immediately die from a severe defect.  The impact on my familyand me would have been devastating.  Even so, the abortion was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.  I do NOT regret it, but I still grieve for that lost boy.  I dream of meeting him in heaven.

If I had not had the choice to terminate that pregnancy, I would not have given birth to my beautiful daughter exactly a year later.  She is the joy of my life.

"Choice" is never simple, and I don't believe anyone ever takes it lightly.  Judging from the young women I encountered at the clinic, I believe abortion is a last, desperate resort for most.  It is not what they want; it is what they have to do.

"Choice" goes way beyond termination of a pregnancy.  A woman should be able to choose whether or not to have s*x; she should never be coerced, forced, or persuaded by a man.

If she decides to have s*x, she should have the right to give herself only to a man who loves and respects her. She should never have to live within a culture that degrades her, views her as an object, and measures her worth in terms of her sexuality.

If she decides to have s*x, she should have the right to complete, up-to-date and honest information about birth control, reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases, and the reality of parenthood at a young age.  

If she decides to become pregnant, she should have the right to affordable and quality prenatal care - no matter what her situation or social class.  

If she becomes pregnant accidentally, she should have the choice to terminate, give up her baby, or parent her baby without any public judgement, criticism, or stigma.

If she decides to have a child, she should have the choice to raise that child in a society that will support ALL of its children, providing them with basic financial support, food and shelter, health care, safety, and education.  

In a world that offers every woman those choices, abortions would be rare, and the "pro-life" contingent would find that their objective of ending abortion would be very nearly met.

Think beyond the box. There is a bigger issue at the heart of this debate - equal status and respect for women.  

Answer 25

i think another way of putting pro-choice is pro-death. having an abortion is killing an innocent child. if you believe everyone is created equal than why is it ok to kill an unborn child? i think having an abortion is the worst possible sin you could commit, worse than murder. everytime i see a teenage mother i dont look down on her, i am disappointed that she had s*x so youn but i am also proud of her for making the right decision and not murdering the child. i believe that no child is EVER a mistake.

Answer 26

I am pro choice.

I mean, honestly I don't think I'd be able to go through with an abortion.

But every woman has the right to choose to have her baby or not.

And seriously. How many pro-lifers have been in the situation where they might actually need an abortion?

What if the girl was raped? Would you really want to concieve the child that was made through force?

It shouldn't be birth control, however it should be an option.

Answer 27

i disagree because its murder but

yea u cant expect a 13 yr old to take care of a kid

but they shouldn't even be having s--

Answer 28

I'm 14 years old and pregnant, and pro-choice.

  I don't like people who are pro-life and just say because it's the way God wanted it or b/c they'll go to h**l or b/c the baby's innocent...

   I'm sorry but in cases of rape when a girl is really young...well, if that's what she wants, then why not? It took me a while to choose to keep this baby but I can totally understand girls who would prefer not to have the kid. It's the mother's choice and although the choice must be EDUCATED, it's her choice. And I'm sorry but the baby can't even "live' on its own yet and isn't born yet. I know that sounds cold and I'll love my baby but I'm pro-choice. I didn't say bad parenting or stupidity, it's just that a a victim of rape or something should have a choice!

Answer 29

I think if someone doesn't intend to get pregnant they should either not have s*x or take birth control, or even be responsible enough to monitor their drinks, etc at parties to avoid rape.

Thats why I am pro-life not pro-choice.

Pregnancies should be shown as a form of punishment and example for young girls why they shouldn't have s*x until they can support themselves and a child if they choose to keep it. Abortion is not a form of birth control. They need to face the music instead of getting off scotch free. It should also be an example for men too, to take responsibility for females they impregnate, because many leave their girlfriends or force them into abortions. They should at least care enough about the girls sake to use a condom, and if they refuse to its obvious that girl should leave him and find someone more respectable.

Another thing, late abortions make me extremely upset, or even ones when the baby is starting to form. For example, I'm not sure about how many weeks along the baby is when it happens, but when the saltine water is injected into the womb, it causes a burning pain, and the fetus actually moves away from the solution but cannot escape.

Did you hear about this other story, a woman went into to get an abortion at I think 6-8 months and the abortion was unsuccessful in killing the fetus, and someone simply threw it into a closet at the hospital where a nurse found the fetus and held it for 45 minutes till it died. Sometimes the fetuses aren't dead. During a partial abortion they actually cut the neck open and drain the brain out, and the fetus can feel the pain of it. Thats not even an abortion its cruel and I view it as torture.

Answer 30

I agree with you during the first trimester. I believe once the fetus is more developed it should have rights. After that I think the ONLY reason it can be aborted is if it had a severe birth defect or if it threatened the mom's life. In rape and teen pregnancy cases if they wanted an abortion they should have had it when the baby was less developed.

Answer 31

Depends. If a girl gets raped etc. then yes but if she was sleeping around and couldn't be bothered using protection its her own fault and I don't see why a baby should suffer and miss it's chance of existance because of that.