Quote Originally Posted by BDC
I'm inclined to agree with you, but...

1) I find it hard to see a few weeks old bundled of undifferentiated cells as human, it will probably grow into one assuming it doesn't miscarry, but it isn't really yet, any more than a culture of cells taken from me is a human.
2) On a more practical note, abortion happens anyway. I'd rather have it done cleanly, safely, and be regulated.
This is maybe the most sensible post i have seen here... Abortion is going to be around in one way or another, whether it is done underground in less then ideal conditions in which anything could happen and does. or in a controlled medical environment

No mother has an abortion for the hell of it and there is alway a huge toll of her as a result. It is often men debating the issue and about what women can and can't do, and as a result it is often easy to pre-judge what is happening...

on a personal note, even with being careful sometimes people get pregnant, people need to make the best decisions they can, based on what ever they feel is important to them. when i was 17 and my girlfriend was 16, we had protected sex and she got pregnant, i supported her in what ever she did, and would of too, both of us being at school. she had an abortion, and i feel under the circumstances it was best for both of us. keep in mind we are not religious in anyway so moral issues about sex hold no sway.