Should abortion be banned?

[Rath]

mrstickball said:

Rath said:
Also "You need to take responsibility for your actions" is the stupidest argument ever.

If there is a way to avoid facing life long consequences for a silly mistake you should take it, not go "Oh well, it's my own fault". It's kind of like saying that if you get crippled while doing something stupid when you're drunk and there is some easy surgery that would give you the use of your legs back, you shouldn't take the surgery as you need to take responsibility for your actions.

Ah, but your arguing that having a child is a life-long consequence.

No one on the pro-life side is arguing that if you concieve a child, you must bear it, and rear it to adulthood. We are only arguing that the mother needs to carry it to term and put it up for adoption. That is not a life-long consequence. That is a 9 month consequence. There is a large difference there.

Could you please explain the danger of bearing a child, and giving it up for adoption?

Before you answer, consider the fact that women that carry a child to term have a lower mortality rate than those that abort:

http://www.afterabortion.org/news/GisslerAJOG.htm

 

It still isn't a good reason not to get an abortion, the reasons for not getting an abortion should be based on whether you consider it life, your opinions on adoption and other such things. Not on punishing yourself for making a mistake.

I can see good reasons for the arguments against abortion (though I personally do advocate it being a personal choice) and can see why people are passionate about it. I just view that as a really poor argument.