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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

A fetus is a potential person

When a mother voluntarily wants the fetus terminated its because its a health risk either physically or psychologically, you can think of this is like "self defence".

Abortion, while it is a tragedy, is a lesser evil conpared to forced births.

Nobody likes terminating a viable fetus, but abortion is much more preferrable than having the woman suffer.

However, forced abortions, against the mother's wishes, is just as bad, if not worse, than forced births.

Forced births and forced abortions are two sides of the same coin, government interfering in personal decisions where they shouldn't have

If it was my mother deciding, voluntarily, at the time of pregnancy, that she didn't want me, sure, go ahead, its probably better for the both us. A mother doesn't have to suffer, a child never having to feel the pain of rejection by their birthparents. Win-win.

But: THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE NO SAY IN THE DECISION, NEITHER FOR OR AGAINST THE ABORTION. IT'S THE MOTHER'S DECISION

(P.S. After the birth happens, parents should never, ever, say "I wish you were never born". Your window of decision was during pregnancy, you don't get to say those words to hurt the kids after they were born. Either get an abortion, or live with the fact you chose to give birth to your child(ren), choose wisely.)