Should women have the rights to choose to abortion?

I believe in a woman's right to choose, but with all the modern science I think that the man should have the right to have the embryo transferred to a surrogate if he wants. And absolve the woman of all responsibility to the child.

I am going to say this simple and plain. I think abortion is only ok if the doctors know for a fact that the woman will die if having the baby. But all that I can't afford the baby or I was rape. Is still not enough. It's called adoption for a reason.

In the 1960s abortion was illegal in my home country so all unwanted babies were adopted. The mother didn't have the child to bring up and the adoptive parents got what the wanted to. The innocent baby went to live in a loving adoptive family. Everyone was happy. Abortion is now legal in my home country up to 24 weeks pregnancy. I think that man ladies regret abortion and suffer depression years later. Abortion is the worst thing that many ladies have done and they can't turn the clock back. It seems that some ladies that really want a baby can't have one whilst some pregnant ladies are having abortions. I like adoption but I would never choose abortion. I respect other ladies decisions to have an abortion. However I would like to see the time limit be reduced to 12 weeks pregnancy. Of course I want to avoid ladies having back street abortions or self abortion. Abortion should be an option I guess to avoid ladies doing self harm however the adoption system should be made easier and then it would become more popular. Birth control choices should be explain to hopefully avoid unwanted pregnancies.

It is always someone elses life when talking about abortion! The baby didn't ask to be conceived but once it is the woman is sharing her body with an individual who has as much right to live as anyone else. If a woman doesn't want or can't afford a child then she has the means to stop it from happening. Either she refrains from the act or she takes the proper precautions! If she doesn't want the child then she can hand it over for adoption to someone who does! There should only be one instance where abortion should be considered and that is if by carrying the baby it means the Mother is at risk of losing her own life, especially if she already has children who need her! I'm not talking from sentimentality or a Religious viewpoint I'm talking from experience of taking the risk and carrying a baby Doctors wanted me to abort. If I'd been in danger then I wouldn't have gone through with the pregnancy. As it is my daughter was only 4lbs at birth with problems associated with low birth weight babies and could only be born via Ceasarian Section. In Countries where abortion is allowed it's becoming the norm to treat it as another form of birth control. It's a life as precious as any other!

Well abortion is killing an inocent baby, it isn't his fault that he had been concieved. I think that abortion cannot be legalised since it is imoral to kill a baby, there is adoption if the mother dosen't want the baby. There are lots of couples who whish to have a child and can't. Well we have to educate our children , since there are still lots of teenage gils who get pregnant at a small age, however it is their resposability, every action has a consecuence, that's life. We cannot kill a child, just because we don't want to be parents, and also men have their responsability on their children too.

I believe in a womans right to to make her own choice without interference from goverment,religion or anyone else. The woman has to live with the choice she makes and I don't see anyone else stepping up to help by either paying for medical care,food,clothing,education of the child for the long run if she isn't married or has a support system in place. I hear all these people saying "it's a life" but I have yet to see these pro-life people give a tenth or a quarter of every pay checks to offer their support for an unwanted child. That's where I stand on the issue.

Woman should have the right to choose whatever she wants.Isn't she an individual human being with a soul,likes and dislikes like a man?

With all the people in the world who want kids, but cannot have them biologically for themselves for some reason, abortion should not be necessary in most cases. The only time an abortion should be an option is if carrying the baby to term and delivering it would put the life of the mother in above average danger. Perhaps a case where the pregnancy was the result of the woman being raped would be another situation where an abortion may be a viable option, even though I really don't agree with it. I would prefer that baby have a chance to be born and be adopted by a family who would love it, but then again, I can't very well see myself looking a woman in that situation in the eye and telling her that she has to carry that baby and deliver it when I know that every day she is pregnant with this child is likely going to remind her of being raped. I never want to see an abortion in a case that the baby has a chance to be born healthy and live a happy life. That baby deserves that chance at life. However, I can't blame a rape victim if she chooses not to have the baby.

I think that it is a woman's choice to abort, if she thinks that it is the best choice for her. It is a personal choice and should be within a woman's options to use, if necessary. The best person to evaluate the woman's situation is the woman herself. I don't think anyone else should do it for her.

I see here a lot of people mention rape as a reason for abortion. Usually in the case of RAPE. A woman should call the police. After the meeting with police you are sent to the hospital to collect evidence. At the hospital you are given an option of the morning after pill. Been there done that. This is experience talking.

I am pro life, but am realistic enough to know that abortion is a part of today's culture. What I wish is that any woman who becomes pregnant will have the compassion to choose life.

According to the bible, no one should kill. So I would say "NO" to your question. My thoughts about this is if the woman had enough time to lay down with the guy, then they should go through with the responsibility of taking care of that child. Even if she can't afford it then she can still give him up for adoption. At least she would have taken the time to bring him or her into the world for the 9 months and someone who can afford to take care of him or her can if they so choose too. Even if the child has not been fully developed, it is still a human being and no human being should be killed.

i dont think that Abortion should be legal because its like making the killing - legal. everyone should have thought of the consequences they have to face before doing such thing. if it leads them to having a baby, they must face the responsibility and not let their bodies suffer.. or not let the baby suffer because the baby has nothing to do with the things their mother is doing. . .

This is my last post to this abhorring philosophy. Do you ever value your life? Where you not thankful that you came to the world? Do you not appreciate your friends? (Or do you have a friends?) Did you ever smile when you see cute infants? Where you ever amazed when a child learns something new for the first time? Did you ever feel high when a baby looks at you and smiles? Where you ever thankful because you've experience how it is to be loved? Where you thankful that you know what different food taste like? Where you thankful that you visited beautiful places? Are you not thankful that you are able to see the beauty of the morning? Or the serenity of the evening? Where you captivated by art? Did you ever enjoy literature? Where you ever happy with your success? Or have you ever been optimistic when you failed? Where you able thankful that you could feel different sensations? If you're answer is no,no,no.... then I'm not surprised.

I don't believe the government should be allowed to legislate what women do with their bodies. It's disgusting and kind of scary. It should be up to the woman to decide whether or not she feels morally obligated to give birth, or if she just wants to end the pregnancy. If people find that wrong, then that's too bad. It's not their offspring, and it shouldn't be their choice.

Yes the woman should have the right. They have the right to not have a baby.

I think it is a health issue, and should be left out of politics. I think it is a shame we have let government regulate health so much. If made illegal, there would be people who were forced to have incest or rape babies, or even forced to have the baby though it would endanger the mothers life. They say that these circumstances could be looked into by a court, and abortions could be granted in these sorts of extreme cases, though if you look at our system and how it acts, that pregnancy could become a child before the court would ever hear it. I think it is terrible that it is a decision that has to be made. Just the chemicals that are in a womans body alone is enough to punish a woman for a pregnancy that did not complete. The health risks for abortion are not too great either. We focus mainly on solutions after a problems presents itself. I think we should be proactive in this, and ensure that this is something that happens less often. In your scenerio, a woman that isn't happy with the idea of being pregnant, or not financially secure enough to do so, I would like to hope we could prevent situations like that from happening by having the people that do not want to have children at the moment use protection or some other form of birth control. Regardless if you are pro-choice or pro-life, I would like to hope that everyone can agree: Abortion is nasty. It is terrible for the body, terrible for the mind. You get even furhter into this if you argue when life begins. We should not make it illegal, but be more focused on making sure it doesn't have to happen through real education and assistance.

A couple of years ago, South Dakota's government unilaterally banned abortion in that state. Whether it was because they were not offered the chance to vote on it or because they strongly disagreed with the ruling, I am not sure but the residents of that state made such an uproar over this new law that the government had to then let the residents vote on it and they voted against it. I think that a lot of young girls (high school age, for example) use abortion as a method of birth control and that is not okay. I actually knew a girl in high school who had four abortions before she graduated. Also I think there are other options if the mother is simply "not ready" or can't afford the baby. There are programs to help her get through the expense of being pregnant and there are thousands, millions, of families who can't have children who would love to adopt. In situations where carrying the pregnancy to term will endanger mom and baby's healths or cases of rape or incest where having the mother had no choice in whether or not she got pregnant, then abortion is absolutely a legitimate option. But it's also the woman's right to choose what is done with and to her body, like you said. In my opinion, the only involvement the government should have in the process is to make sure that it is done safely and the only involvement The Church should have is in the conversation between the pregnant woman and her priest/minister/reverend/druid master.

You are right in one direction. But look in to the other sides of the issue. If the law gets liberal,people will do business out of it. The government cannot guard & check for all cases of abortion. Their may be some hidden pressure on the woman who would wish to abort. When a conception is aborted,a life is lost. & no one in this world has the right to terminate life without any strong reasons. happy mylotting friend.

You know what. I wish your mother aborted you so that you wont get the chance to abort one or more babies.