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Originally Posted by tecoyah
I have personally found this to be amongst the best interpretations of the information available, and it has helped me form my own understanding of this....delicate debate.
http://www.2think.org/abortion.shtml |
That is a very thorough and well done explaination on the abortion debate.
I know my position does not make sense but here goes. I think the termination of fetuses is wrong. Even if the 2nd trimester viability test referred to in the article is used as criteria for human status it is just a matter of time before science comes up with ways to make the fetus viable earlier and earlier.
That being said I cannot go along with the government dictating to women that they must carry the unborn child to term. So until something comes along to convince me otherwise I will err on the side of a woman's right to abort. I think this right should extend all the way to the final trimester since I don't know where to draw the line. I also understand those who are against abortion extending that belief all the way to conception since they do not know where to draw the line as well.
I guess the bottom line is, I believe a woman's right to the use of her body is more important to legally protect than the right of the fetus to live inside her.