Do you think abortion should be legal?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the legality of abortion, exploring various opinions on whether it should be legal and under what circumstances. Participants express their views on restrictions, moral implications, and the responsibilities associated with pregnancy. The conversation includes personal beliefs, societal impacts, and differing perspectives on the issue.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express that abortions should not be performed after the first trimester except in special cases, and after the second trimester only in extreme cases, while still supporting the legality of abortion.
  • Others identify as pro-life, arguing against abortion in all circumstances except when the mother's life is at risk, emphasizing the responsibility of parents.
  • A participant humorously suggests that being anti-abortion but pro-baby killing is a contradiction, indicating a complex view on the topic.
  • Concerns are raised about the potential dangers of outlawing abortion, suggesting that it could lead to unsafe, illegal procedures.
  • Some argue for the importance of education and access to birth control as a means to reduce unwanted pregnancies, rather than focusing solely on abortion legality.
  • There are differing views on whether a fetus should be considered a living person, with some asserting that this assumption underpins the arguments for outlawing abortion.
  • A participant expresses discomfort with the idea of using tax dollars to fund elective abortion procedures, indicating a moral stance on the issue.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a range of views on the legality and morality of abortion, with no clear consensus reached. Some agree on certain restrictions, while others maintain opposing positions regarding the circumstances under which abortion should be allowed.

Contextual Notes

Participants' arguments depend on various assumptions about fetal personhood and the implications of abortion laws, which remain unresolved in the discussion.

  • #31
gerben said:
I do not really see any problem in aborting until birth, and even not in killing babies shortly after birth. The thing that is being killed simply will not notice being killed, and the persons that should make something of it are apparently not willing to do so.

I think the main point in a discussion like this should be why one would think that it is wrong (unethical/unmoral/whatever) to abort. Can anyone that is against abortion please give a sound reason for that, other than that it is simply their personal preference to just let the fetuses grow?


I am going to go ahead and just let you clarify this. You don't have a problem with killing babies? Actual birthed, living legit babies?
 
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  • #32
Birth controll pills whatever, should be widely available to the teenage girls,young women and not restricted like in the USA.
And most important, SEX education MUST be taught in every school for at least 2 hours a day!
Responsible, educated people don't **** like monkeys.
 
  • #33
tumor said:
SEX education MUST be taught in every school for at least 2 hours a day!

I hope you're kidding, here.
 
  • #34
Gokul43201 said:
Isn't your question tantamount to saying "what's the big deal - I poisoned him in his asleep" ?

No, allowing to kill sleeping people would be a problem because it would generate fear, we would be scared that someone might kill us while we are asleep. Such a fear would not be there yet in a new individual.

phatmonky said:
I am going to go ahead and just let you clarify this. You don't have a problem with killing babies? Actual birthed, living legit babies?

Well actually I think I would have a problem with that, but I wanted to make the point a bit strong. It is unclear to me until which stage it should be allowable.
 
  • #35
Gokul43201 said:
I hope you're kidding, here.

No I'm not, and also I would scrap all the crap they teach about 10 commandments and murderous bible .Hypocrites.
 
  • #36
tumor said:
Responsible, educated people don't **** like monkeys.

I hope you're kidding here!
 
  • #37
Abortion is should be legal.

I just don't get why the Republicans want the Democrats to increase in number. If they had a lick of sense for there own general argument, they'd keep there damn mouths shut and propagate there own rather than someone elses mistakes. But, they're idiots of course.

But seriously, a Momma who kills her child, doesn't need that child in general. So, she takes care of that for us, now doesn't she?

Ain't it funny how Mother Nature is so damn clear at times?

I'm for humane euthenasia all the way through birth.
 
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