As IDCrewDawg points out, something like 20% of abortions are done by people under the age of 18, and some 50% are done by people over the age of 25. Thanks for getting this information into the discussion.

To me, these numbers mean this: the majority of abortions are done as a way to escape responsibility. If you are over 25, there is no excuse for not using birth control; weather that is a condom or a pill. If you did somehow screw up, there exists the 'morning after' pill. These people need to realize that their actions will have repercussions on other peoples lives (for starters, their babies), and they need to accept responsibility. This is what you should base an 'abortion law' on. the majority. Not the 2% case of incest, or whatever.

However, speaking now only about the case of teenage pregnancies, I feel very strongly that these kids need to be accountable.

Yes, kids do make mistakes. And when they do, you need to discipline them. Why? For their own good. So that later they won't make those mistakes. If you're 12 and you steal a candy bar, you get scolded. If you're 30 and you steal, you get thrown in jail. Better to learn while you're young, wouldn't you agree?

To me thats the whole point. You need to tell kids that, even if they don't understand it, if they do ___ they will face the consequences. Then maybe, when they grow up, they'll realize that yeah, mommy was right. Even if you don't get punished, doing ___ is bad. And meanwhile, they never did ___ because they knew they would get punished if they did.

Returning to abortion, if a kid gets pregnant, goes to an abortion clinic, gets an abortion without telling her parents, she won't know she's done something bad! Heck, it was fun!

On the other hand, if she goes through with the pregnancy, she might put 2 and 2 together and realize that sex isn't something you kid around with. Is it wrong to 'kill' a fetus? Are you even killing a fetus? I dunno. Who cares? Better to not even have this discussion, to get pregnant if and when you're ready.

And sure, society is significantly more lax and open about sex. Is this good? I dunno. I really don't know if its 'better' this way, or worse. Again, who cares? As long as you realize that sex is 2 minutes of fun, and then (potentially) a lifetime of trouble, you're on the right track.

So no, I'm not against abortion. You need it; there are times when not doing an abortion are bad. But keep it for those times when you actually need it.

I can go on and on like this, but I think you get the point?