Quote Originally Posted by IDCrewDawg
This case is of the rarest, and we all know this case would warrent an abortion.
I know that that's a rare case, which is kind of the point. There are people in this thread arguing for abortion rights for people who are already badly enough off to justify it, but not the regular people who do it for convenience. My question was, who gets to decide who is worthy of getting an abortion? The guy I quoted above has been attacked by any number of people for just that reason. Google 'sexist asshat' and he's at the top of the page.

What we are getting at is if your going to have sex, and vistana you have said you are going to. Then you are risking pregenancy, even though you are using condom's and birthcontrol, the chance of getting pregnant using these methods is so incredibly low that it barely warrents concern, yet, it is still there. Since your taking this risk, and know you are taking this risk. Then in my view, if you get pregnant, you should be held accountable for this action.
If I walk outside and get mugged should I be held accountable, since I knew there was a risk when I left the house? Most rapes are committed by people you know. Should I avoid being alone with male friends because the risk is there and by taking that risk I'm assuming responsibility if anything happens?
By that logic we should be held responsible for accidents during any activity that carries a risk (aka everything).

Just cause you say you wouldnt take good enough care of your body during pregnancy, and you don't want to be bothered with the whole process doesn't mean it's the best option. This opinion of yours that you stated is actually the number one reason for abortions today. Also listed on the CDC website I mentioned earlier. To me, this is lazy and irresponsible. Which is why I felt that if someone such as yourself wanted the option of abortion, I would want it to be financially difficult for you to do so. We all know that having a child is going to be finacially difficult, why shouldn't not having one be also?



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As for your argument for making it financially difficult to have an abortion, how is that ever a good idea? Having a child is expensive, so not having a child should also be expensive? That leaves someone in quite a bind for what may have been an accident they had no control over. Going that route is an excellent way to make people turn to other methods, you'd get back-alley abortions and coat-hangers again.
Or was your argument to only penalize those who would abort because they are 'lazy and irresponsible' and not the ones who actually deserve an abortion?
If that's the case, we're right back at the 'who gets to decide' argument.