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Originally Posted by Aquila
Abortion is a tragic reality. At the end of the day the question is... If a woman decides she doesn't want to carry her pregnancy to term, who ultimately has the authority to make the choice to abort or not? Government or the pregnant woman.
Think about it... if a pregnant woman wanted an abortion and the government said "no", the government has essentially seized her body legally and is forcing her to give birth. This makes pregnant women wards of the state. While I HATE abortion and I think it's a terrible tragedy... I'm not so sure that government is the answer. Someone has to ulitmately have the final say. Pro-choice people believe that choice should reside in the hands of individual women not state house bureaucrats.
Think about it... a doctor tells you and your significant other about a condition that could threaten the mother's life or render her infertile and states that terminating the pregnancy is an option. That's a very dark and painful moment. Do you want to have to have a board of doctors review your case and then appeal to a government official or judge for permission to perform the procedure... or do you believe that such a difficult and painful choice should reside between you, your wife, and your God?
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One can prove that with a certain definition of human being whether a fetus is a human being or not but one cannot prove which definition of human being is the correct one. This makes the question a more philosophical and religious one and thus something that cannot really be answered by the government.
However, there are other reasons to ban abortion than simply because a fetus is a human being. A fetus being a potential human being may be enough cause to afford it some rights and do think that sometimes the rights of even a potential person my trump the rights of an actual person.
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