I know a lot of people have very strong views on this topic and for a lot of different reasons.
So I thought it would be interesting to bring on this topic.
Is abortion right or wrong? Should it be allowed?
Say if a teenage guy and girl with bright futures were having sex. Responsible sex. And against all odds a condom broke or she missed a pill. They take an emergency contraceptive pill to try to make up for this and against all odds again the girl still falls pregnant. Having no jobs and not necessarily wealthy parents, and succeeding well in school, keeping the baby would mean certain disaster for them both.
A foetus isn't sentient until at least 5 months into pregnancy and does not develop it's neocortex until around this time as well. This means that is not a true human, only becoming one, and that it is incapable of thinking and feeling any kind of pain until a couple of months before it's actual birth.
Many people may pose the argument that people should not be having sex if they're not prepared for a baby but I would also have to disagree with this. Sex and pregnancy are of course related but still exclusive to each other. Sex is most commonly had for pleasure without the intention of children. I think of course that the risks of sex should be addressed but in the case of pregnancy and the described situation, it turns into another situation of it's own
I do not see why the parent should be obliged to live with those specific consequences, just because they chose to have sex for pleasure, when there is an alternative.
So I thought it would be interesting to bring on this topic.
Is abortion right or wrong? Should it be allowed?
Say if a teenage guy and girl with bright futures were having sex. Responsible sex. And against all odds a condom broke or she missed a pill. They take an emergency contraceptive pill to try to make up for this and against all odds again the girl still falls pregnant. Having no jobs and not necessarily wealthy parents, and succeeding well in school, keeping the baby would mean certain disaster for them both.
A foetus isn't sentient until at least 5 months into pregnancy and does not develop it's neocortex until around this time as well. This means that is not a true human, only becoming one, and that it is incapable of thinking and feeling any kind of pain until a couple of months before it's actual birth.
Many people may pose the argument that people should not be having sex if they're not prepared for a baby but I would also have to disagree with this. Sex and pregnancy are of course related but still exclusive to each other. Sex is most commonly had for pleasure without the intention of children. I think of course that the risks of sex should be addressed but in the case of pregnancy and the described situation, it turns into another situation of it's own
I do not see why the parent should be obliged to live with those specific consequences, just because they chose to have sex for pleasure, when there is an alternative.