Originally Posted by Guest

The poster never said anything about saving the rapist/murderer. My opinion is - if all the evidence is 100% that a person did a horrible crime, they deserve to be punished according to the law. And also, according to the law, if a woman chooses to have an abortion, she is entitled to one.

A big problem in this country, is that these babies are being born, and no one wants them or can provide a decent upbringing for them. They are brought into the world with many strikes against them, and it fuels the cycle of crime and poverty. I see all these people protesting abortion, but where are they when the babies are born addicted to crack, or with mental or physical disabilities, are sexually abused, or are of minority or mixed race heritage, or a result of rape or incest, and their chances of being adopted are very small? At any given time there are hundreds of thousands of these kids in the foster care system, where many of them suffer neglect, and they just don't have a chance.

Another thing that is happening is that thanks to medical advances, these fetuses can be made viable, which leads to babies being born with severe physical and mental problems, babies in the past that would have died. These are a tremendous hardship on the families, or in many cases the state or social services, where the babies end up being placed. Society ends up paying for these children who live in a vegetative state. These kids should never have been brought into the world in the first place.

And lastly, outlawing abortion would not stop abortions anymore than prohibition stopped people from drinking alcohol. The abortions would end up being done in back alleys, with coat hangers, and women would be likely to die during the process. And, for some women, continuing on with the pregnancy would endanger their health. Forced birthing is a crime against women.