If killing people are wrong and people are prosecuted then why is abortion any exception??
86210
No.  Everyday millions of young innocent babies are not killed through abortion.  Don't exaggerate the statistics.  If this were true every woman in america would be having several abortions a year.  \n\nSecondly, aborting an unwanted pregnancy and killing an adult human being are not the same.  A fetus is not equivalent with an adult.  Even if it were, the right of a woman to do with her body as she chooses trumps the right of an other to life.  \n\nLet's ignore the issue of whether or not a fetus is a person, and just assume they are the moral equivalent of an adult.  Think about it:  if you say that the right to life of even an adult human being trumps the right of people to the privacy and control of their bodies, then you would have to say that people could be forced to donate kidneys, blood, bone marrow, etc. in order to save lives against their will.  Why do we think that people should not be forced to do these things even if it means an adult human will die?  because we hold the right to the privacy and choice of what will happen to one's body over the right to life of those who may need that body for survival.  If we are not even prepared to force people to donate blood (a minor inconvenience) to save lives, how can we force a woman to go through pregnancy and birth (a much larger inconvenience) to save lives?  And if you are ready to force people to donate blood, do you think people should be forced undergo more extreme medical procedures, like kidney donations, to save lives?  If you think this is immoral to do, then you agree that the right to bodily choice overrides even the right of other adult humans, let alone fetuses, to life
1143609
I find that abortion tends to be more of a "situational ethic".  People decide the question based on personal convenience, their own questionable moral standards, and political persuasion than on the merits of the actual problem.\nThe person who can make the decision, decides that their own lives would be compromised in some fashion, and in a unilateral decision, that the other party involved in it cannot change..(The baby) ends up the victim of their selfishness.\nOf course there are always the difficult cases of rape, or abuse, that are brought up...and while these are tragic...there ends up two victims.  The baby who is terminated for having the temerity to show up, and the mother who is traumatized.  \nWhile the latter are unfortunate, and decisions regarding them are difficult at best...the former is simply a decision that should have been made, prior to a person deciding the fate of an innocent life.  \nWe have made life cheap.  It's easy to erase mistakes in our judgement, and we are validated in this by the erroneous attitudes of others.
1073110
I believe it is 100% WRONG!! The definition of abortion is:\n\n'An abortion is the removal or expulsion from the uterus of an embryo or fetus, resulting in or caused by its death."\n\nThe pro-choicers would have you believe that it is not a living thing. Well, if it isn't a living thing, then how can it result in DEATH? And if it truly isn't human, then how do women give birth to human babies? And, did you know, that if for some reason an abortion fails, the doctor then has a moral obligation under the hypocritic oath to do everything in his power to save the BABY! “If a baby is born alive following a failed abortion and then dies (because of lack of care), you could potentially be charged with murder,” said Shantala Vadeyar, a consultant obstetrician at South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust. Wow, how did it go from a fetus that we can just kill, to a baby we must try save if the abortion fails? \n\nEven international law is on the babies side: The 1978 American Convention on Human Rights states, in Article 4.1, "Every person has the right to have his life respected. This right shall be protected by law and, in general, from the moment of conception."
1169061
Do a search on murder rates of pregnant women.I'm pretty sure there is a seperate charge for the death of a fetus when the mother is murdered.Abortion is murder and should be treated the same.
230695
I think its sick.No matter what the person did to deserve it.I think its shameful that America actively participates in it when we are one of the only countries that does.Abortion is so called murder but they actually strap someone down and kill them with the death penalty. I don't understand how some one can justify the death penalty but in the same breath speak of how cruel and horrible abortion is.I think until the legal system and investigations into the crime are completely fool-proof and without any error then I think it should not be carried out. How many people are innocent and become imprisoned?
171855
Very good question.  Ask Scott Peterson (worthless piece of garbage) about that one.  This is just one hole in the beliefs of the right to choose people that they wish we wouldn't see.  The fact is that a fetus IS a human life and abortion IS murder.\n\nAnother scenario that escapes me is that you will see the same people at a "Fur Is Murder" rally as you will see at a "Freedom of Choice" rally.  I wonder if they see the irony of their actions?
977631
No, it's like this: You let it be born, and if it turns out horribly bad you kill it.  Keep the good ones.  Kill off the bad ones.  There is no fallacy or conflict in this thinking.  Kiling a fetus is a different line of reasoning than killing a mass murderer.  You cannot equate the two.  thus, anti-abortion and pro-death penalty are not in conflict.  Two different things entirely.\n\nReligion is not above killing.  More people have been killed in religious conflicts than from any other cause.
132511
I don't think it is right the ends someone's life before it's thier time. Life should be respected at all levels. Everyone should respect life from the unborn to natural death. Abortion is wrong and so it the Death Penality.
208748
I think there is a lot of political expediency when it comes to abortion from both the "Pro-life" and "Pro-choice" camps.\n\nYou already mentioned the inconsistencies of the Pro-life politicians, but isn't it equally crap that you get Pro-choice politicians who say that they are personally opposed to abortion, but think it should remain "safe, legal, and rare" ? If someone believes it's wrong to get an abortion, the only thing that could make it wrong, is that it is taking a life. And if it is takng a life, then shouldn't it be outlawed ?\n\nSo I think there are many inconsistencies one could find in everyone's arguments.\n\nI myself am opposed to abortion, but am pragmatic. Less is better than more, but none would be optimum. I doubt the American public would ever support a ban on all abortions. The rape, incest, endangered mother's life, deformed baby argument as being the only exceptions I can live with because the vast majority of abortions are simply "late" birth control.
646560
If you get in early while the cell is still in it's simpler stages then I don't feel it can be considered murder...you kill a living organism when you pick a flower to put in a vase, you SLAUGHTER a cow then you EAT it with lettuce, both of which are/were living organisms!\nI think to truly be anti-abortion you have to be vegan, otherwise you are a hypocrite.
827369
i say they're equal among both groups. you don't necessarily need religion to tell you that murdering someone is wrong. we, the religious and  non-religious can both agree that killing someone is not right. it is inhumane. no one has the right to choose whether someone else lives or dies. \n\ni think the more tolerant and understanding you are about people and the different situations they are placed in, the better a person you are. for example, you can't call a woman a murderer just because she had an abortion. you do not know why she had it. she could have had because of medical reasons. maybe she wanted to have the baby but her body didn't allow her too. point is, you can not go around saying horrible things and assuming the worst of people. you haven't lived through what they have, you don't know about their upbringing, you don't know their friends, family, their problems, you don't know the person. how can you judge them?
905174
Abortion is the killing of an unborn child! It's not a lifeless blob. That makes little to no sense at all. If you put a woman and a man together, they're not going to create a blob. They're gonna create a CHILD, which is what a fetus is. If one says ' I cant care for the child.....I have work school etc', adoption is a good answer. For the kids concieved in rape, it's not the childs fault who the father is. I feel for the mother and the baby.... But truly, it's a horrible horrible crime and should be stopped.
669940
They are legal. The debate about that is over. Roe v. Wade is still the rule of law.\n\nDo I think it is murder? That is a whole other issue. I would never be able to contemplate having an abortion without feeling as though I was killing my child. I know that I would never "get over" having made that choice. I know I would need forgiveness, the question would be==> who would forgive me?  I know there are circumstances where it might be necessary, but pray I am never subject to those circumstances.\n\nIt is a tough, impossible issue. In the end, it probably should be legal, but there should be stricter hoops before it is permitted.
960261
Every abortion kills an innocent human being.  It is never okay to kill another innocent person.  For more information, see:\n\nPhotos and Video of Abortions, Including 1st Trimester Abortions:\nhttp://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html\n\nInformation on All Aspects of Abortion:\nhttp://Abort73.com\n\nPhotos and Facts About Prenatal Development:\nhttp://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html\nhttp://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/11weeks.htm\n\nPain Perception in the Unborn:\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/fetalpain.html\n\nAbortion Stories:\nhttp://abortiontv.com/Words/truestoriesfrom-mothers.htm\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-G-2-testimony.html\nhttp://www.teenbreaks.com/abortion/girlswhoaborted.cfm\n\nAbortion Risks:\nhttp://afterabortion.info/complic.html\nhttp://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/effect_of_abortion.asp\nhttp://www.standupgirl.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=40\n\nAbortion Deaths:\nhttp://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/news/abortiondeaths.html\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ru486/deaths.htm\n\nPro-Life Answers to “Pro-Choice” Arguments:\nhttp://www.deathroe.com/Pro-life_Answers/\nhttp://www.pregnantpause.org/abort/choicarg.htm\n\nRape and Abortion:\nhttp://www.deathroe.com/Pro-life_Answers/Answers.cfm?ID=31\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/Victims/index.htm\nhttp://www.focusonthefamily.com/focusmagazine/sohl/A000000103.cfm\nhttp://www.dakotavoice.com/200611/Guest/20061101_GR.html\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/PAR/V2/n1/RAPESUM.htm\n\nIs Abortion Ever Necessary to Save the Life of the Mother?\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/motherslife.html\nhttp://www.all.org/article.php?id=10682\n\nThere is nothing wrong with adult-stem stem research, which has been quite successful.  Embryonic stem cell research is wrong, because it uses tiny human beings without their consent.  See:\n\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/cloningstemcell
900669
Seems to me that Christians should actively campaigning AGAINST the immorality that is the slaughter of the unborn. Privacy has nothing to do with this, and it bothers me that so many so-called "Christians" can support something that is both illegal and immoral (Contrary to popular belief, Abortion is not now nor has it ever been legal as it did not pass through either the people or the legislature), and to me, apathy makes one as guilty as campaigning FOR it.
1050286
Laws set by government must be followed in order to stay out of jail and so forth.  God's LAWS must be followed in order to stay out of hell.  \nJust because a group of politicians and/or voters decided that something is okay does not mean that God thinks it is okay. As far as abortion goes, the commandment says THOU SHALL NOT KILL. How more specific can that be? The government says- oh it has a heart that is beating, but it is not alive so therefore it is okay to kill it.  \nFunny, how can you kill something that is not alive????\n\n\nRemember, too, that God did not elect the political officials that are deciding that these things are okay. Sinners voted sinners in to make laws.
96649
I think it's a very misunderstood issue - the other answers confirm this. You can't simply label it "murder" and feel satisfied with yourself for being morally surperior. It's not that simple. \n\nIf an abortion takes place early on, this "human being" is still only a collection of cells, no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence.\n\nI refuse to decide whether it is right or wrong, however, because, I will admit, I am no expert on the subject. But neither are most of the people who have answered "Murder!" It is not our place to make that decision, nor is it anyone's place to harass a woman who is trying to decide whether or not to go through with one.