By this logic we should probably start selling crack in the local supermarket. That way the good stuff would be more widely available and nobody would risk getting a batch of "who-knows-what" or getting shot by an angry dealer. If a pregnant woman is foolish enough to try a back alley abortion, knowing damn well the kind of consequences they can carry, then they possibly deserve whatever comes to them just for being stupid.
I respect your right to your opinion but a uite honestly I do believe drugs should be legalised and available at specialist centres, buying drugs from a dealer carries a lot of risk about sharing needles and not knowing what your putting in your system, if they were readily available they would lessen the risk.
When you live in a place where abortion isn't allowed how can you say they deserve whatever comes to them? What about in the case of rape and child abuse/incest, abortion needs to be a safe and private option for people who have been through traumatic experiences and don't want to be reminded about it on a daily basis, even if they gave birth to the child and loved it a part of them would always be forced to remember the experience that led to that child existing, and I imagin that would make it harder to move past.
Also in the case of teenage stupidity, they need to be able to make mistakes, that's how you grow and learn as a human being. If a child touches a hot pan and burns themselves, they learn not to touch the pan on a hob anymore. If a kid messes up once and is then forced to live with the concequences what has that taught them?
Then she probably shouldn't have gotten knocked up in the first place. Another life shouldn't be snuffed out because of someone making a bad decision.
That pregnancy isn't a life, it's a cluster of stem cells yet to be assigned permanent designations as flesh, blood or organs, why should a woman who made one mistake in forgetting a condom, the pill or was a victim of a faulty contraceptive be forced to live with a child she didn't plan or want.
Whilst I can at least understand this argument, I think people need to be a bit more logical about it. Of course nobody wants to remember being raped, but quite frankly you're not going to forget an experience like that just because you have an abortion. That is probably the single worst thing that can happen to a human being, it's going to stick with you either way.
Having an abortion and not having to live with the product of a violent incident, could help a woman move past the experience. I'm not saying they'll ever forget it but it can become a less raw memory after time and support from friends and family.
Having that abortion won't make anyone feel better in the long run, and that child -with limitless potential for the future- shouldn't have to die because the mother is a victim. Should she have to raise the child, definitely not, but like I said that is why adoption is a thing. Thankfully, in this age of DNA-testing it is probably not a common occurrence.
But at the same time that 16 year old girl who got pregnant and had to drop out of school also has by your rules, limitless potential to do good for the world and quite honestly I'd rather give a 16 year old another chance after making a mistake that a cluster of cells which have as of yet no bearing on the world.
