Forceful_Dragon posted...
From: EndOfDiscOne | #141
Why does abortion have to be a religious issue? I'm not religious but I still see it as murder. Thinking of it as just a cluster of cells is a convenient way to look at it that makes everyone sleep easier. It doesn't make it right
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I guess to put it in perspective:
A friend of my from high school has been married for awhile now. His wife found out she was pregnant about 2 months ago. (they couldn't be happier, yay for them ^_^ )
Right now he is looking forward to being a father in 6-7~ months time.
Barring anything occurring to the "small cluster of cells" inside of his wife he will become a father.
His son/daughter might not be born yet, but that doesn't mean it isn't only 6-7 months away from being born.
congratulations for him! notice that he and his wife are choosing to keep the baby and raise a child.
If they were a struggling, unmarried couple they would see it differently and want to wait until they were ready to have a child.
in either case, it's their choice. one mistake shouldn't screw them over.
and at 6-7 months away it's still a "little cluster of cells". removing it from the body at that point doesn't terminate a meaningful amount of life. note that most people who get an abortion would choose to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible.
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