Poll of the Day > Do you know any people who are against abortion but are not religious ?

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do you know any?

Yeah, I know some guys. Although I do think they fall victim to religious dogma without realizing it. They'll rationalize it another way.

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I only know one person who is outspoken against abortion, I have no idea whether she is religious or not.

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Yes.

I also know people who are religious who are pro-choice.
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Yep

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Shouldnt religous people be pro abortion because the baby go straight to heaven?

DMX99 posted...

Shouldnt religous people be pro abortion because the baby go straight to heaven?

Unbaptized babies go straight to hell

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JOExHIGASHI posted...

Unbaptized babies go straight to hell

I'm pretty sure only catholics believe that, protestants don't believe that shit

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Nope. Every single one is either staunchly religious, or claim not to be religious -- but were still brought up that way and cling onto certain "morals". But only when it suits them of course. I can't think of any non religious reason to be against abortion as a whole. In specific cases yes, there's some medical conditions that make it very risky. But not in a general sense.

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Myself. I'm not religious nor was I brought up that way. Overall, I'm still pro choice because I won't tell a woman what she can or can't do. If a woman wants to terminate her pregnancy then there's nothing I can do about that. I'm just not supportive of that decision unless it's a rare case where it's the more humane option. Having a baby really changed my opinion on the matter. Nerve connections are already being formed at 6 weeks as well as the existence of a heartbeat. There may be no significant brain function going on but the idea of putting down a baby and never giving it the chance to live pulls at my heart strings more than it did before becoming a father

A co-worker, maybe. They're against abortion and I suspect not religious.

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I feel like most people are going to be against abortion to some degree or another, regardless of religious affiliation. As much as pro-lifers would like to paint everyone else that way, very, very few people getting abortions actually do so casually or without feeling bad about it. Most people that are willing to get an abortion instead of carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term consider that to be a last resort, and would much rather avoid it altogether.

Really, that's the biggest issue with the abortion debate in America: It's all focusing on whether or not abortions should be allowed instead of looking at ways to reduce the number of people that feel they need abortions. Comprehensive sex ed and subsidized birth control work wonders for reducing the bottom line of abortions performed, yet those are somehow seen as less acceptable than just making abortions illegal.

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adjl posted...

Most people that are willing to get an abortion instead of carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term consider that to be a last resort

I honestly don't think this is true. I don't think most women want to get an abortion (obviously) but I think most people do it because they're scared to raise a child. Last resort implies that there's just absolutely no other option which is just factually false for nearly everyone. But if someone has a drug addiction they can't kick or something then they should definitely get one as they risk debilitating birth defects

Muscles posted...

I'm pretty sure only catholics believe that, protestants don't believe that shit

Depends on the Protestant. But since they mostly make up whatever they want on the fly as they go anyway, it barely matters what they believe regardless.

But generally speaking, anyone who thinks that "being nice" or "not being bad" is enough to get into Heaven doesn't actually understand Christianity. Even if they claim to follow it.
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yes

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You can be against it in the sense that it's a decision you'd never make yourself, while understanding that doesn't mean you have an absolute right to deny it to other people.

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OhhhJa posted...

I honestly don't think this is true. I don't think most women want to get an abortion (obviously) but I think most people do it because they're scared to raise a child. Last resort implies that there's just absolutely no other option which is just factually false for nearly everyone. But if someone has a drug addiction they can't kick or something then they should definitely get one as they risk debilitating birth defects

I feel like it should go without saying that I meant "last resort to avoid carrying the pregnancy to term," given the context. Obviously, having the kid remains an option, outside of cases of medical necessity, but people who are considering an abortion tend to consider that something they want to avoid (hence they're considering a procedure that will avoid it).

OhhhJa posted...

I think most people do it because they're scared to raise a child

Or because they can't afford it, or because it would interfere with the plans they have for their life, or because they just plain don't feel like it. Not everyone wants kids, for any number of reasons. Characterizing all of those reasons as "being scared" is flagrantly inaccurate and largely counterproductive to any sort of reasonable discourse on the matter.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Depends on the Protestant. But since they mostly make up whatever they want on the fly as they go anyway, it barely matters what they believe regardless.

You say that like it's not true of all religions.

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Im the opposite of both of these things.

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