As I'm writing this, I'm unsure if I will even choose to publish it. Abortion is a topic that attracts a lot of backlash. Going into this, I am aware of that. I invite you to share your opinion with me, whether it's in opposition with mine or not. If you choose to share your opinion, however, do so in a respectful way.
I'm pro-choice. Always have been, always will be. I have a few reasons for this, all of which I believe are absolutely valid. The first reason being that I am a woman. I am a woman who is not ready to have a child. I am a woman who would not be able to financially, or otherwise, support a child at this time in my life. I am a woman who refuses to bring a life into this world when I know they will not be able to live their best life. If I am not ready to have a baby, I should not be forced to keep the child.
Abortion is not murder. Murder is, as defined, the unlawful and premeditated killing of one human being by another. Pro-lifers, I know this definition may be enough to build your argument on, but let me elaborate on what a human being is. A fetus is not a human. A fetus cannot support itself. It is completely reliant on the woman carrying it. Additionally, the right to live includes the right for a woman to refuse her body a service. At a point in your life, you choose if you to be an organ donor or not. I don't see people getting punished for choosing not to donate their organs. I don't know of any laws stating that every human being must check yes next to organ donor.
A victim of rape, other sexual abuse or misconduct, or incest should never, in a million years, be forced to carry out the resulting pregnancy. The lasting depression and dread of a rape victim should not be extended nine months longer. The child would be a constant reminder of what was likely the worst thing that has ever happened to the woman. How about instead of punishing the rape victims for getting pregnant, we punish the rapists for being fucking rapists.
The government is not my doctor. I refuse to look to the government for approval on health issues. I have a doctor, and that is who I trust to help make the decisions regarding my body and my health. Every person is different. Pregnancy, for some women, can have a terrible impact on their bodies. Some women do not possess the strength or physical health to carry a child. Should that woman be forced to carry out a pregnancy, risking her life?
Poverty is a huge problem, right? Right. So if a woman who is living in poverty becomes pregnant and is refused her right to an abortion, would that not mean one more person born into, and likely stuck for life, in poverty?
Pro-lifers use the option of adoption in their arguments often. Here's the thing: don't force anyone to do anything. K? It's not so easy to carry a child, a body and life that you created for nine months, and give birth to it, just to see it go to a family that you probably don't even know much about. Adoption is not an easy out. Many women who give their child up for adoption are regretful of this decision for the rest of their lives.
It is my body, therefore it is my choice. I will not let a man in a fancy suit with a gavel decide what I can and can't do with my body. Everyone deserves to have the right to their own body. These days, our bodies are pretty much the only things that are truly ours. Do not tell me what to do with my body.
There's my argument. You don't have to agree, but don't be a d*ck.
