An argument against elective abortion

[Tiberius]

I'm still not sure where I stand on abortion. Whilst your argument is indeed valid, the problem I find is with premise 2. You say it is correct semantically and genetically; I would argue that since we all vary genetically, using that as a basis isn't that powerful of an argument. Semantically, it depends on who you talk to. Most pro-choice people would argue that an embryo isn't properly considered a human being until it can survive without a host (the mother); most pro-life people would argue it's a human from conception.

Like I said, I'm still undecided. It would certainly be better to encourage people to use abstinence or to practice safe sex, but if a mother gets raped, or will be put in danger by having the baby, or even if she is unable to support a baby financially, there needs to be a better way. A lot of pro-life arguments support the idea of a raped woman or poor woman having the baby and then giving it away for adoption, but I do not believe they fully consider the full consequences of those ideas. In the case of rape, it would be the mental suffering of the mother; having to carry the child of her attacker. In the poverty case, it would be the monetary support needed to even go through a pregnancy (which is only worsened if the woman has to give up her job because of it).