RE: Abortion: 10 years as an atheist and I still don't get it
June 16, 2019 at 11:59 pm
(This post was last modified: June 17, 2019 at 12:02 am by EgoDeath.)
I'm very conflicted on the issue of abortion and always have been. That being said, I always have been and more than likely always will be pro-choice... however, there are things that no person on the left has ever been able to adequately answer...
1. If a woman chooses to have sex with someone, knowing that getting pregnant is a possible result of having sex, why should that women have the "right" to end that potential life? There seems to be this idea in today's age that we should all be able to do what we want without any repercussions or consequences. I think most women probably dread having to get an abortion, but if it is such a dreadful thing to go through, why even have sex in the first place? Abstinence is a pretty sure-fire way to never end up with an unwanted kid.
2. Why are we treating fetuses as being on the same level as an infection or something to get rid of? At the end of the day, a fetus is going to become a human. It's not the same as removing a wart or using medicine to get rid of a cold. You are ending a potential life.
I'm sure several members here will attempt to answer these, or even attempt to make me look silly for even asking these questions, but I've still never heard these questions answered to my satisfaction.
I think the undeniable fact is: abortion is a terrible thing. In a perfect world, it would never have to happen. Then again, in a perfect world, a child would never be brought up unwanted in a home not suitable for animals, let alone humans. In a perfect world, a woman would never have to carry her rapist's child. In a perfect world, a lot of things wouldn't happen, but we don't live in a perfect world.
In my opinion, abortions should be as limited as possible. But that's just the opinion of a cis-gendered straight white male, so to the left, my voice doesn't matter a whole lot.
1. If a woman chooses to have sex with someone, knowing that getting pregnant is a possible result of having sex, why should that women have the "right" to end that potential life? There seems to be this idea in today's age that we should all be able to do what we want without any repercussions or consequences. I think most women probably dread having to get an abortion, but if it is such a dreadful thing to go through, why even have sex in the first place? Abstinence is a pretty sure-fire way to never end up with an unwanted kid.
2. Why are we treating fetuses as being on the same level as an infection or something to get rid of? At the end of the day, a fetus is going to become a human. It's not the same as removing a wart or using medicine to get rid of a cold. You are ending a potential life.
I'm sure several members here will attempt to answer these, or even attempt to make me look silly for even asking these questions, but I've still never heard these questions answered to my satisfaction.
I think the undeniable fact is: abortion is a terrible thing. In a perfect world, it would never have to happen. Then again, in a perfect world, a child would never be brought up unwanted in a home not suitable for animals, let alone humans. In a perfect world, a woman would never have to carry her rapist's child. In a perfect world, a lot of things wouldn't happen, but we don't live in a perfect world.
In my opinion, abortions should be as limited as possible. But that's just the opinion of a cis-gendered straight white male, so to the left, my voice doesn't matter a whole lot.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
