Abortion: 10 years as an atheist and I still don't get it

[Sal]

I think, as previously said on page 2 of this thread, that it's none of mine or anyone else's business.

I just wonder: Why is it so hard to accept that it should be entirely up to the person carrying the baby to term?

I'm specifically asking the pro-"life" crowds opinion on this.

In my own personal view, it should be something the woman carrying the fetus to decide on her own, since it can't survive without her. In my experience of debating pro-"lifers", the buck stops at giving birth, after which they don't seem to care what happens with an unwanted child, while rarely injecting into how an unwanted child is able to live or pretty much any further impacts down the line - it's always something along the lines of "the unborn child has a right to live", to which I sometimes reply "what about those who are naturally aborted?" or "what about those who would be naturally aborted, but thanks to modern medicine is able to carry to term?" and watch them squirm and give ad-hoc reasons as to why we should save some and let others die.

No, life isn't that simple - it should be something that should be, IMO, decided by the woman carrying it. I'm sure she, given the circumstances, is able to decide for herself and should also have the right to.

And if it is possible, something she can consult a doctor about, which I know is a luxury in the western world, not so easily afforded in the 3rd world. Family planning all the way.

I would also expect the same freedom of choice of what I want to do with my own body without fearing for interference by the state or other individuals trying to restrict my choices and freedom. That's what it really comes down to: Freedom to choose.