Reply #8: I'm anti-abortion, but pro-choice

[DustMolecule]

I don't believe that anyone should have an abortion. I believe, like Frank_Person "that destroying a viable fetus does indeed end a human life". HOWEVER, this is just MY opinion - not everyone shares it, and I wouldn't expect them to.

I also believe that this issue and the decision to have (or not have) an abortion rests within an individuals conscience and circumstances surrounding the decision. It should be decided by the individual, and discussed in churches and homes. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO GET INVOLVED WITH.

In reality, historically, women have always chosen to have abortions whether it was legal or not. If abortion were made illegal, abortions would still happen, they would just go back to being done in the dangerous 'dirty back rooms' of decades ago. We shouldn't go back to that. Also, we can't possibly take into account every situation that occurs where someone has an unwanted pregnancy.

People who are anti-abortion should put their energies towards prevention of unwanted pregnancies, rape prevention, mentoring those who find themselves with an unwanted pregnancy, etc. That's where the focus should be. Not on trying to get government legislation passed that would make it illegal for everyone. You just can't possibly stand in 'everybody's shoes'.