Abortion Arguements

Question 1

No one knows when human life begins - that is a religious question that can’t be answered by science.

Question 2

The fetus is just another part of a pregnant woman’s body, like her tonsils or her appendix; it’s just a clump of cells. You can’t seriously believe that a frozen embryo is a person.

Question 3

It’s just a clump of cells - not a baby. Abortion is terminating a pregnancy, not killing a baby.

Question 4

The fetus may be alive, but so are eggs and sperm. It’s a potential human being, not an actual one. It’s like a blueprint, or an acorn - it’s just potential.

Question 5

The fetus isn’t even a person with a meaningful life; it’s tiny, and it can’t even think! It’s less advanced then an animal, and who says that people have a greater right to life than animals?

Question 6

A fetus isn’t a person until implantation.

Question 7

A fetus isn’t a person until quickening.

Question 8

A fetus isn’t a person until viability

Question 9

Obviously life begins at birth; That’s why we celebrate birthdays, instead of conception days, and why we don’t have funerals for miscarriages.

Question 10

A fetus isn’t a person until it breathes the first time.

Question 11

No one can really know that human life begins before birth.

Question 12

Even if the unborn are human beings, they don’t have as many rights as the woman; No one should be expected to donate her body as a life support system for someone else.

Question 13

Everyone has the right to choose; it wouldn’t be fair to restrict the woman’s choice by prohibiting abortion.

Question 14

Every woman should have control over her body; Reproductive freedom is a basic right.

Question 15

Abortion is a decision between a woman and her doctor; it’s no one else’s business. After all, the Constitution guarantees the right to privacy.

Question 16

It’s unfair for an unmarried woman to have to face the embarrassment of pregnancy, or the pain of giving up a child for adoption.

Question 17

Abortion rights are fundamental for the advancement of women - they are essential for having equal rights with men.

Question 18

The circumstances of many women leave them no choice but to have an abortion.

Question 19

I’m personally against abortion, but I’m still prochoice. It’s a legal alternative, and we don’t have the right to keep it from anyone. Everyone is free to believe what they want, and we shouldn’t impose our beliefs on others.

Question 20

“Every child is a wanted child.” It’s unfair to the children to bring them into a world where they are not wanted.

Question 21

Having more unwanted children results in more child abuse.

Question 22

Restricting abortion would be unfair to the poor and minorities, who need it most.

Question 23

Abortion helps solve the problem of overpopulation, and raises the quality of life.

Question 24

Even if abortion were made illegal, there would still be many abortions.

Question 25

The anti-abortion beliefs of the minority should not be imposed on the majority.

Question 26

The anti-abortion position of religious belief threatens the vital separation between church and state.

Question 27

If abortion is made illegal, tens of thousands of women will again die from back-alley and clothes-hanger abortions.

Question 28

Abortion is a safe medical procedure, safer than full-term pregnancy and childbirth.

Question 29

Abortion is an easy and painless procedure.

Question 30

Abortion relieves women of their stress and responsibility, and thereby enhances their psychological well-being.

Question 31

Abortion providers are respected medical professionals working in women's best interests.

Question 32

What about a woman whose life is threatened by pregnancy or childbirth?

Question 33

What about a woman who's baby is diagnosed as deformed or handicapped?

Question 34

What about a woman who's pregnant through rape, or incest?

Question 35

Anti-abortionists are so cruel, that they insist on showing hideous pictures of dead babies.

Question 36

Pro-lifers don't care about women, and they don't care about those babies once they are born. They have no right to speak against abortion unless they are willing to care for these children.

Question 37

These anti-abortionists are a bunch of men telling women what to do.

Question 38

Anti-abortionists talk about the sanctity of life, but they favor capital punishment!

Question 39

Anti-abortion fanatics break the law, are violent, and bomb abortion clinics.

Question 40

The anti-abortionists distort the facts and resort to emotionalism to decieve the public.

Question 41

Anti-abortionists hide behind a pro-family facade, while groups such as Planned Parenthood are truly pro-family because they support family planning.

Question 42

The last three decades of abortion have rights have made our society a better place to live.