Reply #45: I am pro-choice.... [View All]

[MellowDem]

but not because I don't think it is a human. I just understand the reality that is abortion and would rather have it regulated.

I presume you justify abortion by thinking that what is being aborted isn't human? Maybe not? We all justify it for different reasons or have reasons why it needs not be justified at all.

Personally, I think the "it's not a human" defense of pro-choice is rather weak as a way to convince others, as it relies entirely on how one interprets when a life begins, which cannot be "proven" and is mostly dependant on opinion and in many cases in the US, one's religion.

I think a more convincing argument is one based on reality that everyone has to accept. Like the fact that make abortion illegal doesn't necessarily decrease the number of them. Like the fact that more liberal countries with more sex education have less teen pregnancies and less abortions due to unwanted babies.

Whatever people's view on when life begins or when a human gains rights or whatever, the vast majority want to reduce the number or the need for a medical procedure like abortion, especially due to an unwanted pregnancy, and want to make it safe if it does happen. So regulating it and making it legal is the way to go. And hopeuflly it will also spur people to look at the factors that lead to a high number of unwanted pregnancies and try to implement policies to reduce them.