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I think pro choice means just that.
I would not allow abortions after the fetus is viable, simply because the line between a potential human, and an actual one has to be drawn somewhere.
Also, I think that it is completely and totally hypicritical to make value based decisions on whether or not a particular person should be allowed to have an abortion. Because by doing so, you are in effect saying that I think abortion is wrong (read: murder) so I am going to limit it. For this reason, I think there can be no real middle ground between pro-choice and anti-choice people. Either you believe that an abortion is murder, or you believe that you are just removing a ball of cells.
Like I said, I make an exception for a viable fetus because I consider it to be essentially human (third trimester?). Before it becomes viable, however, it is essentially just a tumor, and I could care less whether someone gets rid of a few.
I think I should mention that if I ever got my girlfriend pregnant, then I would be there for her unconditionally, regardless of her decision about keeping the baby. I think that is really only a choice she should make, and I think she needs to know that I will be behind her whatever she decides.
If you think abortion is wrong, then dont' have one (or get someone pregnant).
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