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The issue with abortion is whether the unborn are technically people. Everyone has a differant opinion on this and any way you look at it, it becomes a religious issue. The day after conception, the unborn is just a few cells. This could not survive on its own and has yet to take a breath, have a heartbeat, or make a single thought. Is this a human being yet? Thats not for me to decide. Personally, if I were pregnant(I'm a guy btw), I could never have an abortion because i take the stance that the potential for life is precious and should be cherished. If my wife became pregnant and wanted an abortion for whatever reason, I wouldn't stop her but I would tell her that if she had the abortion and prevented my child from being born, I could no longer live with her and I'd get divorced. As for someone elses fetus, they should make their own decisions.
I know people who said that if their wife/girlfriend aborted their child that they would kill them. If they see a fetus as a true human being, I think they are as justified as a father would be in killing the murderer of his child. But in the end, I think it is completly the decision of the parents as science can't tell you what is and isn't a life. Anyone, including the government, whose genetic material isn't envolved should have no say in what happens.
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