It all boils down to a matter of convenience for the mother. It's funny how the whole "my body, my choice" argument is thrown out the window when the woman arbitrarily decides to have the baby. Then the argument becomes "it takes two to tango," and the guys are forced by law to pay child support. Philosophically, I am 100% against abortion, but arguing that would take too long to no avail. You can't argue wholistically with someone who is motivated by selfishness - which is what i think the above example points to.
In addition, I think the overwhelming majority of pro-abortionists are against the idea of abortion as a form of birth control. I think this is in essence an acknowledgement that there is something inherantly wrong with abortion. If they believe as they say they do that an unborn baby is nothing but a "mass of fetal tissue", what then is it that prevents them from supporting abortion as simply a means of birth control?
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