Originally posted my matthew330
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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.
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It's not funny really. The woman has much, much more invested biologically in carrying a child to term than the man. The man can just up and leave whenever he wants. He is not forced to carry a prechild in his belly for nine months. What would seem selfish to me is the idea of a man looking at a woman he impregnated and thinking, "fuck,
I got it rough."
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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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Abortion as birth control? Seems a bit high priced compared to the pill or condoms, or whatever other method available. I don't know about the philosophical view, but i guess i wouldn't advocate dentures as a method of tooth care either.