Do you think that abortion is murder?

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nikzz69	An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced. Abortion as a term most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy, while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages.Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal antifascists, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma and other traditional methods. Modern medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. In many parts of the world there is a divisive public debate over the ethical and legal aspects of abortion between the pro-life and pro-choice movements. The approximate number of induced abortions performed worldwide in 2003 was 42 million, which declined from nearly 46 million in 1995.So from the above I conclude that abortion is a big sin. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Devbby;)	i agreeee Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mimi	ok, about that comment "if im having sex with a girl and i pull out, is that murder?" was just stupid. NO because you arent killing something that is not already there. I agree with you, that abortion is murder, but I also feel that it might be justified if the woman was raped or something....but then again, in that situation you could put the kid up for adoption, but then the mother would have to go through labor and deliver the kid (which is PAINFUL). hmm thanks for asking this question it got me thinking. But yea thats my opinion =) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

megamom	when you can have a baby then you choose, until then it is the women's right to choose what to do with her body, and should always be her right! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bubbles1	Yes but in certain circumstances it has to be allowed. I would most definitely lower the abortion limit to 6 weeks at least. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kevin C	no, you want teenagers(most likley to get one) to have a kid they can't afford. let it starve. no education. i think abortion is way more humane then that Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Give me Liberty	It is impossible to save a fetus without killing a child. http://www.prolifeismurder.com It is impossible to have sex without consenting to abortion.http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-2TjBrmQlabMmkPXFrSmHjB_fBgzsyDOJmsQ-?cq=1&p=1 Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tee Jay	Hummm... Well .. first off it's a matter of choice... and since we live in this great country called... the United States... we have the right to choose... And second of all... NO one knows why and what the reasons are for a women having to make a decision like that.. I myself was faced with that decision a few years ago.. and I can't believe the number of people who actually stand outside an abortion clinic.. and the number of parents who brings their children out there with them protesting.. and yelling crazy things at you... they know nothing about you..or your situation... So my answer to your question is.. NO.. I don't believe it is murder... it's called freedom of choice .... But I also agree that women shouldn't use abortion ... as a method of birth control ... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Yurina	No, it isn't. Fetuses have no other rights (property, education), so they don't have a right to life... yet. Once they are born, they achieve those rights. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chaz	Abortion is not murder. It is a very personal decision concerning a woman's very own body and should remain outside the jurisdiction of the law. It is not a very popular position to take, but one that is necessary to maintain the separation of church and state. (Our founding fathers intended it to be that way for a very good reason.) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andy K	It depends on what stage it is. If it looks like a human, then yes, it is murder. However, if you're going to go the route of "it could be a person someday," then masturbation it murder. Those sperm could be a person, but they're not being used. Also, menstruation would be murder as well. Those eggs aren't being used to make a human, but they could be, and therefore, getting rid of them would be murder. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

justmeish	I have so much trouble with this question. If I'm going to be honest, I have to say I am very much a hypocrite with this one. Yes, I believe it is murder. I could never have one myself.. even if it was a pregnancy through rape. I just don't think I would be able to live with myself knowing that I chose to kill a child, born into the world yet or not. I used to be very pro-choice in regards to others choices, though I have a friend who contributed a lot to my disgust in this area. There are always going to be circumstances in which it should be right (such as a tubal pregnancy, which can only result in the death of the mother and child). Then there are more gray area's, like rape, incest, and the health of the child. Yet even if we were to decide that in these circumstances it is acceptable, the vast majority of women don't get them for these reasons. They get them because of their own stupidity and negligence. Sorry, but it's the truth. So yes, even with others, for the most part I see them as murdering their unborn children. On the other hand though, the part I have trouble with is where the law comes in. While I believe abortion is murder... I have a really hard time saying that I am ok with the idea of forcing a woman to have a child she does not want. Even if you make abortion illegal, women will continue to have them. I know all the arguments against this (that this is like saying even if you make murder illegal people still kill). I understand this point of view completely. For now though, I really would rather see women encouraged to have the child, rather than forced to go underground and get a bad procedure done on them. I don't know. I agree abortion is murder. However, right or wrong of me, I'm still confused on where I think the law should stand on this one. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Itchy leg hairs	and you know everything hey... you know what its like to walk in your next door neighbors shoes, you know every thought and every emotion known to man.... i used to have ideals like that when i was 16, but then i grew up and realized the world isn't so black and white... pro choice isn't pro murder, i don't like abortions, but i have no clue how it feels to be gang raped by 6 hairy blokes while on my way home from work wake up to yourselves, the woman has more rights than a parasite that has no consciousness pro choice!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

☮ Kayla Kaulitz	if the person was being raped and had no choice AT ALL then i think it would be fine. but if there having sex, and KNOW what their getting themselves into, then decide to do abortion i think that is selfish and cruel. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cba1067950	I think the laws that we have now are as good as we will get. It should be legal for everyone up to a point and that point should be decided by your state. Removing the choice infringes on the rights of others. I still think that socially we should frown upon it though with the hope of not doing it all together. Not because I think it is murder per se especially in the beginning but because I think it is a sign of responsibility. At some point though when the fetus is fully capable of being born and surviving (late term abortions of about 6 months+) yeah I think that is murder 100%. You have to think of this in a historical context also. Infaticide was common up to the 19th century and it is still a primitive but statistically relevant way of helping idiots and poor people survive. Not that it is good but it exists and in decent sized numbers. They will do it through abortions or after the baby is born. It is our nature to abandon our children if we think they will hinder our survival. That said... these people are usually too stupid to put them up for adoption anyway. I'm just saying we are not nearly as civilized as we pretend to be with wars, crime, domestic violence, child abuse, civil rights injusices etc. You can be distraught about one but really the whole damn race is ******. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hey Nancy, I'm Bullwinkle?	If it is then we should indict the living members of the Supreme Court of 1973. And then let's indict every person who had a pregnancy terminated no matter what the situation was. If a woman was raped or a victim of incest, she a murderer. And not just her, but the doctor and perpetrator also. Then we should convict every person who believes in the US Constitution because we put this people in power. And then we'd have a big mess because every one would be a murderer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Blinded	If the fetus is deemed to be capable of supporting its own life (aka.. complete with heart and other vital organs) then yes. If it is still incapable.. it is medically known as a parasite (by definition it is, it feeds of through the mother's vitamin) - yes.. the medical terms are really harsh. Then abortion (of a developing embryo - not a fetus - ) is not murder. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

socrates	No. I do think war is murder and that current global, human reproduction and resource consumption rates are the biggest threats to the long term survival of our species. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GothicLady	banning abortions WILL NOT stop them. they will only be forced underground, where the woman will either do it herself or have a back-alley butcher do it. women will die. do you honestly want that? and no, abortion is not murder. murder is when one PERSON UNLAWFULLY kill another person. the fetus is not a person and abortion is not unlawful. sorry. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kb	i believe in abortion but i believe if they dont want the kid in the first place, why dont they use some form of protection Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Peggy I	When you can get pregnant, get back to me, until then, you are not entitled to an opinion. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

leeroy	No, it's not murder. Is it capable of life at this early stage? no? then its not murder. Would I say YAY ABORTION? NO, but i do not think that it in it of itself is murder. If it is banned what about all those other circumstances in which the mother's life is at risk? or if its a rape? ANd if you think that its murder in all circumstances, what about the mothers who can die? If its banned, then you are murdering the mothers who are at risk. You value the life of the child over the life of the mother. I guess the fetus is more valuable? If you ban it then there is not case by case basis. and if a case by case basis is ok then you dont think its murder. or you must admit its necessary. Oh and to the poster of the question: how do you feel about the death penalty? If your for it, which i dont doubt that you are, then thats not murder? OH BUT TO THOSE OF YOU WHO SAY ITS A TEENAGER WHO IS IN SCHOOL, OR A STUDENT IN COLLEGE WHO MUST GET THROUGH IN ORDER TO RAISE THE CHILD...YOU ARE A MORON. THEY SHOULD HAVE USED PROTECTION AND BEEN CAREFUL. ABORTION SHOULD NOT BE USED IN SUCH A SELFISH MANNER. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wartz	I disagree. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

blindguy@rocketmail.com	No. Incidentally, the Bible says nothig about abortion. Period. But the belief abortion is wrong is a religious belief. Those who hold that belief is entitled to do so and to not have abortions. They do not have the right tu turn the US into a religious dictatorship and force their beliefs on others. That is un-American--and contrary to the teachings of Christ. He taught to be an example--and NOT to force one's beliefs on others. But then, we all know the "fundamentalists" aren't real Christians. They just use Christianity to try to justify their extremist political agenda. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Low Key	Banning abortion will only increase back alley, unsanitary, and unsafe abortions. While I do believe abortion should be the last possible option, clinic should be allowed to continue their practices. I was adopted, and for that I will always be thankful, but there are extenuating circumstances where abortion provides a public service. Can you imagine how impoverished our world would be if no one was allowed an abortion? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

:)	If you got rapped, you'd be glad there was abortion as an option. And some people should just not be parents, crackheads and ****, like common. I don't know, there's much debate on this subject... technically, yeah, it's murder. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

reinadelaz	Banning abortion will not stop the practice. It is the oldest surgical procedure known to mankind. Neither the word nor any description of the process is found in the Bible. I believe that morality cannot be legislated and abortion should remain legal so as to avoid a return to the back street knitting needle abortionists. I also believe it is nobody else's business if a woman decides to terminate a pregnancy. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Crypt	As far as I'm concerned, during first trimester it should be entirely up to the parents, for whatever reason they may have. Second trimester it should be up to the parents with doctor consultation and for medical and health concerns only. Third trimester it should be a life or death decision made by the parents and doctor. And based on the about of right-to-lifers here I'm sure I'm going to get a bunch of thumbs down. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bobby w	i do believe that it is murder. but i do not think that the government should be able to tell a women what to do with her body. even though it is wrong and i do not personally condone it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mandy	I think this issue is more than black & white. I honestly don't think abortion should be used as a method of birth control...there are other options such as adoption. But when it comes down to a situation where the mother's life is in jeapordy, I think it should be an option. I don't think it should be banned, but I think there should be more restrictions. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Konstantinos A	the declaration of independence says we have the "right to life" if you kill something before it as a chance of "right to life", then your going against what this nation is founded upon Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No