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Originally Posted by rainontheground

simply because I dislike the debate about when the fetus becomes a human being. the point is, no matter WHEN it actually becomes a human being, if you allow it, it WILL become a human being.

while that's true, it still doesn't change the fact that the embryo is not a human being and therfore a) doesn't have the rights of a human being, and is therfore not protected by law and b) does not have the capacity to have feelings or opinions - hence, the decision being the womans as to whether she wants to abort or not.

Originally Posted by rainontheground

I think abortion has came into being to try and stop pain. Pain in life is inevitable whether it be emotional or physical. I agree with the arguement that you cant just get rid of a child because the condom broke or you didn't use birth control. That baby is a result of that, and just because something unfortunate happened doesn't mean you should have an easy way out.

pain in life is inevitable - of course. but if something is going to have a profoundly negative impact on your life - like having a baby, i don't see what's wrong with abortion.
just because the condom broke you shouldn't have the easy way out? says who? you?.. well that's all fair and good but unfortunately you don't speak for everyone, and a lot of people disagree with this.
i wouldn't exactly describe abortion as the easy way out - it's not going to be an easy decision for most people to abort their child. easier way possibly - as i don't think it's as bad as having an unwanted child, hence i'm for aborting in this circumstance.