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Originally Posted by Dement
Can any pro-lifers answer my question as to why they think they should be able to force their views onto others by making abortion illegal? How is that fair? Shouldn't people have the right to choose for themselves?
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I can answer this. Pro-lifers believe that because unless there are medical problems a fetus will undoubtedly become a human being (which really is true). So therefore, they equate terminating a pregnancy and forcibly halting the growth of the baby with killing it. Now, for most people, killing unless it is an act of self-defense is wrong and considered murder. Unless the pregnancy has severe medical complications which risk the mother's life, there is no self defense in abortion. Continuing with that reasoning, unless the mother's life is in risk, terminating a pregnancy is murder and should be illegal.
Does that help you to better understand the pro-life view?