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Originally Posted by PhoenixAlive

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?

It's not that I don't understand why their view it's more that I'm trying to understand why they don't think other people should be able to have their own view (that abortion is ok sometimes) because by making it illegal they would effectively be saying "This is my view, it's right and nobody should get a choice just because I believe this" rather than having it legal and having everyone to be able to choose. Does that make sense? I was a bit unsure on how to put it really