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Originally Posted by Wpnfire
In my first post, when I said it's not as simple as yes or no, I was referring to the options for the poll on this thread of pro-life and pro-choice. That is a terrible poll. I understand this is an online forum, but it still drives me crazy because of its inaccuracy.
As far as me contradicting myself with the whole Roe v. Wade thing, what I really meant to say was that I think the SCOTUS should make abortion illegal in all circumstances except in extreme cases where the mother's life is threatened or something like that (I'm going to be honest though, I don't know how the application of that would work in real life.) Sorry for the confusion, this issue is obviously complicated.
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The poll is terrible, I know. I think that it was just made like that in order to get a general consensus on the topic.
For sure, it's a complicated and heated issue. But, the problem with making abortions illegal is that women who want abortions are going to seek out unsafe, back alley kind of procedures like what happens in poor Third World countries or other countries where they are illegal. The risks of infection and death for the woman would be unbelievably high, and there could be a chance that the person performing the procedure could catch something from the patient if they can't use the proper equipment. Also there will always be doctors or nurses willing to perform abortions under the table, away from the prying eyes of the authorities, like in "The Cider House Rules". Now you have people risking their careers, reputations, and possibly their lives in order to give a woman what she wants.
People can be as anti-abortion as they want, to whatever degree, but that is not going to make abortions go away. Making things illegal doesn't make them disappear, like hard drugs for example. Abortions are still going to be performed regardless of legal status, so why not offer a safe and sanitary environment instead of forcing women to go underground and find shady abortionists on the black market or something?
How do you feel about birth control or sterilization procedures like tubal ligation, vasectomies, or even full hysterectomies? I always find many pro life people are strongly against these as well.
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