Abortion

In an article I recently read, I received opposing views on the topic of abortion.

It begins with the philosophy that an abortion should be considered based on the "child's" brain progression. How much he can think or feel should determine if the life can be terminated or not. They claim that if the child is conscious than it is not fair for a mother to make that decision.

Some people, according to the article, think no matter how far along the "child" is, the life shouldn't be "extinguished". While other claim, "just because a fetus is alive doesn't mean that he or she is a person". There is also talk of the bible. Some of these people base their theory on personal religious views. I thought church and state were separated a long time ago?

I, myself, am pro-choice and believe the mother has the choice to have a baby or not. It is a fetus, it is not murder. You are not killing a child. However, if you are forced to have a baby that you know you can not provide for and give a healthy life to, then aren't you setting it up for failure anyway?

As of now, in the recession, we can't even provide for the hundreds of millions of people in our country today. Why would we bring more human beings into this country, when we know we don't have the money to provide for them? It is a lose-lose situation.

"The real question is why so many people want to take life away from a little human being who brings so much joy and meaning to life".......No one wants to take a life away. There will be no joy and meaning if the child grows up in an insufficient household, incapable of fostering a child. The U.S. is struggling. Our country is billions of dollars in debt. We can't not only afford to pay for the people in our country now, but we can't even afford the children that are being born by choice.