 I am pro-choice because I don't think there is any reason why a woman should have to meet all the aftermaths from something she did not do on her own. If a guy can get a woman pregnant and then escape, there is no reason why she should be the one responsible for everything. Having more alternatives places a woman on more equal footing with men, in place of being someone of whom they can take benefit. Additionally, I believe that it is best for a child to not be born at all than to be born hated, to a mother who is compelled to have him because she has no choice, and not because she wants the child.
I think one of the biggest problems with the abortion debate is that the two sides are not in straight opposition. The pro-life group wants to force their moral beliefs on others – based on their own religion or personal philosophy. The pro-choice group doesn't make claims on the morality of abortion – we depart that as an individual choice for every woman faced with an unplanned pregnancy. If they feel abortion is wrong and they want to give their child up for adoption, or keep it, we will support their decision. Pro-life people declare “Abortion is wrong”; we only say “Abortion is”. Making abortion illegal won't stop abortions from happening; it will only stop them from being safe. Statistics shows that approximately 43% of abortions worldwide are illegal. Changing laws doesn't solve the problem, making contraception available and affordable does. If we are to maintain the separation of church and state so central to our nation's identity, we cannot have some people forcing their beliefs on us all.
The single most significant factor for women’s advance in society is our capability to have power over our fertility. Without that, we are trapped by the realities of pregnancy, childbirth and childrearing; rather than a privilege and a gift, this aspect of being female become an intolerable load. Endeavour to bound women’s reproductive freedom are no more than a strategy to keep women “in their place” – a strategy in the appearance of religious moralism. Actually, the appearance can go deep, and many so-called “pro-lifers” authentically believe that killing a fetus is the same that killing a human being. But this religious feeling doesn’t have place in the public policies of a country that demands to divide church and state. No one wants to plan an abortion. But the best way to stop abortions is to prevent unwanted pregnancies with the help of sex education, improved supply of birth control, and general empowerment of women to shape our own individual lives.
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