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I am so sick of this dumb rhetoric of people using God and beliefs of 'thou shalt not murder' as their justification for pro-life, why should YOUR religion dictate the lives of women. In the current state of the US it's clear that it's a nation that is designed so much to not defend life.

In no other context is a person legally required to use their body to keep someone else alive. In the United States, even a deceased person cannot have their organs harvested without prior consent. Yet, some states force rape or incest survivors to carry pregnancies to term, regardless of age or mental health status. This violates the fundamental right to bodily autonomy.

According to a 1996 study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, approximately 5 percent of rapes result in pregnancy. With an estimated 430,000 rapes occurring annually in the United States (per the Bureau of Justice Statistics), that equates to over 21,000 rape-related pregnancies every year. These are not rare or hypothetical cases. The vast majority of victims are under 25, and many are minors. Nearly 80 percent know their attacker, which means they are often forced to carry the child of someone who abused them.

The psychological harm of forced birth is well documented. According to a longitudinal study from the University of California, San Francisco, known as the Turnaway Study, 95 percent of women who had abortions said it was the right decision, even five years later. In contrast, women denied abortions were more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

Health risks are also significant. The CDC reports that the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, with 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births as of 2021. For Black women, the rate is nearly 70 per 100,000, nearly three times higher than for white women.

The Turnaway Study also found that women denied abortions were:

60 percent more likely to suffer severe pregnancy-related health complications

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 @RIPCharlieRepublican from Pennsylvania  disagreed…6mos6MO

#8 Engaged Counter Argument Informed Abortion

"People using beliefs in God"

All he said was thou shall not murder- a fairly basic moral principal that we should all be able to agree on

On rape cases-The circumstances of one's conception do not determine one's worth as a human being. A child should not be punished for the sins of his father.

Heath risks- life of the mother is always an exception in individual cases.

In general cases, why is killing someone justified because the woman has a very (very) small chance of dying?

"support people after they were born"-First, you should not yell at those trying to do some…  Read more

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