i believe that a fetus is a child and should get a chance to live

It is inhumane to force a woman who has lived, gone through unique experiences, and contributed to society to carry a child that is forced upon her through incest, rape, or other "less than ideal" circumstances. It is not the responsibility of a victim of rape to carry the child, a constant reminder of that trauma, through their life or to suffer nine months through a forced pregnancy. The adoption system in America has around 7 to 9% of children who go through it suffer though some form of sexual abuse or mistreatment, leading the cycle further. That statistic is only the reported…  Read more ones, and does not account for the people who are too scared to speak out, nor the people who are assaulted multiple times by multiple people in any way greater than their original percentage. The child itself does not have consciousness and has never had any experiences to truly make it "live" in a way other than as cells. This stance is downright sickening to me, as a clump of cells should not have the same, if not more, rights than a victim of rape should in determining what to do with their own body.

Abortion is sometimes the only way to save the mother of the child, and it is within every mothers right to decide how her body is, and if her wish is to not be pregnant or have a child that is her choice. Yes, losing a child is sad, but most abortions happen when the child is still a fetus. When that child has no personality or defining traits, and is simply cells.

I believe that the woman who is pregnant should have the right to make her own decision and not have a federal law to decide for her. If this child in question was conceived by means of rape, etc., or if the pregnancy would result in the death of the child or the mother the mother has the right to make this difficult decision. It is not up to some government official who is not in that position.

Forcing babies into the world by parents who don’t want or can’t afford increases the chance of child abuse or neglect. If a baby is forced to be born, parents should receive additional support as far as money to provide necessities and child day care support as well, and services to help them understand the best ways to parent that child. It is simply wrong to force someone to have a child they do not want. Because all it will do is increase the likelihood of abuse. . Forcing a parent to bring a child into the world without supplying the funding for supportive services is cruel to the child.

I believe that fetus is not yet a child until it reaches the point where an abortion is no longer an option (usually 20 weeks) and the issue isn't always keeping and raising the child, but sometimes the birth process itself is. People who medically should not be able to give birth are not doing it to "kill" a child, they are doing it to save their own life. Others would be putting the child into an unsafe world where they might not have the means to provide for it. It should be the mother's choice because it is her body and her baby.

I don't think a woman should be forced to give birth because others say she is required to. There are plenty of children that are waiting for parents to adopt them circulating through foster homes. If you want to save a child from the unjust world, then adopt one for yourself rather than bark at women for not giving birth. Be the difference you want to see, but let individuals do what they want. A fetus has no developed brain, and cannot even comprehend an abortion, whether or not it gets a chance to live is the choice of the mother. The mother who either made a mistake, or was sexually assaulted and impregnated.

Up until a certain point after conception the fetus does not have a heart beat. A woman should not have to put herself through the pain of childbirth which will change her forever for a baby she does not want. The adoption system is horrible and needs reform.

True, a fetus may be a real human child, but so are the parents involved. Especially in regards to cases of rape and incest, that child would be born into crisis and not fully get the chance to live. If America is so focused on the quality of opportunity, that comes from the start. Before the baby is able to function without the mother, it is effecting the opportunities of her. It is a personal decision for people; I would never abort a child personally, but that is a right people deserve to have.

A fetus is not considered a child until it is born. It does not have memories of the outside world and therefore will not miss anything more than the inside of their mother's womb. Some fetuses, depending on time of abortion, have not developed their brain or even their eyes. Therefore, they are nothing more than cells doing mitosis. Cells die everyday, and with overpopulation and inflation, a woman should be able to choose wether she wants to raise a child or not.

A fetus is not yet developed or conscious yet. Adoption and childcare resources are not yet as easily accessible as they need to be, and the choice to bring life into this world, which only occurs at the birth of the child, should not occur after rape, incest, or consent and willingness of the mother to be able to care for that life.

A child is not a child until it is born. I am religious but still believe the only life that will be ruined is the mother's. No one should have a say in how any woman treats her body and perhaps if we put in more protections for women, there would be less need for abortions. Going through nine months of pain just for hours of immense pain for nothing but to give the child up is unfair to ask of anyone. If you don't have the capacity to carry a child you have no right in forcing a woman to.

Where a child goes after birth is only part of the issue of forcing someone to go through with an unwanted pregnancy. One also needs to take into account the physical toll on the mother. Birth is a highly traumatic and strenuous event, regardless of whether or not it is wanted. Why put the needs of a not yet conscious fetus over that of a living, breathing mother?

This holds no weight considering the unsafe circumstance many are born into already. Until we decrease the rate of school shootings, homelessness, poverty, etc, it shouldn't even be a topic of discussion. The government should not have the right to regulate what happens to your body, especially considering the government was created catering to men rather than women in the first place.

Kids don't want to be disowned. Being responsible isn't a question; if a child was raped, everyone deserves to be loved, and if the adult knows they are not financially or emotionally stable enough, it will have a huge impact on the kid and how they grow up. Why should a drug addict who is abusive let their kid grow up in those conditions? Why would a child who barely takes care of themselves properly take care of another child; that child's life will be terrible. You are only thinking about the woman start holding men more accountable to taking care of children

It is the woman who is pregnant to chose what to do with the cells housed in her body. There is science to back up that it is not a living breathing thing and is just cells.

You can't force someone to have a baby. Most times when people have an unwanted baby have a terrible life or even short lived lives.

I believe if you need to get rid of the baby you can get rid of it before 22 weeks. After 22 weeks you can't get rid of it because doctors can save it outside of the womb so it can live without the womb after 22 weeks. As well if the mother has some sort of medical issue that risks her life she can get one.

What is and is not murder or moral should not be based on a religious text in a nation that is meant to keep the separation of church and state. Someone may view it as murder, but the policies should not be based on that. If everything with the potential to be a human, like a bundle of cells, were considered a life, then every girl who has had a period is a murderer, every sperm that has not fertilized an egg is murder

if a woman has been impregnated without her will or consent or without her want to perform in any sort of act that could potentially result in a baby, then it is most certainly up to her to decide whether she wants to keep the baby and 9 months of pain forced onto her. when it comes to babies, there are unforseen costs that need to be taken into account and if the woman did not want a baby to begin with and did not indulge in any action that would produce a baby then it is not her resposibility or obligation to finance the baby nor to endure what comes with the pregnancy, in a lot of situations, the mother doesnt even have the money to take care of a baby. I do believe under this reasoning, there should be some restrictions, like not being able to abort 3 months after the woman is pregnant.

A fetus isn't a child scientifically and are not sentient and adoption is an option but the system is bad and the centers are full.

Using the argument that a fetus is human and has the same rights as actual born humans, there is no other situation in which a human can use another human’s organs to sustain their own life. Fetuses, if human, should be subjected to the same laws that we are. If someone hits you in a car accident, and you need a new organ and they turn out to be a match, that person is not immediately forced to give you their organs. Same should go for a fetus. I do not owe my organs to anyone regardless of what actions I did to make someone need them in the first place.

Your beliefs are not a basis to invade the privacy of others. Every person has the right to their own beliefs and can make decisions for themselves based on those beliefs, but they have no right to impose those beliefs on others.

The fetus is not a conscious being yet, adopting can really **** up a kid and is not reliable at all, and a woman should have full control over their own body without having to get permission or straight up be banned from making a decision. If you genuinely believe that bringing a child into a messed up system instead of disposing of it before it knows that it was born or even conceved, then you are a retard

You shouldn’t kill a child give them to a orphanage instead of ending the kids life it is wrong and evil.

I agree with what this person is saying, because just like they said adoption is always an option, and when is a baby a human, or right when they are a fetus and at conception! they deserve every right to live regardless of how it got there. its a human and therefor deserves human rights.

I agree. I think the child has a right to live and should not be killed even if the parents do not want the kid. That is unfair because it was their actions.

I agree, a heartbeat is detected at 5 to 6 weeks, you cannot tell me that is not a baby. If bacteria on Mars is life, so is a fetus.

I agree. When a women gets pregnant there is a visible light of life of the baby. I don't get when people say its not yet living and it okay to literally murder them!

I totally agree once the baby is in the stomach than it is a child. Mothers are sad when they have miscarriage so it only make sense that they are a child.

Yes, killing babies is never okay, they are human too and if you can't take care of the child there are facilities or someone who would be willing to take them in.

i believe that a fetus is a child and should get a chance to live. Yes, the baby could have gotten there for reasons that are less than ideal; however, it is still the responsibility of that individual. i find it inhumane to abort/ kill an unborn child. If you didn't want the child, then adoption is ALWAYS an option and completely free; there are drop-off centers at every fire station and A&E that you can remain completely anonymous. But to kill a child is like taking someone off life support.

Unparalleled agreement. More babies got aborted than the lives killed on the Holocaust (annual abortions to Holocaust deaths are ~5:1)

If there is any reason if you dont want the baby i think you should be able to do what your mind thinks.