Should Abortion be Legal?

The landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was supposed to settle the question of abortion’s legality once and for all, but the Court’s ruling has instead become a fulcrum of debate. Placed squarely at the intersection of civil rights, health, religion and law, abortion is one of America’s most heated controversies.

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Politicians Shouldn’t Interfere in Private Medical Matters

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Safe???

"abortion is one of the most common and safest medical procedures"

Isn't that like saying the electric chair is completely safe, because the executioner doesn't get hurt? The whole purpose of the procedure is to kill someone. Not very "safe".

- Freeman July 24, 2008 5:04PM

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Ahh pragmatism!

While the argument is about the lesser of evils, you are absolutely right. Laws have to be written from an informed and practical point of view. Moral purity is great for conversations, but the unintended consequences of trying to force your moral code on other people can be worse than the original problem.

- Adam Hammond September 3, 2008 6:47PM

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'Politicians shouldn't interfere in Private Murderous Matters'

One could say exactly the same thing about assassins, vigilantes, robbers, and other criminals.

In effect this argument is: 'politicians shouldn't restrict private murders because they interfere with the murderer-victim relationship.'

- JKM121 September 6, 2008 4:15PM

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Roe vs wade was wrong and should be overturned.

Why? Because it isn't a Federal matter. It should be a states rights matter. The ONLY solution is to allow the individual states to decide whether abortion should be legal or not. That's the way it was before Roe vs Wade. In States where the majority of the population favored legal abortion it was legal (ie: NY). In states where the majority wanted abortion illegal it was illegal. It's the only fair and Democratic way to solve the problem of this very divisive issue.

- tbcass January 22, 2009 4:56PM

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leave well enough alone

I may not agree with abortion , but I do feel it is totally up to the woman involved. I would never do it myself because I could deal with the unknowns that go along with it. As far as I am concerned to each therer own and leave it that way. Roe Vs Wade legalized abortion why change it now?

- erbk1981 February 22, 2009 9:20AM

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- We have a responsability
  
  I am sorry to disagree with you.
  
  I think it should never be up only to the woman to decide because:
  
  1. There are two humans involved: the mother and the unborn child.
  2. The father has to be taken into account because the unborn child is 50%"his"
  3. Such a decision should always be thought out well seeking the help of family, friends, experts, etc...
  4. The unborn is not property of it's mother. he has it's own human rights (to live for example). If no one bothers to defend it's rights (it's own mother refuses) society has to protect him instead.
  
  Roe vs Wade is flawed in many ways: http://www.abort73.com /?/abortion_facts/us_abortion_law/
  
  - ussitano March 13, 2009 7:58AM
  
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