Being pro-choice means being, on some level, for bodily autonomy... [View all]

[Humanist_Activist]

Not to say all people who are pro-choice when it comes to abortion are universally consistent, (especially when it comes to controlled substances for adults), but many of us are.

On abortion, the anti-choice position is, on some level, one where a pregnant woman ends up being different than everyone else, less than a person, reduced to nothing more than a walking, talking, incubator.

To make things clear, being anti-choice or pro-choice are positions on legality, not on personal belief, personal beliefs can be different than what we think are best for society at large. Of course, frankly I find the people who state "I'm pro-life for myself but wouldn't impose that belief on others" to be objectionable in that they generally are insufferable jackasses who try to claim some moral or ethical high ground on a morally neutral subject.

Yes, I said morally neutral, its called freedom of choice for a reason, and anyone with a rational mind who recognizes biological facts about reproduction will see why this is.

Abortion is, first and foremost, a medical issue, not an moral issue, in the strictest sense of the term, thanks to advancements in medical technology, it doesn't necessarily have to leave a fetus unviable after removal from the woman at increasingly earlier gestation ages. However, this shouldn't affect the legalities of the issue, for recognizing the medical issues involved, laws always fall short in covering these issues. At best, medical ethic boards should be involved, like they are for every medical procedure.

To be frank, I'm not only pro-choice, but also pro-abortion, because the simple fact is that, for women who had them, it was the best outcome they chose to have.