My view on abortion is that it is necessary in society and to remove the right for a woman to chose is both impractical and tyrannical.
Abortion is a matter of women's autonomy over their bodies. It is simply a violation of their rights to take away control of their most basic form of property (their body). Pregnancy is the most dangerous time for a woman's health and to take away their ability to make choices pertaining to her body is just something the government should not be allowed to do.
I believe it is 80% of women that get abortions in United States are married and rarely does a women abort her first pregnancy. This suggests that women who do get abortions, know what they are doing and know they can't afford to add to their family.
As evidenced by France's extremely low abortion rates, the best way to reduce abortions is to provide numerous social programs to raising children such as daycare and medical care. Sex education will help too but as most women who get abortions are married, a system where they know their child will be cared for is more helpful.
If abortions are made illegal, there won't be any less abortions, just more unsafe abortions. That and an increase in infanticide. Which was very prominent before abortion.
As for partial birth abortions, only when it is necessary for the woman's health.
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