oh boy, i wondered when this topic would come up here...
i don't like abortion. it's straight up killing. i don't like killing at all, even when it comes to animals, or plants. i don't like killing. except if there is a justifiable reason.
i'm okay with certain animals and plants dying so that i may ingest their organic matter. it is a natural instinct, it's there to further myself, as well as my genes so that i may reproduce and pass them on to another generation.
when a mother's health is involved, if it is highly likely that she may suffer incredible pain (as in lasting, permanent, or reoccuring), or if she might die, i support abortion. keeping the baby would only go against the natural survival instinct.
when is comes to rape, again, i'm for it. yes, while it does not interfere with the survival instinct, it does interfere with out instinct to avoid pain, emotional or physical. a woman was invaded, and something planted in her, one that the rapist will never have to take responsibility for (sueing for child support gives the othe parent custody rights, in which case that's another lawsuit completely). i can't imagine the emotional pain (sometimes even physical) that a women might have to go through, reliving that rape when she sees that child. some women can do it, but i'm not about to impose on her right to choose.
in all tense and purpose, a fetus is a parasite. they cannot survive on their own, they take nutrients from the mother directly, and offer nothing in return. that is the definition of parasite.
like has been stated, in the event that abortions are made illegal, it won't stop their occurences. rent the movie 'if these walls could talk'. demi moore plays a nurse in the 50's, i believe, and she tries to get an abortion. since it was illegal at that point, she had to settle for a 'doctor' with knitting needles. she bled to death in her own kitchen. i won't have countless women dying just because some beaurocrat finally starts to consider his religious ideals.
and DeathBug, i never knew what a partial birth abortion was....*shudder* i only advocate first trimester births.