Do you support abortion?

[Christian552]

State reason(s) for why you do or do not.

[HungAryan]

No.
Abortion = Murder

[jerney]

Yes. Nobody should be forced to have a child they don't want.

[Christian552]

Poll added.

[Queen B]

I , not support, but somewhat agree with the fact that a woman has the right to choose what she wants with her body.

However, I would -personally- never get an abortion, unless medical reasons involved.

[Beorn]

Do I willingly accept the logic behind abortion? No.
Do I accept that reality is often far removed from belief? Yes.

It's mostly the motivation of the abortion which makes me sick to the heart.

[SilverKnight]

[Somehow No] because no one should have the rights to decide the life of another forthcoming human unless it's for life threatening reasons for the carrier/ mother.

If it was caused for rape I'm okay with it if it's very early on the pregnancy.

[Breedingvariety]

I support abortion! It means birth was NOT necessary.

[The Lawspeaker]

Well.. I am pro-choice but only for pragmatic reasons - although I personally consider abortion to be murder unless there is a direct medical necessity (so I would condone it rather then support it and that's why I am voting no when it comes to the question of whether I support it) but I just don't think that it is right to leave such issues to the authorities when there is a non-corrupt court (a.k.a God) that can deal with it just as well and ultimately even better then many a man-made court.

And, of course, I am afraid that women will start harming themselves and consult back-alley abortionists like they did before abortion was legalised -- with all the devastating consequences that are attached to it so: keep abortion safe, rare and legal.

As such i support the current Dutch model:

In the Netherlands, abortion performed by a certified clinic or hospital is effectually allowed at any point between conception and viability, subject to a five-day waiting period. After the first trimester, the procedure becomes stricter as two doctors must consent to treatment. In practice, abortions are performed until approximately 24 weeks into pregnancy, although this limit is the topic of ongoing discussion among physicians in the Netherlands, since, due to recent medical advancements, a fetus may sometimes considered viable prior to 24 weeks. As a result of this debate, abortions are only rarely performed after 22 weeks of pregnancy. Abortions after the first trimester must be performed in a hospital.

Although I would be in favour of a mandatory meeting with a doctor before a decision is taken so the doctor can try to talk a mother out of it (unless there is a medical necessity) and to point out which legal, social and financial provisions have been made for them and "unwanted" children and I would also like to reduce the limit to until 22 weeks into pregnancy.

[rhiannon]

Yes...but I draw the line at the age of viability...and VASTLY prefer that if the abortion is going to happen, the woman getting it isn't dumb enough to try doing so after the first trimester, unless there is a medical necessity.