Both of you have points and everyone has to form their own opinion.
I think the debate is symptomatic of modern world.
1. Bod is right in that a woman has a right to control her own body.
2. However an abortion is not a right. It is among many other things a "privilege" bestowed by western society not a right.
Nobody has a right to sonething they "want" imo. Society creates many good and bad things but imo privileged people seem to think they've a god given right to everything.
We should be very clear what rights are and rhey are fundamental for all... globally but those things we fortunate have access to have either been earned or given tous by those who have gone before are not rights and we should becgrateful for them.
We enjoy freedom. It is not a right.
We enjoy loads of food to eat and water to drink we have no right to it we should be grateful for where we were born and when.
The privileged i find are the most intolerant and most self serving.
Agree with this to be honest.
I cannot stand woman who use it as a form of birth control.
Its not a right, but its an option, one to be considered.
The problem is, if you refuse a woman an abortion, she will go to other means in order to abort the pregnancy, drinking booze, taking drugs, I even heard of one woman paying another to hit her in the stomach with a baseball bat, because abortions were illegal in her state (this is the US of course).
All you can do is educate people as much as possible on being responsible, and hope for the best, as with all things.
Maybe an idea would be for women in the UK who have already had 2 abortions, if they get pregnant a third time and wish to abort, then they have to pay for it, like an attachment of earnings type deal. Where she has to pay £50 a month till the expenses are covered.
There is no moral issue with abortions as far as I am concerned, if they are done at an early stage.
I would deem 24 weeks to be a little too far gone though imo.
Surely it should be 20 at the VERY MAXIMUM. (Unless the mother's life is in danger of course)