Sadly, this topic has been beat to death in the political forum and I've yet to hear a defining argument that can sway me to be Pro-Life.
I take it very personally, if I impregnated a girl and we didn't want to have the child, then I would have it aborted because I see no benefit for the child or me. So I have a kid and raise it, I'm 20 years old and living at home, I obviously can't support a child, especially in a recession. Say I give it up for adoption, what guarantee do I have that this kid is even going to be adopted? What if it gets moved from foster home to foster home because of abusive parents? Then it might be forced to live on the street, and you can imagine how it will spiral downwards. Yeah that's a nice life.
All too often I hear people reply "Well how would you like it if your parents were thinking of aborting you!" or "Get your parents to help you raise it!". Both very stupid arguments. I was planned and my parents have provided very well for me. They probably would have been able to do the same if I was unplanned, but that isn't the case for most people. Secondly, I would never put my parents in a position to help me raise a child, they've been raising kids for 30 years, I think it's time they get a break. Most teens can't support a child in the first place, so why have a kid when you can't support it?
Another phrase I love is "You were to stupid to use a condom, now you have to pay the price", in what world does that make any sense? Do people honestly think that someone who's too stupid to figure out a condom should be in charge of a child's welfare?
Generally I find that the world is better off with quality of life vs quantity of life.
