Abortion should be illigal

Abortion is a heavy topic, and I get that people have strong feelings on both sides. But saying it should be illegal goes too far. I'm taking the Con side — I don't think a government should be able to take that choice away from someone.

For me, it's about medical safety, and basic human rights. Banning abortion doesn't stop it from happening, it just makes it more dangerous. Especially for people in tough situations. Not every pregnancy is the same. There are cases of rape, health risks, or situations where people simply aren't ready. Life is complicated.

I'm not saying abortion is always an easy or good choice. But it should be a legal one. Let's talk it out.

Okay let's start with a hypothetical situation. A girl that is from a low income family. She is hard working and has the ambition to become a person that will improve the life for low income families and all who need it. But she is forced having sex without consent at age 14. This would change her life, without her having influence on this decision. ife is difficult. Not just for her, but for everyone. You, me, everyone either has had things happen to them, or, will have things happen to them, which are outside of your/their control. Life throws stuff at us and we'll have to figure out how to deal with that stuff, wether we like it or not. In this case, the person responsible for the, let's say, punishment of this girl, should be punished themselves accordingly. What someone's personal judgement is for a verdict, is up to them. But however long the punishment of this person is, the girl's punishment will be longer. She is now pregnant. She will have a child, for which she can't care. A child, for which her already struggling family won't be able to care. Now in the situation that abortion is illigal, this child is forced to have the baby. A baby that will not be fed properly, that will not be taken care of properly. There's a reasonable chance that baby won't even make it to the age of 10. When it survives, it will have a very, very hard life. A life which no person should have to endure. Suicide, crime and homicide rates are high for this demographic. 

When you're saying "You are taking a choice from that baby" you are correct. But what you're also doing is taking that choice away from this child. Hasn't she been punished enough? Does she need to sacrifice her future, her chance at "living", just so she can give birth to a baby? A baby, that realisticly, has a very slim chance of having a future, if he even has one at all.

In my opinion, a person who already had to experience rape/sex without consent shouldn't be punished more by being forced to have a baby.

At how many weeks this abortion this takes place is debatable. Some say 6 weeks, others 14 weeks and some may even say 32 weeks. This should be taken into careful considiration with the right to abortion, and should be decided by the right people.

This is just one possible scenario. Not all cases are the same, and there will inevitably be cases in which abortion shouldn't take place. But by making abortion illigal this problem is not solved. All you do is punish childeren / adults that, frankly, do not deserve it.