3. Abortion: Potential-life and Becoming-life

Abortion: Potential-life and Becoming-life

I'm pro-choice because I believe it is the most realistic solution to this problem but I'm still uncomfortable with the concept. When all is said and done, an embryo that is allowed to grow without interruption will end up as a baby, so for me life begins at conception.

Ideally everyone would have access to birth control and abortions would only be necessary when either the foetus isn't viable, or threatens the mother's life. I'm conflicted about pregnancy as a result of rape as I'm torn between the very understandable desire by the mother to terminate, and the embryo's innocence in coming into existence.

However, I'm realistic enough to know abortions will happen regardless of legality so while keeping it legal, I think everything must be done to keep it as rare as possible such as providing free birth control, proper sex-ed, etc.

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