Mrebo said:

There is no denying the general right of a person to exercise autonomy over their body. But like all rights - it is not absolute.

Actually, I think it is absolute. Hence my pro-choice stance. Again, I'm not saying it is a pleasant event. But my own values are not typical of many people.

Look, it is an emotional issue, but the fact of the matter is that we value the lives of children because of sentimental and not logical reasons. What is more tragic, when an intelligent adult, whom his parents and society have invested incredible amounts of time and money in dies or when an unborn and unwanted child dies? Well, it depends on how you value human life. All of us value human life, but I guess I differ in how I determine that value.

I guess when it comes down to it, I don't believe that life holds intrinsic value, so a child basically has no value other than the happiness it brings to it's parents. So if they are not going to be happy, and the child is going to be miserable as a result, maybe an abortion is the right decision.

I'll stop there and see if anyone wants further elaboration on my point. It looks like I won't be making many friends around here anymore.