It's quite simply really... If you don't have ovaries, fallopian tubes, a uterus, a cervix, and a vagina then you shouldn't have any say in whether or not someone that does should be forced to carry something that is quite literally parasitic. Yes, some women want this parasite and intentionally try for it, but some women aren't ready (it wouldn't be financially cared for, sometimes unloved, or even raised in an unstable enviroment), others want the parasite but have been told that there will be fatal risks, and some gain the parasite after being attacked.
A parasite doesn't become a child until it is born (otherwise women would be able to put their unborn fetuses, *ahem* parasites, on their healthcare plans the same way they would their children). Until then, it is affecting the woman's metabolism, diverting blood and nutrients. Like a parasite, a fetus takes a lot from a woman without giving back to her. However, biologically, since it is of the same species it is not classified as such... I, however, believe for children to also be parasites (but that's for another conversation).
On a real note, whether or not Roe Vs. Wade is in effect, abortions are still going to happen. Banning abortions will only make it so that more women (keep in mind that the majority of "women" who receive abortions are victims or children themselves) hemorrhage to death. Should women be imprisoned for deciding against making the life-long commitment of becoming a mother? Absolutely not. Most often than not, men do not even see the children as their responsibility, and so mothers end up struggling to raise the children on their own. Raising a child isn't easy. It is an 18-24 year job, and even then, she is always going to have to look after the child whenever he/she falls on hard times and needs a place to crash. It's like having a broke best friend... until they are fully grown. Then it's like, dude... c'mon... get a job.
I'm pro-choice-- you know what? Fuck it. I'm pro-abortion. The Earth is already overpopulated, there are more than 400,000 children living in the foster care system, and I'm personally sick and tired of feral children running amuck because their parent's don't know what the hell they are doing and either abuse them (think troubled teens here) or don't discipline them enough (brats).
It isn't an immoral action to rid yourself of a parasite, is it? So why is it any different? If I can't put an unborn fetus on a healthcare plan, or receive benefits for it, then it is not considered a child by law. Abortions do not kill unless a woman has one while it is not medically sanctioned. It is extremely unlikely and rare, if not unheard of, for an abortion doctor to remove a living fetus... But if it happens, then the doctor is legally obligated to fight to keep it alive by preforming CPR and whatever else may be necessary. They do not slash it's throat and call it a day like some think they do. Now that would be murder, but until then it's not.
People need to stop making women feel bad about abortions. For many, it was not the first option. No one uses abortions as a form of birth control. Anyone who believes otherwise is an absolute moron. I've known many women who have had abortions in their past, and they often times have regretted it, or regarded it as traumatic for even themselves. Typically, it puts them against abortion. Very rarely will you see a woman gloat about having an abortion and being proud of it. But why not? She made a valid decision, whatever the reasoning might have been, ultimately it was in the best interest of the "child."
