Abortion: Points Of View

Abortion: Points of View


     It is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesn't have an

opinion about abortion, and probably a strong opinion at that. Yet the endless

debates on the topic usually go nowhere, leaving the opponents even more

committed to their positions and the open-minded observers confused. Both sides

make a good case. An unwanted child is a pitiful thing, and the attendant social

problems (single motherhood, financial destitution, child neglect, and urban

overcrowding, to name just a few) do not have easy solutions. On the other hand,

the thought of terminating something that, if left to run its natural course,

would ultimately result in the birth of a human being gives all but the most

hard-hearted among us cause for serious introspection.


     One reason the debate goes nowhere is that each side focuses on a

different topic. We make no progress because we are not talking about the same

thing. The pro-abortionist prefers to discuss choice, and to dwell on all of the

social problems inherent in an unwanted child. The anti-abortionist is

interested primarily in protecting the life of the fetus. In simple terms, the

pro-abortionist focuses on a woman's rights and the anti-abortionist focuses on

a fetus' rights. Though interrelated, these are basically different topics.


      Though neither side realizes it, there is actually much more agreement

than disagreement between the opposing views. The majority on both sides would

agree that social problems like child neglect and urban overcrowding are serious

issues. Most would also agree that the life of a child is a precious thing that

deserves the full protection of the law. There would even be nearly universal

agreement that it is a woman's exc
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