The problem is that fetuses don't get to vote!
A lot of the debate concerning abortion is about when the baby/fetus/or "tissue growth" actually achieves "consciousness", or when must it be extended the same rights as bonafide humans :rolleyes:
One could argue that before the CNS develops, the organism cannot attain consciousness. Others might say that from conception the embryo is embodied with a soul. I believe we will never be able to gauge what mental or behavioral processes constitute a Human Being. If so, what pattern of brain activity will be accpted as humanity?
If mental processes and intelligence are what make us human, then how much intelligence is required? If a fetus is not human because it lacks adult-like intelligence, then what stops us from extending that to mentally challenged individuals? Should we destroy them ala Third Reich or use them as unpaid labor and keep them in pig pens?
Well, one thing is sure though, and this cannot be disputed: as soon as the zygote is formed, a new, original and unique DNA sequence is created. This human DNA, a form of ID accepted in courts around the world as evidence of one's existence, does not belong to the mother or father, but to a third, separate individual. I believe that that in itself grants recognition of the "growing tissue" as a true Human.
One day society is going to look back at the "OMG I was so drunk but he/she was so hot and we did it in the club's bathroom" abortions and realize just how criminal we were.
That being said, I believe exceptions should be made for rape/incest/sexual molestation of children, through, and only through a genuine court order. Abortion should
never be allowed as routine birth control for the lazy, careless or ignorant; there are too many other forms of effective devices to avoid pregnancy.