If i'm allowed to answer as being neutral, I believe it is warranted in situations where the health of the mother is endangered (and therefore, that of the foetus) by the pregnancy as the end result is it prevents unnecessary harm to the mother (physically). That said, emotionally it can be very traumatising and should be considered carefully.

I'm betting you meant, agree that women should have the right to have an abortion. (we mostly all believe in abortions because they are real). I think most pro-choice people are also pro-life. I think most pro-choice people would say it's unfortunate everytime a woman feels abortion is her best option. If we really want to be an abortion free society, then we need to improve medicine so that it is never necessary to choose between the life of a mother and an unborn baby. We need to insist that men step up, so that a pregnant woman could be assured of some support and factor that into her decision making. And we need to improve the conditions in society so that young women aren't seeing that as their best option. Nobody wants to go under the knife. I've never met any of these so called women who "just use it as birth control", I've never met a woman who had a casual attitude about it. I don't think it's right that children of single mothers live so far below the poverty line. I don't think it's right that these women are judged so harshly and often outcast by the rest of society. Do the people who are opposed to abortions engourage their sons to date that girl who had the out of wedlock baby? Do they go over and shovel her walks because they know she is alone with children? Do they drop off a bag of groceries? I've never had an abortion, but I did have an out of wedlock baby, in a small "Christian" community. That was the hardest year of my life. I tried to commit suicide after I gave the baby up. And I know that I did the right thing. I couldn't provide anykind of a life for that child, and wouldn't be able to for years. I was the only girl to have a baby in high school, but I wasn't the only girl to get pregnant. Everyone else who got pregnant had an abortion (having had a baby, I was privy to lots of confidences). The girls who had abortions were not stygmatized, didn't screw up their high school progress. And none of them committed suicide (though I don't know if any ever tried). As to the whole adoption thing. Well a year is a long time to be pregnant and try to support yourself. And I'll share a story to consider. Several years ago in Canada, a woman (Chantale Dagle?) met a guy in a bar, had sex with him and didn't talk to him again. It was a mistake she would have sooner forgotten. She became pregnant and was going to have an abortion. Word spread aamong her circle, eventually reaching the man. He went to court and got an injunction preventing her from doing this as he was the father and had rights to that child. She was to carry the child to term and then give it up to this man, or carry it and raise it herself. She managed to get across the border into the States and had an abortion here. I don't think that abortion is "right". I think it's sad. It's sad that we don't take better care of each other.

Personally, i belive that abortion should be considered in certain situations. Of course i don't think that it should be used as a method of birth control, but i do believe that in certain situations the fetus should be aborted. Particularly, when the mother is in danger of losing her life. If it's between the life of the mother or the little unborn child (which usually isn't even in the form of a child) then i think it would be best to terminate the pregnancy. In situations of rape, molestation or even severe poverty, i think it is also something to consider.

this is a common misconception people keep making about pro-choice. i don't think it's right, but it's not my place or anyone else's to take away a woman's right to choose.

I don't necessarily think it's right. But I believe it's "a" right. I'm a man, so I can't even begin to understand the what goes into making the decision to have an abortion. If a woman chooses to undergo such a procedure, then considering what's at stake, I'm pretty confindent that there are some serious reasons for it. That aside, I will not suffer the rights of my fellow Americans to be infringed upon at the whim of whoever the current administration may be. If it's alright for the government to dictate a woman's right to choose what she does with her own body and future, then where does it stop? Do I feel that abortion is right? In some cases yes. In some cases, not so much. Will I defend the right of an American woman to make up her own mind about it? You're damned right I will.