Ever wonder how many abortions are given yearly and by state? Heres the info you need. WARNING THIS CAN BE DISTURBING!!

To be perfectly honest it doesn't do any good to think of what could have, should have been ....it's a moot point. Alot of these potential kids would have had a rough life ahead of them.
Bottom line ... this world is over-populated. If a person wants to get an abortion ... HOORAY! One less potential criminal around to harm me or my loved ones. Yeah it's not the kids fault that the parents are irresponsible idiots, but why am I going to be burdened with an unwanted child? If the parent is forced to have the child, then more than likely they'll lack the parenting skills to raise them decently. So they'll end up being detrimental to society.

Why are people not taking life more seriously? God gave us the command to be fruitful and multiply. He didn't say anything about taking lives. What happen to the morals of our government?

I think our society needs to focus way more prevention of pregnancies since sex seems to be so glamourized in the media these days. That way, abortions wouldn't happen as frequently and we wouldn't have to look at all those numbers. However, maybe some people are just stupid and do not think responsibly.

I don't know where you people grew up but not all abortions are done because smoeone doesn't want a baby. There are many reasons that this can even be necessary. What about rape or incest? Try imagining you find out that you're pregnant and then when you go for your ultrasound they find sometihng terrible. When you go for the blood work it's confirmed. Your child have dibilitating disabilities that will cause him or her great amounts of pain. Think about how hard it is for a parent, who loves their child, to make the decision to not make their child suffer when people are calling her a murderer. Go through that and tell me that abortions are for irrisponsible people that get knocked up by accident.

I think before anyone gets an abortion they should look into adoption. I mean there are so many people that can't have children, yet people are killing their children because they couldn't take the responsibilities of thier actions.

These numbers are disgusting.

Excellent that you have put that out there. People need to start makign good decisions. I believe that. I also believe by showing the number of aborrtions it shows that people made poor decisions. Why else would they have terminated the life they created.

It is so sad that millions of innocent little babies (blessings) were aborted.

Abortions are terrible, can't you see that? I listed this post so that people could see that. I'm glad however that a few of you understood what this was and the horrific side of it. I know most people say"well I didn't ask to be born" but guess what your here you have that chance, what about all of those children who never had the chance, so get a heart and think about it, killing an innocent human being is it really right? In todays laws it isn't, so what justifies an abortion?

You do realize you put Wisconsin twice. It's strange though. I was under the impression that New Jersey (my home state, woo hoo!) had the most abortions. Maybe it was per capita. People actually come into NJ from places as far as Michigan because our laws are so lax in comparison.

It's interesting how these "lives" are determined by nothing more than the numbers ascribed to them. How can they be "lives" if they aren't given a chance at life? Isn't life the determining factor in "life"? So if they were never given a chance at life, then they obviously weren't "lives".

Maybe you want to rephrase. They weren't given a chance to li--.

hmm

--Mike

Thou shalt not KILL

Here's the deal- God already defined all the rules and laws we need, and all the constitution has done, is allow people to blaspheme, fornicate, and kill babies.

Not everyone believes in God, you know. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Stop worrying about what you can't change (you most certainly can't bring those particular feti back to--and i hesitate to say life, because these were probably first trimester abortions--existence, so why are you spending so much energy pissing yourself over it? join a club or something and help those who need help now) and improve your own life before condemning those you haven't even met.

--The number of abortions given in each state should also be compared with the population of each state....there's no need to make california look like a bunch ...apparently "malicious life-depricating murderers" simply because there's a higher population.

--These figures should also be placed along side numbers that state how many UNWANTED orphans there are in each state/country in the world...how many children die of starvation every day because there's not enough food to feed our populations.... we also need to see the numbers of childrent hat grow up in homes below the poverty line where the things they need to survive and thrive aren't provided. Let's paint multiple pictures shall we and broaden our spectrum a little.

--For those who speak about God, and claim that aborting an unborn child is "taking their right to live" is lacking in faith. If God is REALLY in COMPLETE control, then why does he allow abortions to happen?? and secondly, its not taking their "right to live" its taking their "right to live RIGHT NOW". I highly doubt that if God wants a soul to be on earth, he's gonna let humans interfere with that, it just means that that sould be born in another time, another place, and to another person....free to live a potentially better life.

--Once the fetus has progressed to a point of human-like and child like characteristics abortion is illegal. If a group of multiplying cells with no brain makes a "child" then put away your lysol and hand sanitzer becuase YOU'RE A MURDERER.

--Christians and most of the other die hearted "pro-lifers" aren't really pro life at all....theyre pro HUMAN life. And unlike humans enjoy thinking it, humans ARE NOT the only lives of this planet. So lets get things straight, so you can get down off your soap box.

--I'd really like to know where the Christian's and other angry pro-lifers that plant pipe bombs at abortion clinics and wear "abortion is murder" t-shirts are when there's anti-war, pro-peace demonstrations going on....oh that's right....because murder is okay "in the name of God or America/patriotism"...... its automatically okay, and doesn't count when we're taking the lives of innocent children/civilians who just happen to be muslim or not American.

--And no matter how many times you may have heard this, I'm gonna ask again, if the fetus was going to be Gay, would you still hold its life as sacred?? If the fetus is going to grow up and worship satan would you still support its sanctity of life?? Once that life leaves the womb period are you still going to fight for the sanctity of its life???

--Lets set up the REAL lines of which lives are sacred and which aren't, because you know, that's completely our job....oh yes, and its DEFINITELY the right of the people or the government to decide/state what God wants or doesn't want....because you know, thats so important in a country that is supposed to be separating church and state.....

--it's naive to think that there are no punishments worse than death. One of which would be to live your entire life feeling unwanted.

thats all for now. feel free to read my blog entry on this subject: http://progressiveu.org/210710-abortion

This is one of the topics that will never end. Theres so many pros and cons to it, I believe most people don't look at the facts; they turn a blind eye to what others say. The best way to fight this war is through examples, thats how people seem to get pitty off eachother, or w.e.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Say your girlfriend is walking home, or just a friend. Never mind say its just a girl walking down some big city. As she walks by a alleyway, she is pulled in, and raped. A month or two later, she misses a period. Guess what? Shes some probably inpregnated with some sick bastards kid. Now I don't know about you, but I sure as hell wouldnt want that kid inside me. NO, the kid is inoocent, he/she has done nothing wrong. In fact, depending on the type of person you are, the kid just might turn out the be the nicest kid ever. But imagine the hatred youd have for the kid as its inside you, before you make the choice of abortion or not. What most people here dont understand is that you hate the rapist, not the child. But the child normally ends up dead. Maybe thats good because now you dont have to pay for bills. Because money is worth more than a life.. right? You tell me

Yes, I happened to be a Christen, but I'm not going to lie to society but when on judgement day be asked why I was so hypocrital to everyone else. My thoughts on this is that...
I don't care aboout the matter. I think it sohuld stay the way it is. Thats what I think.
Pros are fighting for bans. Cons are fighting for over the counter. See the problem?
Thers so many other problems too. I personally have so many mixed feelings on this.

SICK OF WHAT YOU WOULD DO? TOOOOO BAD (: Say you and your girlfriend are messing around, and she/you gets pregnet. Now what? He wore the condom, she took the pills. This child was so unsuspected, you were just messing around! You didnt want a kid! Now WhatTATT???

Something to think about this; This all comes to another all about you thing. Do you really want to pay for this kid? This is going to cost you thousands if you decide to keep the child. But, if oyu kill it, can you handle the guilt? You take the life of one child because of one of your mistakes because you wern't more careful. Even better to prevent this...be responsible, stay abstinence maybe? If your gonna play snakes and caves with your girlfriend, how can you not expect a kid? It seems like your taking the lazy way out. Instead of raising that kid as oyur own, not like the last situation, your just getting an abortion. I personally think people take advantage of abortions. You get a girl pregnent, she has an abortion, she meets another guy(because oviously your not gonna stay together if you have sex, what are the chances of people waiting for marriage for sex?) So say she meets another man, and gets pegnet again. Now shes killed two children because of her mistake and misguide for responsibility. But now she is off the hook again after paying off that bill. Jee..I wonder what shes gonna do next? Start it all over? or finally settle down and start a family with someone shes probably now regretting not saving her verginity for.

Maybe my thoughts dont make sense to any of you. But I really hope some people understand what im trying to say

I read this article in a philososphy class that Im taking and although its very long, there are some very convincing arguments against abortion. I think that pro-lifers, as well as pro-choicers, should visit this website and read the article. It really is a great article. http://www.ccel.us/Beckwith.1.html

thats why abortion is legal!!!!!!!!!!
get over it!

Look, I'm pro-life, but its peoples choice to sin/do whats not moral. We all fall short. If we made it illegal, people would just abort babies without permission. SO, let me give you something to chew on....... 45 million babies have been aborted in the US since its been allowed. Many may have been rape, many may have been physically deformed, many have "excuses", BUT, how many were to be healthy??? How many were just a "burden?" You people are stupid if you dont realize that 30-40 million of these children were going to be TAX PAYERS. Our social security, or Medicare.. all of our systems are hurt because the countries needs remain to grow, wether children are aborted are not, but if they werent we might actually have the $$$ to support our country. So, sorry to wake you people up, but i dont feel like i should loose more income to support the masses, when people can pay a few hundred bucks to kill my future support. Morons, your all morons.

Unfortunately, what you suggest is extremely naive. In reality, the outcome you describe almost never happens. In fact, less than 20% of the children waiting for adoption in the U.S. ever actually get adopted. Most of them "age out" of the system with a high probability "to experience homelessness, poor health, unemployment [and] incarceration." (LINK)

This statement is likewise naive, and also more than a little mean-spirited and ignorant. I would suggest that if you spent any time actually talking to women who have had or are considering an elective abortion, you wouldn't find very many (if any) who reflect the attitude you suggest.

Fortunately, your opinion doesn't really matter, and you obviously don't really understand why elective abortions are legal in our society. Abortions are legal because the mother's right to privacy during the earlier stages of pregnancy take precedence over the potential rights of the zygote, embryo or fetus growing inside of her. Like many pro-life arguments, your example relies on the inaccurate assertion that a zygote, embryo or fetus is "person" in the same sense and with the same rights and privileges as "everyday folks." The Supreme Court in Roe ruled that "the word 'person,' as used in the Fourteenth Amendment, does not include the unborn." Your reliance on this legal fiction leaves your counter-point essentially meaningless.

Unless you have been in this position, I would suggest that your opinion is once again rather naive. Fortunately, women are not required to provide any reason at all for why they decide to (or not to) get an abortion. They have a right to make that decision for theselves, and it really isn't relevant what you think of their choices.

You keep mentioning "souls" in your description of the unborn. I can only assume that your use of that word is rooted in some sort of religious belief, which of course not everyone shares. We don't make laws that rely on religous beliefs (and in fact our Constitution prohibits it), and from an objective point-of-view there's no reason to presume that "souls" or anything of the sort actually exist. And as such, there's no reason that our laws should override a cutuzen's right to believe or to NOT believe in "souls." Just like the right to have an abortion, this is a CHOICE that is owned by the individual.

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If you don’t want a child then keep your legs closed, it’s that simple. Don’t be stupid, if its rape be responsible and give it up for adoption, even if the child does not get adopted then he or she will at least have had a life, formed relationships with other kids and people, and got to see the sun set and rise. I would rather live in foster care or poverty than be dead, especially at the hands of my mother who is supposed to love me. It is so unnatural, a women killing her child because she was irresponsible like a dog in heat. And people who say abortion is not murder just say that so they can sleep better at night. Why can’t we kill our old grandparents if we don’t want them or if we are too poor to take care of them? Why can’t we kill a baby that is 2 days old? Just because the mother doesn’t want her child does not give her the right to their life away. It is embarrassing when women say it is a woman’s right to have an abortion, they are basically saying women need the right to kill their children, why do people try so hard to make abortion legal, why spend so much time trying to make it easy to murder your babies. It is the most twisted thing I ever heard of. All the people who want abortion to be legal should have just been aborted themselves so they could see what it’s like to have their life taken away before they even got the chance to experience it. Abortion makes me so sad because they are innocent babies being killed by their own mother. =’(