"...During slavery, a lot of the slave owners thought that they had the right to do whatever they wanted to that slave, anything that they chose to do. And what if the abolitionists had said: 'You know, I don't believe in slavery. I think it's wrong, but you guys do whatever you want to do'? Where would we be?"I'm not sure what Carson is trying to emphasize here, but I believe that a woman should be given the right to decide whether or not she wants to terminate her pregnancy. Of course, there should be limits placed on abortion, such that, women should not terminate their pregnancy under circumstances where she is capable of providing for her and her baby. However, when faced with destitution, I think that both parents should decide upon this issue of abortion, since they lack the means to even provide for themselves.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/25/ben-carson-likens-abortion-to-slavery-wants-to-see-roe-v-wade-overturned/
I agree that women should be given the right to choose whether or not to end her pregnancy although as Amy said, there should be limits on abortion when she is capable of having a means of living and surviving for her and her child. I disagree though with Carson that women should not be allowed to terminate her pregnancy under cases of rape because then under such a situation wouldn't the mother be forced to give birth to a child under the constant reminder that this was not of her own free will?
ReplyDeleteI completely disagree with what Carson is saying here. It is nothing short of absurd to say that a woman should have the baby that was conceived even through rape, incest, etc. A woman should be allowed to CHOOSE whether they want to end their pregnancy or not, and it is not up to the government to tell how they should use their own body. Granted, there are some women who are still against abortion, but they can CHOOSE not to end pregnancies, while those that do can go right ahead.
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