I don’t know any dedicated democrat that is in favor of ZERO restrictions on abortion. It will be interesting to see if they finally speak up and end the bullshit of abortion up to the point of birth, and unfortunately in some states beyond that point.
You do understand that no one gets a late term abortion for no reason right?
I would really like to explore that with you. I should start off by saying I am not religious so that plays no part in my opinion. But… if I was told that the baby would be born with some type of birth defect that would ensure that they never had a chance at a normal life I would be totally in favor of ending the pregnancy. My understanding, I COULD BE WRONG, is that with today’s technology we can tell early on if the fetus has an birth defect issue. What I am totally against, AGAIN I COULD BE WRONG, are women who just keep waiting to go through the procedure even though they are in no position emotionally or financially to have a kid. So I would be very interested in what you can tell me about WHY there are late term abortions that could have been done very early on. Note - I am also totally in favor if there is a risk to the life of the mother.
Well, like you, I could be wrong, but it is my understanding that some birth defects don’t develop until later on or the extent of how bad it is, is unknown until certain points in a pregnancy.
Obviously, I can’t speak for other people, and as a cis man, I have zero first-hand experience with these issues, but my opinions are as follows.
As for why some people who know the fetus will not survive after it is born yet continue with the pregnancy I would say it’s because a lot of places won’t let you get an abortion anymore so they are trapped into carrying it to term or they don’t have the money to travel to someplace to get an abortion or they have no support system in place because of crazy religious beliefs people in their “support” system have.
It’s free and extremely easy for most people to get pregnant (all it takes is one mistake or accident), but it is expensive to get an abortion. It is especially expensive if you live in a backward ass state that banned womens healthcare (there are at least 14 of them). So you now have to not only pay for an abortion you also need to pay to travel across state lines, and then you need to pay for a place to stay before and after the abortion is done. You will also likely need to take time off of work for the abortion itself but also for recovery time. So you are looking at like a week off of work unpaid. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, that is not really doable. Not to mention, if you have a shitty job, they may just fire you.
Abortions cost around $750 for just the procedure. Add in the time off and the travel, and you are looking at well over $1000, and there are a lot of people who literally do not have that much money.
Personally, I think abortions should be free to anyone of any age who wants one
I mean no offense when I say this, but you sound like you are coming from a place of privilege or like someone who has never had to struggle to survive. There were times when I was homeless and times when I had to decide on whether I was eating or having heat in the winter. These are real struggles that millions of people in usa go through every single day. Not everyone has the comfort of knowing they have $1000+ emergency money. Hell, not everyone has the comfort of knowing when their next meal is coming from.
I hope I have given you some things to think about and some answers to your questions. But you really should just do some research on how fetuses develop and at what stages birth defects can develop.
I think your response was thoughtful. My takeaway is that some have money/work issues that delay the inevitable. Sounds plausible to me. More importantly you remind us all that what an individual’s benchmark of their financial state is not the same for all. We all tend to incorrectly view others based on our own perspective. While not being a person of privilege and having earned every penny I have, there are obviously many in far worse circumstances.
I honestly don’t understand why you are being downvoted for responses that are helping to further the conversation.
I would also like to add that while I am still living just above paycheck to paycheck with a tiny amout of emergency money I do still feel like I am privileged to an extent. I am able to take a few days off every other year and I am able to occasionally buy a new game or camera gear. Hell my wife and I saved up and got a ps5 at launch and she secretly saved up and bought me a steam deck. If that isn’t privilege idk what is.
Because lemmy and reddit and most all social media sites is filled with brain dead people. They see the world as black and white. Never grey. They are fed what they are to believe by the media. They then identify anyone who doesn’t think just like them as the enemy. And when I say “think” for them it means adherence to a false narrative that they embrace as a member of a religion. They know the slogans, but don’t dare confront them with facts and have a debate. Because at that point they can’t defend their position and must move onto name calling. So all of THAT is why people wanting to have a real discussion are downvoted.
And if YOU continue to have civil conversations with people who identify as conservatives they will eventually turn on you. You must totally toe the line and never divert from it.