When it come to pro life or pro abortion how do you stand?
Well first off, your title is more accurate than your post. We should label each group as they label themselves, because both labels best represent their view point and thought process on the issue. Pro-life and pro-choice.
Personally, I consider myself neither. Some, like Jamesrage (whose definition means anyone supporting legal abortion in the case of rape, incest, or life of the mother would be "pro-choice) would likely consider me Pro-choice. However, I'm far more apt to vote for a pro-life candidate than I am a pro-choice candidate, though I'm not inclined to vote for EITHER candidate if they make that a primary point of their campaign.
My personal view is that this is an issue that is not feasible to truly answer, as there is no magical light bulb that appears over a womans belly that goes "DING! I should be considered a human with full vested rights".
As such, my PERSONAL view...which I acknowledge would almost never happen because both sides are far too entrenched in their very specific view points and I recognize that the world view of each side would view parts of my suggestion with unquestioned disdained...would be as follows:
First Trimester - Benefit of the doubt is bestowed upon the woman as opposed to the fetus. Abortion is legal in all circumstances during this trimester.
Second Trimester - Benefit of the doubt leans heavier towards the fetus. Abortion is legal only in the case of a reported case of Rape or Incest, or the mother's life being in danger.
Third Trimester - Benefit of the doubt leands entirely towards the fetus. Abortion is legal only in the case of the mother's life being in danger OR if there is reasonable evidence that a minor's rape/incest was hidden until this point (IE, if a father impregnated a daughter, and social services did not discover this fact until the third trimester).
If the woman doesn't know in the first trimester, then that's on them. There's is almost no situation where a woman will have sex and not be aware of it, outside of rape, so the notion that "They may not know" before the end of the first trimester holds no sway with me.
My views from the second trimester forward follows in line with much of what it seems the majority of Pro-Life (Or I guess in Jamesrage's view, Pro-Choicer's who aren't as extreme?) individuals want. Where I differ from them is a willingness to allow for it to occur within the first trimester, because I do not believe this to be a clear cut situation nor do I think it can be equated directly to "baby murder" given the distint difference of the physical nature of the situation.
