If people hate abortion on the platform that they want to preserve human life, then they need to take several things into account:

1. Rape
2. Incest
3. Birth defects
4. The health of the mother

It's rare that someone says they're against abortion across the board. No reasonable human being would want to force a woman to have a baby if it could seriously endanger her health. Note that I said reasonable, as I'm well aware of the new abortion laws passed in certain states and the babbling of some of the uber conservatives.

But I think the consequences of completely outlawing abortion should be considered as well. Women have been aborting their babies and using forms of contraception for a very very very long time. Not decades. Not centuries. Longer than that. What's going to happen if they completely ban abortion in the US? Women will start doing what they did in the 50s and 60s, which is going to the back alley doctor, putting themselves at risk for infection, severe hemorrhaging, or serious illness. Either that or they'll just start leaving the country to have it done.

I don't think that any government has the right to tell me that I have to have a baby. No, I don't agree with abortion as a form of birth control. Yes, I believe that women AND men need to be responsible for their actions. But I absolutely will never be on board with our government making me give birth if I don't want to. I hate the whining that I hear about how "if you don't want a baby, use birth control or don't have sex." That's ridiculous. We're all human with basic needs. To tell people "OMG. DON'T HAVE SEX YOU'LL GET PREGNANT OMG OMG OMG OMG." is utter bullshit. And contraception is not fool-proof. Accidents happen. And I'll be damned if I'm going to be punished for something like that.

There are so many other things wrong in our country. Let's fix the health care crisis, social security, the economy.. revamp the welfare system. These are things that need to be addressed NOW. Too much focus on abortion and gay marriage.