The '''pro-abortion''' (often labeled by [[liberals]] as "'''pro-choice'''" to avoid the uncomfortable use of the word [[abortion]]) position in the [[abortion|abortion debate]] maintains that the decision to give birth is entirely a personal one for the mother. It is literally a "matter of choice" with no one else, including the father or child, having a say. A doctor may advise, but only in a limited capacity. He ought not try to influence the pregnant woman, even if she's just a young girl. Advocates justify this position with the materialistic idea that a human being does not exist until after his complete birth (see [[partial-birth abortion]]). | The '''pro-abortion''' (often labeled by [[liberals]] as "'''pro-choice'''" to avoid the uncomfortable use of the word [[abortion]]) position in the [[abortion|abortion debate]] maintains that the decision to give birth is entirely a personal one for the mother. It is literally a "matter of choice" with no one else, including the father or child, having a say. A doctor may advise, but only in a limited capacity. He ought not try to influence the pregnant woman, even if she's just a young girl. Advocates justify this position with the materialistic idea that a human being does not exist until after his complete birth (see [[partial-birth abortion]]). |