Originally Posted by
Jaxi
I'm actually a little surprised that people use this excuse. "You are nothing more than a parasitic organism until you pop out of that magical line. Then, by the power of Zeus, you are a human being!" If you are trying to imply that a fetus cannot survive without the proper care growth, then you are right. At the same time though, neither can a baby or a toddler. A fetus can be grown in a tube, so we obviously have the care to grow it, and a baby can be taken care of by responsible adults, so we obviously have the level of care for them as well. Those levels may vary, but neither can survive without the caregiver. So babies are parasites too?
It just sounds like a lame excuse for pro-choicers to distance themselves from the emotional side of the decision. Now, I am a pro-choice person myself, but I have never liked the lack of responsibility rampant on this side of the fence. Own up to your decisions, I won't tell a woman what she can and can not do with her body, but she better damn well know what exactly she IS doing.