Absolutely. It has turned into a political issue in the US.

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Just so as not to be a coward and give an opinion on thorny issues: I do not support it, my opinion is quite related to this article that another nostrich shared with me a few months ago

https://www.peterkreeft.com/topics-more/personhood_apple.htm

Have you ever heard of an ectopic pregnancy?

Utilitarian argument, not based on principles.

It triggers even here.

Perhaps because I am Latin American, I do not consider it a right but a necessity in terms of health and safety for women. In general, in Latin America, women without resources are the most affected and die when resorting to precarious and or illegal health services.

The above without mentioning that most of them are pregnancies in extreme conditions.

From my point of view, I believe that no woman would want to have an abortion unless she is in extreme conditions. For the same reason, I do not consider it a right. I believe that discourse in terms of law does not serve the main cause.

Not law, right*

For a long time I was against abortion. After researching for a while and learning more about the reality for most women here, I realized that it's more than just a binary response issue. It is a systemic problem and, consequently, requires an equivalent response. Sadly there are no resources for that here, much less a state policy.

Yes, I have a struggle with the theme between my moral beliefs and the terrible reality what I learned in my research.