Originally Posted by Tabris

The argument against is that they want to protect the life of the child. I personally wouldn't support my girlfriend's decision to get one unless it was absolutely necessary. My thing with abortion is that is that people get careless about abortions and use them as birth control, and just fuck knowing they can get an abortion. I hate protecting people from themselves, but when the time comes to have a kid, they won't be able to. That also translates indirectly into further spread of STDs, and hampers efforts to curb the spread of HIV. I feel HIV should definitely be an option for women, albeit with some restrictions, and the extent of restriction is best left to the states, imho.