Reply #324: "Elective always means choice." [View All]

[JonQ]

So then it is the correct term.

"However, abortion is not always elective."

Which implies that at least some of the times it *is* elective, no?

"Most of the times it's sought, it's a life-saving necessity."

I've never seen any evidence that the majority of abortions are due to a direct threat to the survival of the mother. The majority seem to be elective, not life-saving.

"And no one but the woman gets to decide what's a life-saving necessity."

Ok here's where the confusion is. Elective doesn't mean it isn't up to you. We don't prevent people from getting other elective procedures and only tolerate immediate life saving ones. In fact no one but the person involved gets any say in elective surgeries, so why would this be different? If hypothetically you wanted a nose job, would I get to say no? Well yeah I guess I could say that but would it have any impact?

"That includes women who decide to abort for financial reasons instead of medical reasons, if she deems it life-saving for her life."

You could make the same argument for cosmetic surgery. That it is essential for the person to have a reasonable life. But that is not what doctors would call life saving, rather they would deem it elective.

People seem to equate declaring abortions that aren't life threatening as elective with trying to ban them. What other elective surgeries are banned? This seems irrational paranoia to me. Abortions that aren't done to save the womans life are elective, and that's fine with me. No one should have a say in it other than her. It should be private, legal and not subject to a popular vote just *like every other elective surgery*.