Originally posted by @dj2becker
Abortion. Good or evil?
I could not be - and never have been - involved in sanctioning or carrying out an abortion; I have succeeded in talking people out of it; and I have failed to talk people out of it. I have been proactive in trying to prevent abortions. I have given my emotional support to women who have decided to go ahead with abortions despite not agreeing with them exercising their right to have them. [No questions about the details of these things, if you don't mind.]
I don't think my stance on abortion should be imposed on society as a whole, however. I believe it is a personal issue. As a political issue, I think it is understandable that there is the civil right to have an abortion up until the point that the foetus is viable outside the womb. I wouldn't want to see such abortions criminalized
This is clearly a moral compromise on my part. I acknowledge that.
But, in my own private life, the same as you I imagine, I don't think having an abortion is the right and good thing to do, and it is to be avoided if possible, although I don't think - given the criteria I have mentioned - that it's "evil" in and of itself.