I know you see it that way, and I respect your opinion.
I just don't see early stage fetuses as being "human beings." I do see them as potential human beings, though, and I do think they have value, so abortion must be performed very early. I disagree with a lot of states that allow abortion up to viability--I think that's pushing it too far.
But there's a bigger issue--the issue of what society will do to moderate the impact of having/raising an unwanted child. Because we can't ban abortions without stepping up and ensuring the child has a decent life. We just can't.
I think "career" probably does figure into many abortions but that's it's incredibly expensive to raise a child and being a single mother is one of the biggest causes of poverty. Not just "not getting a Lexus," but having to watch the babies go to bed hungry. That's not right.
One of the other things I've seen is young women who were in abusive relationships. They simply need to be out--they can't afford any ties to the abusive father. A baby legally ties them.
Plus, we have the fact that a woman is statistically most likely to be murdered when she's pregnant. That is also due to our laws--while a woman can abort to avoid an 18-year convenience, if she doesn't abort, the male's only option (some think) is to kill her. They also kill if the woman is underage and a DNA test will send them to prison. These are our laws and they all come back to put the female at risk.
It's about so much more than convenience. I think the vast majority of women (maybe not all) would have their babies if they knew they could afford to feed and raise them. I don't think getting fat really factors in--because women can always thin down again. Most do pretty quickly, although I've heard women at the gym wanting to hurry and lose the "baby fat." That's okay. There's nothing wrong with wanting to get back in shape.
Society has made it virtually impossible to raise a child unless you have a good income. And forget child support from deadbeat dads--sure we can arrest them and garnish their wages--they figure out ways not to pay. Plus, is that really good emotionally for the child to know?
Then we have the abusive stepdad thing. If the brat doesn't stop howling, smack it a few times. If that doesn't work, beat it until it's quiet. Very quiet. Or, rape it.
The good thing is that abortion numbers have been dropping steadily since we've been pushing safe sex, and we should continue to push it and make birth control free to all.
I think we could pretty much eliminate all abortions if we made childcare free and we also made career training free. No one wants to do that. But, if we're really serious about ending abortions, that's what we'll do.
Captdon--to his credit--has been the only one who's advocated paying to raise the children. But, it's what has to happen to stop abortion.