Well , since those two would be a completely different person it isn ' t the same . The ' child ' you have aborted is not the same child that you will have later on in life . Things just don ' t work that way . The child that got aborted is gone it will never breathe , it will never laugh it will never truly get a chance to exist . I think people should try to keep that in mind when they make these kind of decisions . I see your point and personally I view abortions as necessary evil , but it doesn ' t mean I have to approve of those that are done for purelymostly selfish reasons . Ask yourself this . What if you were raised by a poor family , or possibly in an orphanage . Would you , even then , think it was better if you hadn ' t been born ? That your mother should have had you aborted , preventing you from ever being able to think , to experience things ? I think you might be able to understand my stance when you think from that angle . Once again , I do not want to make abortions illegal , ever . I just think people should really think carefully about these kind of decisions and made aware of what those decisions willmay entail .