Which is more severe...

Killing 50,000 of anything seems extreme to me

What about ants?

Just to put things in perspective a bit, here are some statistics on the abortion rates in the US:

Historical abortion statistics, United States

Compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 4 March 2006

Year Live Births Estimated Reported
1999 3,959,417 1,314,800 861,789
2000 4,058,814 1,313,000 857,475
2001 4,025,933 1,303,000 853,485
2002 4,021,726 1,293,000 854,122
2003 4,089,950 575,831
2004 4,121,000 285,677

Estimated = Estimated # of Abortions.
Reported = Reported # of Abortions.

Official abortion statistics are often low due to incomplete reporting. In the United States, for example, not all states mandate such reporting. Even in those states that require or encourage reporting of abortion statistics, this reporting is incomplete (as demonstrated by higher numbers reported to abortion advocacy organizations). From 1988 to 1997, the total number of U.S. abortions reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control was 11.3% lower than the total number reported to the Alan Guttmacher Institute (the research branch of Planned Parenthood). In 1998 four states discontinued state-level gathering of abortion statistics, contributing to the 25.4% drop in CDC figures from 1997 to 1998.

source: http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/index.html#AD

Originally posted by allofyousuckkk
wow, how could someone value an animal's life against one of our own. It doesn't matter if it isn't developed, it's still an early stage of human life. Who has the right to kill 50k fetuses?

Killing babies to me is worse.........WE as human beings have much more potential to our futures as a human race than a dog, cat, mouse, bird, tree, though all can contribute to a degree of happiness, but there is something very special about people...........Hey! I'm one of them...

bsmoke

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,

Originally posted by Soth
Killing 50,000 of anything seems extreme to me

What about 50,000 pedophile rapist?

even 50 pedophile rapists. Killing is wrong. I know that they're killed everyday, but ppl need to take responsibility instead of killing an innocent child just so the little whore can get pregnant three months later.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Killing babies to me is worse.........

I agree. But I'm sure many people disagree with you on the "worse" and the "babies" part.

A follow up question for you all. Seeing as how many of you think that killing fetuses is worse than killing dogs, is it fair to say that the US has just as much disregard for life as China?