I think it should be legal. If it is a phoetus- in a state of little more than a bunch of cells, its not much more of a living being than say some skin cells. If the mother does not feel ready to have the baby, she should not have to go through the process of holding it, birthing it and giving it post-natal care (breast milk afterall will give a baby most of the essential antibodies it will need in life). There are many people who are not ready for children, and the stress of child delivery should not be forced upon them. If, god forbid, I fell pregnant now, I would have an abortion because one, I am at university and will not kill my future career prospects, two I cannot afford it, three I am a very vain person, and finally, even though I am quite a mature person I don't believe I have grown up enough to take on looking after a child.

If abortion was seen as less of a sin, I believe that more people would look for this as a solution. There are many people who do not deserve to have children, they bring them up poorly, but unfortunatly no resrictions can be placed upon this due to human rights. Plus, many adoption centres are struggling to find people willing to adopt children. Of course, there are limits to what I feel is right. If the foetus is in a developed state (I am unsure of the time they take to grow, but when when it's begining to function as an actual living organism), it should not be legal for it to be aborted. This, I feel IS unethical. However, undeveloped foetuses should be okay to be aborted, so as well as freeing the mother of a burden, the foetus can be used for stem cell research. Stem cell research is beginning to evolve, and in some cases, things like neurones have been nurtured. This could aid the living, helping a paralysed person to regain mobility.