Dianna Agron, who plays Quinn Fabray on Fox's hit TV show, "Glee," spoke at the NARAL Pro-Choice America San Francisco Power of Choice Luncheon on March 7, 2013.
Its called pro.choice because its not about abortion its about the choice to have control over your own body. No man or woman has the right to tell me.what to do with my body. I don't know if you realize but most abortions are done because a woman has been impregnated by a raped no one deserves to be raped . Its not about killing at all. Its about having rights over our own body and the funny thing about rights is because they can't be voted on . Or shouldn't .
I have some questions to all Pro-choice out there, what about the choice of those pre-born infants? What about their fundamental rights? Who will be their voice, their representatives? If not us, then who will protect them? Most of you argues, "It is my body I have the choice what to do with it, it is my option to stop my own pregnancy, no one has the right to tell me what to do with my body" yet if those infants can talk or at least express their side, you think they will choose to die?? Yes it is your body, your life, but what about the body and life of those infants in the mothers' womb? what about not just the life itself but all the endless possibilities, opportunities, and experiences that life has to offer, which you will rob or steal away from them if you "choose" to abort?? Pregnancy is not just about YOU, it's both about You and YOUR BABY!! so please even for a few minutes stop saying my body, my life, my future, my right.... Instead try saying my baby's body, my baby's life, my baby's future, my baby's right with me as his or her mother!!
Even if abortions become illegal, they won't stop. There will just be more unsafe abortion clinics. We all need to be pro-choice supporters and respect women's decisions so we can provide them with safe, legal, and available options, should they need them.
As a woman, I need to know that I have the right to make my own decisions about my body. For those who say it's murder, you don't know what that person may have gone through and have no right to judge others. America is the land of freedom and pro-choice is a step in the right direction..
I've said this over and over. An embryo/fetus is not a human being. It is a potential human like an acorn is a potential tree. It does not become a separate living being until it can survive outside the womb. Women should have sovereignty over their own bodies. No government should tell her what she can or cannot do with her body. If you want to reduce abortion numbers you make sure people have a high school education, comprehensive sex education in schools, and easy access to birth control.
The adoption industry is flooded with children. There are more children waiting to be adopted than families looking to adopt. Adoption may sound like a great thing, but in the REAL world, it's not that pretty.
So, because a child may not grow up with the best circumstances, they should have been aborted? Please tell me what she meant by the statement about children who will grow up with a limited education. Because what I took from it... is just disgusting.
+Madeline Gay I think she meant that if you don't have the proper resources to take care of a child at that particular time and the best option is to have an abortion then women should have that right to choose to have an abortion.
I believe abortion is a woman's choice no I don't like the idea of it. For medical purposes and in cases of rape or cross breeding where your own male biological family member rapes you should have those rights. However abortion isn't for everyone and late term abortions are dangerous. I have not been in that situation but it is not fair to criticize or judge because they make that choice. You don't have to agree with this is just my opinion.
what if a 15 year old girl was raped? is it her fault that she was raped and got pregnant. I'm not trying to start anything or make you believe in pro-choice, but you cannot judge another person's decision.
Any woman who is considering abortion, I advise you to think about adoption. There are so many people waiting on the adoption list because they cannot have children or they do not want to bear their own. I have found that even if you cannot care for a child, adoption can help give the child a better life. I hope you make the right decision.
You're absolutely right, they should consider it, and I'm sure all of them do. Honestly, to me it would depend on my circumstances. If I would feel that I am able to carry around a baby in my womb for 9 months and then give it life with a family that wants it, I would. But If I feel I can't afford to carry it for 9 months, due to medical, physical, emotional reasons, then I wouldn't.
I considered having abortion but I chose to keep my daughter. One thing I’ve learned is to never tell another woman what to do with her body. Just because I chose to keep my child that does not give me any right to tell a confused hopeless young woman or girl what decision they should make based of my beliefs because again that’s not my body. As a single mother all government assistance programs didn’t help me because “I made to much” if only the people who told me to choose adoption and telling me how I made the right decision would financially help me or the 14 yr olds who aren’t financially lucky like me. Instead talking about adoption we should give proper education on prevention.
CONT. Women are people who have this right. Fetuses are human beings, whether you think they are alive or not. If a woman decides that she does not want a fetus(human being) inside of her body, she cannot be forced to keep it there, just as the person who does not wish to donate an organ cannot be forced to do so. That is a right that women, as Americans, have. The argument on abortion should not go any further than that. Once it is explained that if you take away abortion and force a woman...
I know that I will probably get a lot of hate comments for this, but this is how I see the issue of abortion in America: Americans who are walking around today have rights. One of the rights we are granted is that no one can use our bodies for anything that we don't want them to. It is why a person cannot rape another person. It is why we cannot harvest organs out of people for those who need them if they do not wish to donate, even if the person who's organs are needed is already dead. ...
I am pro-choice, coming from South Africa were rape, sex slavery and poverty is such a huge issue,i think that some women who can not look after their child at all, they have no other option at all, I think they have the right to do it. Rather have an abortion than risking your child later on in life. Selling your child into sex slavery would be so much worse or putting your child through poverty, having them starve would be torture, so i think that a women as a right to choose
glad to see such an important issue being brought to light by a young celebrity like Dianna. who is looked up to by so many young girls. I'm from Ireland and abortion is a very controvertial topic here. Currently abortion is illegal here and our government is constantly stalling and refusing to take a stand on a referendum regarding abortion. I feel it is important, like Dianna has highlighted that although it will never be an easy descision, woman should have the right to choose.
"If a woman decides that she does not want a fetus(human being) inside of her body, she cannot be forced to keep it there" - So, by extension of that logic, I cannot be forced to not kill you? You are, in essence, saying we cannot force women to not kill people.
There are circumstances where abortion should be considered but it bothers me when I hear that it is a choice about a woman and her body. None of us has the choice to do with our bodies as we please unless it is something benign or some sort of malignancy. The choice to remove a fetus is a judgment that a future human being will have a negative impact on the life of the mother. The roe v. wade decision came at a time after, and in the midst of great strides in the women's rights movement and was immediately and forever tied to that movement. The right to have an abortion has nothing to do with women's equal rights. The choice to have an abortion is made because it is deemed that a future human being will effect the future life of a mother and is removed from existence based on assumptions about the future. Rationalizing what it is in the womb makes the decision easier. In essence, a future human is on trial in the decision, not what it is in the womb.
Mandy Schmidt Is abortion about ridding oneself of a potential human being or is it about ridding oneself of something that already exists while it's still yet unseen? A vacuum hose applied to a vagina is decided upon because of some sort of judgment. Contraception is a preventative measure. Abortion is about ridding oneself of the consequences of conception, in other words, the product of conception.
CONT...(or anyone else, for that matter) cannot force it's mother to birth it just so that it can live. Even if you don't agree with my example(as many anti-choice believers don't), the fact that you cannot take away a person's rights to their own body is still true. Just to clarify: I am not saying that a fetus is a part of its mother's body. I am saying that the fetus is INSIDE its mother's body and she has a right to take it out if she so pleases because it is HER body. That's what I think.
CONT...to do something with her body that she does not want to do, then you are taking away a right, that should be the end of it. You cannot just ignore the fact that a right is being taken away and continue with your argument. Yes, the fetus is a human being as well, and it does have rights, just as every other person does, but if a person(who has the same rights) who is dying of kidney failure cannot force someone else to give up their kidney so the dying person can live, the fetus...
Well my crush on her still there, but a child is still a child. No life is accidental, I just don't get how animals are more protected then the life of an unborn child. I guess if you tell yourself that its not a baby enough times, you can justify the ending of a human life. We could justify 1st trimester, second trimester, now all the way up to full term of a pregnancy. Are we as a nation now going to justify selling our kids like the woman she was speaking of? I don't get it....
Doesn't make a difference if people are for and against. Millions will have their lives cut short every day anyway. Pro life just means more targets and options for Serial Killers.
No, taking God out of the discussion when it comes human life and murder and right and wrong is absurd for God is the origin of life and he says what´s right or wrong.
Yes it is your body your right, but the thing is you devalue the life of an unborn child by not calling it a baby. That means then you can justify using chemicals to incinerate the child or forceps to tear the child apart. The thing is the baby has its own body and who are you to take away a child's right to life.
For some it is nothing more than an unwanted, life ruining mistake that they can't abort soon enough!! YOU view a fetus however you wish!! The rest of us are NOT required to share your sentiments. To each their own!
Your simple self just does not get it, and that's not my problem. Women are not broodmares. If we don't want a particular pregnancy and we want to abort it, then don't try and force us to gestate. We will not care for the kid. I have a Cousin In Law that was coerced by my cousin to have a kid that she was not ready for. That baby sits in its filth all day long until my cousin comes home from work to care for it. She just shuts the door and lets him cry. She might prop a bottle, but that's all.
Shameless . Simply a shameless society we live in . This is a reprobate generation that deserves what's coming to it . You want to have a choice ? Well , that choice has consequences . And those consequences are Far more painful than raising a beautiful child in an unforgiving world . Yes , life is hard . Something many in today's selfish society will never understand
I was supposed to be an abortion my self 24 years ago, and on that day my mom chose to keep me, even if it means she has to go through hell and back. She chose to save a life, my life, and I shall forever be grateful for her being brave enough for us both, when I needed her the most. Be brave, they need you to save their lives too!
I'm sorry but the countless families looking to adopt, your way of thinking just tosses a life aside. You just call the baby something else to justify taking its life. And more times then none its about an inconvenience for the mother. This is a throw away society and it is sick. Don't don't all morally self righteous with me.
So your still devaluing the life of a child, saying its not a child till outside the womb. That is pretty sickening, and the violent way you justify ending a child as a routine medical procedure. So what about the babies from botched abortions still alive outside the mothers womb. Do they become a baby then, or just a lump of cells to be discarded.
I love Dianna. I´m so proud of her. She is flawless and everything! "Love Is Love"
Its called pro.choice because its not about abortion its about the choice to have control over your own body. No man or woman has the right to tell me.what to do with my body. I don't know if you realize but most abortions are done because a woman has been impregnated by a raped no one deserves to be raped . Its not about killing at all. Its about having rights over our own body and the funny thing about rights is because they can't be voted on . Or shouldn't .
Actually, less than 0.01% of abortions are because of rape or incest.
Think of this, you are brutally murdering a baby. IT HAS A SOUL
RedSquirtleTV And how do you know that?
I wish those babies, or..sorry, fetuses, had the choice to live. Where's the choice for them? It should not be a privilege to live.
It's not just about controlling your own body anymore...you are carrying another human.
She is so so perfect!! I adore her so much!
Probably the best person to have as a role model, she's simply amazing
I have some questions to all Pro-choice out there, what about the choice of those pre-born infants? What about their fundamental rights? Who will be their voice, their representatives? If not us, then who will protect them?
Most of you argues, "It is my body I have the choice what to do with it, it is my option to stop my own pregnancy, no one has the right to tell me what to do with my body" yet if those infants can talk or at least express their side, you think they will choose to die??
Yes it is your body, your life, but what about the body and life of those infants in the mothers' womb? what about not just the life itself but all the endless possibilities, opportunities, and experiences that life has to offer, which you will rob or steal away from them if you "choose" to abort??
Pregnancy is not just about YOU, it's both about You and YOUR BABY!! so please even for a few minutes stop saying my body, my life, my future, my right.... Instead try saying my baby's body, my baby's life, my baby's future, my baby's right with me as his or her mother!!
Even if abortions become illegal, they won't stop. There will just be more unsafe abortion clinics. We all need to be pro-choice supporters and respect women's decisions so we can provide them with safe, legal, and available options, should they need them.
***** A butthurt Trump supporter who doesn't know how to spell "your". HA
I'm so proud of her, she's a great person
Literally love this woman so much.💗💗
So proud of her
Beautiful person you... Love her! Her speech was amazing!
I'm putting it out there: Dianna Elise Agron for president!
As a woman, I need to know that I have the right to make my own decisions about my body. For those who say it's murder, you don't know what that person may have gone through and have no right to judge others. America is the land of freedom and pro-choice is a step in the right direction..
She's gorgeous! More reasons to like her
hi Dianna agron am Josh price from Calgary love you
I love her when she get excited!
I agree! I am so happy to know that people like her exist and are active in the world!
It doesn't matter the circumstance this girl had the right and should forever have the right to choose what happens with her body. Very brave Diana
She sounds like an angel.
THANK YOU for lending your celebrity to protecting women's health, equality and lives.
Dianna ♥
i love her so much it's not even fair
Diana, I love you.
She says the right thing
... Y es por eso que la admiro tanto !
I don't know you personally Dianna, but I am very proud of you.
NO UTERUS : NO OPINION !
Awesome
actually no killing a baby is murder, terminating your pregnancy is not
I've said this over and over. An embryo/fetus is not a human being. It is a potential human like an acorn is a potential tree. It does not become a separate living being until it can survive outside the womb. Women should have sovereignty over their own bodies. No government should tell her what she can or cannot do with her body. If you want to reduce abortion numbers you make sure people have a high school education, comprehensive sex education in schools, and easy access to birth control.
a women getting an abortion does not make her a murderer do you have any sense of bodily autonomy at all?
Dianna is so adorable! I love her! And I'm very glad to see that she is standing up for women's rights. :)
+bbygirl I agree
Such a beautiful face, as beautiful as her soul
you stole my words. i say this all the time. haha
I love this woman
Diana is so lovely to listen to.
As Jesus would probably say about a baby being born: Life has changed, not started.
Good speech. Glad to see a young woman take up the cause.
Well if Dianna Agron supports it then that's enough for me :P
The adoption industry is flooded with children. There are more children waiting to be adopted than families looking to adopt. Adoption may sound like a great thing, but in the REAL world, it's not that pretty.
So, because a child may not grow up with the best circumstances, they should have been aborted? Please tell me what she meant by the statement about children who will grow up with a limited education. Because what I took from it... is just disgusting.
+Madeline Gay I think she meant that if you don't have the proper resources to take care of a child at that particular time and the best option is to have an abortion then women should have that right to choose to have an abortion.
I believe abortion is a woman's choice no I don't like the idea of it. For medical purposes and in cases of rape or cross breeding where your own male biological family member rapes you should have those rights. However abortion isn't for everyone and late term abortions are dangerous. I have not been in that situation but it is not fair to criticize or judge because they make that choice. You don't have to agree with this is just my opinion.
what if a 15 year old girl was raped? is it her fault that she was raped and got pregnant. I'm not trying to start anything or make you believe in pro-choice, but you cannot judge another person's decision.
"How are all you ladies doing?........and men." Subtle baby, subtle.
@@user-me1tk9yx2l she added men as seemingly an afterthought to convey that this topic isn't about them. Its about delivery
Any woman who is considering abortion, I advise you to think about adoption. There are so many people waiting on the adoption list because they cannot have children or they do not want to bear their own. I have found that even if you cannot care for a child, adoption can help give the child a better life. I hope you make the right decision.
Tell you friends to adopt a child from overseas! Those countries have more unwanted children than people in a position to adopt.
You're absolutely right, they should consider it, and I'm sure all of them do. Honestly, to me it would depend on my circumstances. If I would feel that I am able to carry around a baby in my womb for 9 months and then give it life with a family that wants it, I would. But If I feel I can't afford to carry it for 9 months, due to medical, physical, emotional reasons, then I wouldn't.
Lol, there are so many children waiting to be adopted in the USA .. so if you want to adopt a child, then go meet one.
I considered having abortion but I chose to keep my daughter. One thing I’ve learned is to never tell another woman what to do with her body. Just because I chose to keep my child that does not give me any right to tell a confused hopeless young woman or girl what decision they should make based of my beliefs because again that’s not my body. As a single mother all government assistance programs didn’t help me because “I made to much” if only the people who told me to choose adoption and telling me how I made the right decision would financially help me or the 14 yr olds who aren’t financially lucky like me. Instead talking about adoption we should give proper education on prevention.
Dianna Agron = Perfect Woman
does not one remember "thou shalt not judge"
Very well spoken speech given to us by dianna and I happy that I am not the only person who is pro-choice
CONT. Women are people who have this right. Fetuses are human beings, whether you think they are alive or not. If a woman decides that she does not want a fetus(human being) inside of her body, she cannot be forced to keep it there, just as the person who does not wish to donate an organ cannot be forced to do so. That is a right that women, as Americans, have.
The argument on abortion should not go any further than that. Once it is explained that if you take away abortion and force a woman...
I know that I will probably get a lot of hate comments for this, but this is how I see the issue of abortion in America:
Americans who are walking around today have rights. One of the rights we are granted is that no one can use our bodies for anything that we don't want them to. It is why a person cannot rape another person. It is why we cannot harvest organs out of people for those who need them if they do not wish to donate, even if the person who's organs are needed is already dead.
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Oh you found a mistake, I´m so sorry. I know what I mean but English is a foreign language for me so you might appologize.
I am pro-choice, coming from South Africa were rape, sex slavery and poverty is such a huge issue,i think that some women who can not look after their child at all, they have no other option at all, I think they have the right to do it. Rather have an abortion than risking your child later on in life. Selling your child into sex slavery would be so much worse or putting your child through poverty, having them starve would be torture, so i think that a women as a right to choose
I understand what you are saying completely and those are wise words.
Beautiful and smart. Totally agreed with her
why's that?
glad to see such an important issue being brought to light by a young celebrity like Dianna. who is looked up to by so many young girls. I'm from Ireland and abortion is a very controvertial topic here. Currently abortion is illegal here and our government is constantly stalling and refusing to take a stand on a referendum regarding abortion. I feel it is important, like Dianna has highlighted that although it will never be an easy descision, woman should have the right to choose.
"If a woman decides that she does not want a fetus(human being) inside of her body, she cannot be forced to keep it there" - So, by extension of that logic, I cannot be forced to not kill you? You are, in essence, saying we cannot force women to not kill people.
HUGE difference asshole.....Women are actual lives, unwanted bastards are POTENTIAL lives.
What I'm saying is that her argument of what they "could've been" isn't valid since we could say that about anything really.
actually no to terminate something is to make it not be there i can terminate a cold doesnt mean the cold i had was alive
Wise words. Abortion should be a personal decision, not the government!
Great speech of Dianna :)
That's not what I'm saying. You ignored what I said and twisted it around until you could make an argument out of it.
There are circumstances where abortion should be considered but it bothers me when I hear that it is a choice about a woman and her body. None of us has the choice to do with our bodies as we please unless it is something benign or some sort of malignancy. The choice to remove a fetus is a judgment that a future human being will have a negative impact on the life of the mother.
The roe v. wade decision came at a time after, and in the midst of great strides in the women's rights movement and was immediately and forever tied to that movement. The right to have an abortion has nothing to do with women's equal rights. The choice to have an abortion is made because it is deemed that a future human being will effect the future life of a mother and is removed from existence based on assumptions about the future. Rationalizing what it is in the womb makes the decision easier. In essence, a future human is on trial in the decision, not what it is in the womb.
A sperm cell, on its own, cannot become a human being.
You agree with me then. Did you mean to comment on Ouch Pictures comment or were you just restating my comment?
Mandy Schmidt
Is abortion about ridding oneself of a potential human being or is it about ridding oneself of something that already exists while it's still yet unseen? A vacuum hose applied to a vagina is decided upon because of some sort of judgment. Contraception is a preventative measure. Abortion is about ridding oneself of the consequences of conception, in other words, the product of conception.
Mandy Schmidt
Correct. I'm not sure how our wires were crossed in this thread. Probably my fault.
CONT...(or anyone else, for that matter) cannot force it's mother to birth it just so that it can live.
Even if you don't agree with my example(as many anti-choice believers don't), the fact that you cannot take away a person's rights to their own body is still true. Just to clarify: I am not saying that a fetus is a part of its mother's body. I am saying that the fetus is INSIDE its mother's body and she has a right to take it out if she so pleases because it is HER body.
That's what I think.
Ever since ro v way started 55 MILLION human beings have died
The child's body belongs to them
DIANNA FOR PRESIDENT
That's not for you, or for anyone else, to decide. You don't own my body. My body belongs to me. And I will do with as I please.
If you go by that logic, we should also shame people who decide not to have children. What if they had children they ended up being amazing?
I would avoid using big words if you can't spell them or don't know what they mean.
CONT...to do something with her body that she does not want to do, then you are taking away a right, that should be the end of it. You cannot just ignore the fact that a right is being taken away and continue with your argument. Yes, the fetus is a human being as well, and it does have rights, just as every other person does, but if a person(who has the same rights) who is dying of kidney failure cannot force someone else to give up their kidney so the dying person can live, the fetus...
But don't you think 3,700 people dieing a day is getting out of control?
That's my point. It doesn't make any sense, that's why the argument is invalid.
doesn't anyone remember "Thou shalt not kill" from the ten commandments?
I'm so happy that I'm living in Sweden. "Is abortion the right option for you? Great you'll get it for free" because that is what freedom is.
Open your mind people actually think about what is taking place. No way you can think it is OK or a choice? Please consider the facts.
Idiotic? I was just going by your own logic. You were the one who brought up the "what if" in the first place.
What rights?
At least theirs one person who has a decent mind
How could you know that the unborn will be tortured his entire life? Give the baby a "pro-choice" to chose its own destiny!
Well my crush on her still there, but a child is still a child. No life is accidental, I just don't get how animals are more protected then the life of an unborn child. I guess if you tell yourself that its not a baby enough times, you can justify the ending of a human life. We could justify 1st trimester, second trimester, now all the way up to full term of a pregnancy. Are we as a nation now going to justify selling our kids like the woman she was speaking of? I don't get it....
Doesn't make a difference if people are for and against. Millions will have their lives cut short every day anyway. Pro life just means more targets and options for Serial Killers.
you are too stupid to insult
kyle vanderroest You're too stupid to realize you just did. DEERRRRRRRPPPPPP
No her's makes sense, yours doesn't.
No, taking God out of the discussion when it comes human life and murder and right and wrong is absurd for God is the origin of life and he says what´s right or wrong.
If you are going to argue pro choice come up with a better argument then that. That was just idiotic in every possible way.
its actually not, but nice try
I love dianna but I don't agree with her on this ..... It's basically murder
Oh, I love when rich people try to tell others how to live their lives.
Yes it is your body your right, but the thing is you devalue the life of an unborn child by not calling it a baby. That means then you can justify using chemicals to incinerate the child or forceps to tear the child apart. The thing is the baby has its own body and who are you to take away a child's right to life.
For some it is nothing more than an unwanted, life ruining mistake that they can't abort soon enough!! YOU view a fetus however you wish!! The rest of us are NOT required to share your sentiments. To each their own!
Your simple self just does not get it, and that's not my problem. Women are not broodmares. If we don't want a particular pregnancy and we want to abort it, then don't try and force us to gestate. We will not care for the kid. I have a Cousin In Law that was coerced by my cousin to have a kid that she was not ready for. That baby sits in its filth all day long until my cousin comes home from work to care for it. She just shuts the door and lets him cry. She might prop a bottle, but that's all.
Shameless . Simply a shameless society we live in . This is a reprobate generation that deserves what's coming to it . You want to have a choice ? Well , that choice has consequences . And those consequences are Far more painful than raising a beautiful child in an unforgiving world . Yes , life is hard . Something many in today's selfish society will never understand
Then don't get one.
That makes no sense
I respect all of your beliefs but I just find this video sad.
I was supposed to be an abortion my self 24 years ago, and on that day my mom chose to keep me, even if it means she has to go through hell and back.
She chose to save a life, my life, and I shall forever be grateful for her being brave enough for us both, when I needed her the most. Be brave, they need you to save their lives too!
Looks like everyone agrees with you. Keep up the good work. Abortion has clearly ended, as you can see.
God she's hot
Who cares?
Nobody should get one.
I'm sorry but the countless families looking to adopt, your way of thinking just tosses a life aside. You just call the baby something else to justify taking its life. And more times then none its about an inconvenience for the mother. This is a throw away society and it is sick. Don't don't all morally self righteous with me.
So your still devaluing the life of a child, saying its not a child till outside the womb. That is pretty sickening, and the violent way you justify ending a child as a routine medical procedure. So what about the babies from botched abortions still alive outside the mothers womb. Do they become a baby then, or just a lump of cells to be discarded.