If abortion's not a solution what is?

Question

You say "don't abort." But when you vote, you don't vote for those who would support the government programs to aid people who have unplanned pregnancies. You say "adoption's a choice," yet many kids go unadopted. Foster programs all over the US are a mess. You say "be responsible for your choices" but then complain when people use government programs and vote for those that would end them. You say "prevent pregnancies" well, sometimes they happen anyway. What do you suggest for those teenage moms, whose parents kicked them out of the house, whose boyfriends don't want anything to do with them? Don't lecture me either. I'm asking for a solution here.

I'm not a pregnant teen. I'm a mother of two preschoolers.

Answer 1

I can understand your concern. The fact is every situation is different and their will never be 1 answer. The obvious is abstinence, but due to such a huge acceptance of premarital sex the obvious just isn't what we can count on. I am 100% against abortion. I feel their is no way to justify murder. Yes, we all make mistakes, but because we all do make mistakes their are tons of programs as everyone knows. (ie adoption, government help, help from family members etc.)
Their is nothing wrong with government programs, the obvious problem is when these programs get abused. It is easy to say, but we all need to start being accountable for our own actions. If you get pregnant and you are not in a situation to support your child, at least be responsible enough to seek help and give your child a chance at a good life. I continue to pray that we as a nation will strive to find solutions to keep our children from having sex instead of fixing their "problem" once they do. As much as I hate to see this question, I commend you. If we don't talk about the problem, it will never get resolved.

Answer 2

if you look at a lot of parenting magazines, the back ads have agencies for adoption. Some of these agencies will let you interview several parents as well as some that will pay for expenses during your pregnancy. There is also an agency called living well. And they do the same thing and will find a place for you if you think that your parents will kick you out. If they don't know that you are pregnant and you don't want an abortion, you can go to a place like this and take care of you for the 9 months plus interview parents. There is nothing wrong for using government programs, when used responsibly, that is what they are there for. If you consider keeping your child, there are plenty of government programs that are out there too help you fish high school. Or depending on what state you are in and are currently in college, they will help you with your baby and 18 months of college education.

Answer 3

You are right about the first one but i do not agree with the adoption part. You must have forgotten about people who try and try for a baby but can not conceive so they must turn to adoption agencies. If the world would have abortions instead of giving children up for adoption then what are the people who can not conceive going to do? I think they may deserve a chance at parenting. Unfortunately there are to many children who go unadopted but these children do not grow up to be freaks and things they have the same opportunities as children with parents. prevent pregnancies then don't have sex. If they did get pregnant and all that stuff happens to them their are plenty of places that will help or give the child up for adoption or get a job and get some help. Don't think of this as a lecture think of it as an opinion

Answer 4

Abortion is murder. If you advocate PRO abortion, then you are advocating for the genocide of unborn children. When you take a pregnancy test and get a "positive" result for being pregnant, do you say, "I'm going to have a baby," or do you say, "I have the potential of having a baby"? You are either carrying a child or you aren't. You either kill a child or you don't when you get an abortion.

Now, you are comparing birth control with abortion. Abortion is not a form of birth control. If someone has sex, then they are opening themselves up to the responsibility of children. If you were opening yourself up to the possibility of AIDS, would you continue to do whatever it was that could give you AIDS? I guess so, because the example you gave just proves that this nation is a nation of self-pleasing, self-centered people who have absolutely no consideration for consequences. If they get pregnant----just kill the baby-----no muss, no fuss. Well, last I heard, murder was still a crime. We don't need more legislation. We just need law enforcement and judges who have the courage to enforce the laws already on the books.

TEENAGERS SHOULD NOT BE HAVING SEX. If teenagers are having sex, then their own parents are not being responsible parents to their own children. Teenagers who have sex confuse sex and love just as readily as they confuse abortion and birth control. They're not any of them alike at all.

If teenagers decide they are so selfish that they're going to do whatever feels good at the time, regardless of the consequences, then the child that is conceived is the victim. If they choose not to keep the child, then the child continues to be a victim because the "childish mother" decided her "good time" was more important than the life of a child. They have made their choice---they have the rights to be pro-choice----BEFORE THE CHILD IS CONCEIVED. Pro-choice is being able to choose whether or not to be responsible. As soon as a child is conceived, the only choices remaining belong to the child and whoever is responsible for the wellbeing of that child.

Murder is murder and abortion is murder, no matter how many people try to rationalize it away. You can paint the truth, distort the truth, try and cover up the truth----but you will never destroy the truth---no matter how many women want to in order to cover up their irresponsible, selfish, and immoral behavior.

Answer 5

Well i think that if you arent responsiable with sex dont do it. But i know kids dont think that way i was one of these people i just wanted to figure it out cause my mom told me nothing about sex. And i for one think goverment programs should be used for those who really need it not people just wanting to lay around collecting a check each month. Baby formula is very expensive and i dont know how anyone with out wic can afford it. Most of us are middle class people who make enough to pay bills and not much more. I think people need to be more responsable and well lets just say this didnt happen when my gma was a teenager(she is 90) and these things didnt happen as much when my mom was a teen in the 70's and i think its because kids feared there parents and religion was something many had faith in. Hmmm i think spanking a child does good but thats just me. And let me tell you that when i got preg at 18 my mom told me i WOULD not have an abortion. And for those poor souls who dont have any help there are usually church groups or some other orginazation around that can help them and if they want the help they can find it.

Answer 6

the problem has existed for many centuries and there is no right or wrong answer. talking to you're child about sex at a early age helps but will not change what abortion means {stop,terminate,end}. its not just teens involved its adults also .abortion has been on the front lines since 1960's or so, before that families needed to be large to work the farms,i believe in adoption transfering prarental rights to another.we have evolved from our parents grandparnets ideology,socialism isn't the answer because it doesn't address the problem its just a bandaide till someone else comes along with another bandaide.i have been in foster homes christian children homes and they are good source for help but not a cure.i am a man so i can't bear children but i can impregnate but abortion is a womens decission only a male should not have a opinion unless the female involves him and not use this subject for polictial reasons. you should not wait till your'e child is in thier late teens to become a parent and put stipulations on thier sexual activities its something thats needs to be done NOW.

Answer 7

I think if you are old enough to start having sex, you should be old enough and mature enough to accept all the responsibilities that go along with it.
I do agree, that there does need to be a better solution. But ending the life of an innocent child that didn't ask to be brought into the world in the first place is not an answer.
There are millions of couples all over the United States that can't have children of their own, and would love to adopt. I think adoption should be easier. Look how many couples have to go outside the United States to adopt.

Answer 8

I totally agree with you. Abortion is high among the lower class, the same people who can't afford birth control, yet funding is being cut for Planned Parenthood clinics around the country, making it more difficult for poor women to get birth control and prevent pregnancy. People say "abstinence", but we all know that doesn't work - please. I think the best solution that we could provide other than abstinence is to seriously educate children about *pregnancy* prevention and contraception in school - not just teaching them about sex - and to make birth control easily obtainable for women of all classes. Birth control is very expensive and a lot of people can't afford it so they might stop taking the pill to save 30 bucks a month and they end up pregnant. I wish there was an "easy" answer, but there isn't one. I personally think that early education and prevention are the keys here.

Answer 9

Simple - teenagers shouldn't be having sex, then they won't have the problem of an unwanted pregnancy. They need to use their brains, not their privates, to do their thinking.

Abortion is murder. Just because the mother doesn't want the child, that doesn't mean the child deserves to die. Which would you rather - live in a foster home or orphanage for a few years with the chance for a life later, or die before you even get to see what people look like with absolutely no chance of life at all?? I think you get my point!

Answer 10

SEX EDUCATION

If there is anything history has taught us, it is that once kids find out the amazing things they can do with their bodies, they are gonna do them! I don't care how much certain people rant and rave how wrong it is.

I have an adopted Daughter. The best things I ever did for her sexual education were, tell the truth, buy a book titled "It's Perfectly Normal", which made a BIG difference. And taught her that sexuality today is all about RESPECT and RESPONSIBILITY. That goes for your partner and your self. If you have a sexual relationship and it is not based on these two principles, you are headed for trouble one way or another.

The system is totally screwed up, because we keep trying to pretend that our kids don't try the same stuff we got away with at their age. It is time the moms and dads did some growing up.