Abortions...good or bad?

Question

Who thinks abortion is a good thing?

If u think its bad due to moral reasons, consider the fact that many children would be born into a hellish life and some with diseases and many women would undertake abortions in the back streets which is dangerous...so are abortions really a bad thing?

i oppose abortion - but please share ur views with me because im just curious :)

Answer 1

I don't think it is right to terminate a life just so yours can be comfortable, and there are not varying degrees of severity regarding abortions, regardless of the reasons, terminating a life is terminating a life. Every human life has the opportunity to become somehthing good, and if it were up to the fetus I'm positive every one would choose life over death even if they knew what their future held for them

Answer 2

You can come up with a million senarios to determine if it's a good or bad thing.

The bottom line is you are taking someones life. That fetus is a living person. Albeit not born yet and undeveloped, it is still living. So an abortion is the same as killing a child that is already born. The only diffrence is that there isn't a face to the person that you are deciding the fate of. Now i know that the "what if a person is raped and is pregnant" senario is going to come up. It's probably the worst senario to answer. But i feel that If a woman is raped, and there is a pregnancy, please, i know that it would probably be one of the hardest things to do but have the child. I know that as a man i don't know what a pregnancy feels like and the thought of rape make me sick but that child didn't choose to be concevied that way. There are plenty of people out there that are unable to have children that adopt.

Living some kind of life is ALWAYS better than living none at all. And it is wrong to think that someone should be able to choose wether to let it live or die.

And if you are an irresponsible person who CHOSE to have sex and got pregnant THERE IS ABSOLOUTLY NO EXCUSE IN THE WORLD THAT SHOULD ALLOW AN ABORTION. those people make me sick. If you think that your responsable enough to take that risk then you should live with that choice.

AND WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT BY SAYING "WELL IM THINKING OF THE CHILD" OR "I DON'T WANT THIS CHILD TO LIVE A BAD LIFE" You have no idea what life that child will lead. You have no preception of who that child is or will become. Some people strive through rough times. And a family that is unable to have children and wants to adopt could give it a beter life then you taking it away.

As you have noticed, i talk about adoption a lot in my answer. I have a brother that was unable to concieve a child. His wife and he had tests done. and it was a no go. They adopted two children that were born by a 17 year old that got pregnant with twins and couldn't take care of them. She though about abortion and decided to have the babies and because of that life choice, my brother and his wife are able to have 2 beautiful children in their life. That is why i feel this way. If she had chosen to have the abortion, they wouldnt have a son and a daughter that they love unconditionaly, and i wouldnt be the uncle of 2 beautiful children.

Answer 3

I think every woman must choose for herself if it is good or bad. Until you have been faced with an unplanned pregnancy and situations surrounding that, you can't really say if it is a good or bad thing. The right to choose is a good thing.

For all those people who talk about adoption, it is easy to talk about carrying a baby for 9 months and then just give it away, but doing it is something else completely. Some unplanned pregnancies happen even when you are careful and take precautions. Some happen for other reasons. They are not all a product of careless, unprotected sex. To ask somebody to put their body through 9 months of pregnancy and then just give it away is just callous. Where is your compassion?

If a child can live outside the womb, on its own, then it is a viable human being and should not be "murdered" as some of you so flippantly call it. But, if a fetus is not self sustaining, then it is not a viable human being and abortion at that point is a medical procedure. You cannot murder something that has never been unable to live on its own, breathe oxygen, etc.

Pregnancy, child birth and abortion are all personal choices that should be made by each woman individually. Every situation is different. It is a very personal decision and not one that I would make with anybody else's input except the father.

Answer 4

i have mixed feelings. Here is why:

I do not like abortions because it gives people an easy way out of becoming parents. Some people use this as a form of birth control, and its horrible. These people (i believe) need to take responsibility for their actions and live with it. Also, the techniques need to become safer. Many women who have had abortions have permanently damaged their uterus, therefore, if they wanted children later in life, they would not be able to bear them.

I am for abortions because if a woman was raped and impregnated, i do not think that she would be able to handle the birth of this baby, much less carry it until full term. Another reason would be for the health of the mother. If you were a woman who was told that you were pregnant, but if you carried this child to term, you would die, what would you do? (personally, i would abort it, then start the process of adopting a kid or two) Also, abortions do cut down on the population of the world. If every child who was concieved, was carried to term and born, there probably would not be enough resources around the world to support everyone. The world would become overpopulated, and from there who knows what would happen.

Answer 5

I think abortion is totally okay. I mean, when ur pregnant, its not even considered a baby until after 8 weeks. so its not like ur killing a life because the life didnt develop anyway. also depending on the situation abortion would be good because if the woman isnt ready to have a baby in her life she should have an abortion so as not to cause the baby any suffering when its born because the timing isnt right. also in rape cases abortion is okay because the baby would constantly remind them that they were raped. There are many situations in which abortion would be absolutely okay. i think that the woman should have the right to an abortion because it is her decision to make and if she's not willing to have the baby whatever the reason, then she should be able to have an abortion. I am totally pro abortion!

Answer 6

Of course abortion is good.

Worst case scenario:
the mother was raped because she was living on the street. she NEEDS to get an abortion only because the baby would not be able to live the life that it deserves. It should at least be able to grow up in a home with a loving family instead of begging for money or something like that.

Or if the mother did not like the father, at all and had the baby, she would probably have some hate for the child (since the baby has 1/2 of the father's dna).

Abortion is not necessarily good, but it is needed for the safety of the child and its wellbeing.

Answer 7

i don't know, i think you have to make a clear distinction between abortion as a last resource and abortion as a means of contraception.

I don't think you can have an abortion the same way you take the pill. You need to be careful if you don't want to get pregnant. There are many ways to prevent it and really no excuses.

But if you find yourself in that situation, you can't raise the baby in the best conditions (you and the father aren't a couple or have a troubled relationship, you don't have the means to raise the baby, you're very young, you're ill), then you should be free to get an abortion.

Answer 8

Well, it is bad. Not only for religious beliefs, but when you must choose (for whatever reason) to end a life, there really is a lot of bad feelings and regret involved. This is something that never ever goes away. The child may never be seen by people, they may never know that there ever was a pregnancy, but the woman always remembers and it does affect the way she will feel about everything from that moment on. No matter what she may think, it is always with her, and her alone.

I would like to say that this is a very delicate issue, sure there may be medical emergencies in which suggestions are made that a life should be ended to prevent further problems to mother and etc... BUT isn't that, too a bad situation? Having to choose is never, never easy... and someone always loses.

Answer 9

I personally do not believe abortion should be the quick fix that it is today, however societally and legally - I believe it should be allowed. I am in no position to judge a persons life and do not believe this issue is one for gov's to opine upon.
Most "moral" arguments are ripe with religious theology, as if morals are absolute for everyone. That is a violation of church and state in my opinion. Abortion dates back pre Roman era. The "tricky" area is again, the fact abortion is not an absolute subject. Few people will argue against abortion if the womans life is in danger - or is pregnant due to rape, incest, etc. As was the law pre Roe v Wade in most states. It is an issue that continues to divide liberals and consrvatives, while many other ares of society need attention.

Answer 10

I am for and against abortion. I believe abortion is a personal choice that only the woman carrying the child should make. Not her boyfriend, parents, or doctor. I myself would only have an abortion if the child was concieved from rape. In any other instance.....absolutely not. There are many people in the world just dying to adopt a baby and willing to pay the cost. Why not let them have a chance at it?

Answer 11

Abortion-the ending of a precious life can never be good. However, one situation exists that warrants consideration- if the pregnancy causes high risk to the baby and mother-saving a woman's life is necessary.
Those children born in abusive situations either learn to adapt or become abusive themselves and continue the dysfunctional cycle. Either way, those children do survive and have an opportunity to experience a life.