abortion..what are your thoughts?

Question

well, i was thinking about this subject, because I'm in parenting/child developing. I dont believe abortion is the answer, if a mother could support the baby, or give the baby up for adoption but i think abortion is an alternative, when the fetus has problems, and would be mentally disabled (in ways, that they would never be able to live like someone who is not.) Or by any chance, the mother may not be able to let her parents know.(2 day pill is a form of abortion, if the mom cant support or put the baby up for adoption, then, she atleast can have the abortion, which is cheaper than supporting a baby or even sometimes delivery finances..or something like that. Personally, I dont like abortion, but if a woman is raped. or have strict parents/if you're petite its hard not to show...well i tried making sense, i hope it did. so what do you think?

what i meant about the challenged thing, was not like blind or hard to understand, but i meant that that baby will never be able to walk, imagine not knowing how to walk, you see all these people walking, but you cant.. it would be hard. i know somebody who is disabled, he's the sweetest guy ever, but he's told me that he wished he wasnt in a wheelchair, he said he thought about taking a gun to himself, then i started bawling, but he told me that just because he had one problem, doesnt mean he's not living, but he told me if it was his decision, he would have had his girl have an abortion, because you really dont know how someone feels being in that position unless you are..

Answer 1

if its early in the pregnancy then there is no moral problem because the baby feels no pain
later in the pregnancy it is a more complicated problem, morally.
in the end if your REALLY can't give the child the life that u would llike to live yourself than it is ok to have an abortion
safe, rare and legal.

Answer 2

"would be mentally disabled". The gym at my former high school was named after someone who was "mentally disabled" because he'd made such a HUGE impact on EVERYONE'S lives. Everyone who knew him loved him. If his mother had chosen not to take a risk, who would've filled his shoes? Not you, you don't have the personality. Not me, I don't have the personality, either.

My opinion is that abortion is NEVER an option. And when have you ever heard of not being able to put a baby up for adoption? Some people are willing to take out second mortgages on their homes just to have a child.

If pregnancy is not an option for you (anyone), keep your legs closed or take every precaution. If you still get pregnant, obviously it was meant to be and you're going to have to deal with it. A baby isn't like a car. You get rid of a car just because you don't like the color or the seats or the engine doesn't work right. A baby will always be a challenge and if you're not willing to take on that challenge, someone else is more than willing to take up the slack.

"have strict parents"...hmmm...maybe the girl should've kept her legs closed til she was away from the parents?

If a woman gets pregnant as a result of a rape she has 2 options. Accept the way things are and move forward, or deny and probably make the situation worse. Even in an act of extreme evil, something (in this case someone) can come out of it. Giving a child a chance is always good.

2 women were pregnant. One was wealthy, but didn't want any children. The other was poor and couldn't afford any more children. Both were given abortion as an option. Both declined. One of those children grew up to be Hitler. The other grew up to become the father of electricity: Albert Einstein. Every child deserves a chance. Occasionally, there's a bad apple, but what if Einstein's mother had chosen to abort? Where would we be now? Sure, someone else would've "discovered" electricity, but how long would it have taken? Would we be as progressed as we are now?

As much as I'm against abortion, I don't hold it against someone if they've already had one or choose to have one. Sure, I'll try to disuade her, offering support and helping find other options, but ultimately it's her life and her decision. I mean, what's the point in hurting 2 people? I won't support an abortion, but I'll support a woman who's about to lose or has lost a child...make sense?

Answer 3

I thought I was against abortion, until I had a pregnancy scare recently when I forgot to take my pill. I was 16 at the time, and was absolutely terrified. I want to go to med school and become a doctor in a few years, and having a baby would have completely ruined my plans. I found myself thinking that having an abortion would be my only viable option, because I might not be allowed to continue studying at college if pregnant.

Luckily, I wasn't pregnant at all -- I was just being paranoid.

But it made me realise just how difficult it is to judge other people, and say sanctimoniously that "you should have been more careful." Sometimes, having a baby is a huge thing to make up for one small mistake.

I still think abortion is not a nice thing. But it's hard to judge if you aren't that person in that situation.

Answer 4

WELL FROM WHERE I STAND IN NO CASE IS ABORTION RIGHT, FAIR, AND IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL

ITS NOT ABOUT JUDGING OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIONS ITS ABOUT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN
THINKING FOR YOURSELF REVIEWING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THINGS BEFORE U DO THEM

SEE RAPE IS NOT FLAUNTING IN FRONT SOME DUDE ASKING FOR ATTENTION AND WHAT HE HAS
AND THEN REFUSING WHEN HE AGGRESSIVELY OFERS IT TO U
ITS NOT GOING OUT THE HOUSE IN SLUTTY CLOTHES,SHORT SKIRTS,TANK TOPS,HALTER TOPS BEGGINF FOR ATTENTION BECAUSE THE SAME MAN U HAVE CHEERING WILL HURT U TO SEE MORE OF WHATS NOT EVEN THERE.

IF U KNOW U ARE NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT A CHILD STAY OFF YO BACK (PERIOD).

EVEN IF U ARE RAPED
TRY TO COPE WITH THE SITUATION
UNDERTAND THAT ITS A BLESSING JUST TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIVE TO MAKE IT OUT TO HAVE A CHILD
EVERY CHILD IS A BLESSING NO MATTER CIRCUMSTANCES

MANY WOMEN WHO WERE RAPED ARE DEAD, CUT UP LAYING MILES AWAYS AND WILL NEVER BE FOUND NOR IDENTIFIED

FIND STRENGTH TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION EXPAND YOUR OUTLOOK SO THAT U WILL GET STRONGER RAHTER THAN WEAKER
FIND THE STRENGTH TO THINK AND LOOK POSITIVE
HAVING AN ABORTION WILL NOT ERASE THE PAIN OF THINKING ABOUT THE RAPE

I'D RATHER HAVE MY CHILD AS A SYMBOL OF MY STRENGTH THAN HAVE MY CHILD LAY AWAY BECAUSE I COULDNT FIND IT
AND ANOTHER STORY IS MIRACLES

THE DOCTORS CAN ONLY TELL U WHAT THE ULTRSOUND SAYS AND IT MAY SAY YOUR BABY WILL TERMINALLY ILL FROM BIRTH
IT WONT LIVE 2 HOURS
IT WILL BE SPECIAL
IT WILL NEVER WALK,TALK,STAND, OR BREATH ON ITS OWN
BUT THEY DONT DETERMINE THAT GOD DOES
AND NO ONE ELSE NO ONE
TO MANY PEOPLE FIND EXCUSES TO RID OF AN INNOCENT
LIFE BECAUSE THEY ARE ASHAMED, RAPED,OR WILL BE JUDGED BUT IF THATS THE CASE FIGHT FOR WHATS YOURS EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE ITS FIRST BREATHE
I MEAN U DID
AND U WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT ALL YOUR MA WENT THROUGH JUST TO GET U HERE

SOMEPEOPLE GO ALL THEIR LIFE NOT KNOWING THE FACTS OF THIER LIVES BUT MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD KNOW THIERS

ABORTION IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE THE WAY
MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE ENCOUNTER THE HORRIFIC RAPE DEAL
BUT EVERY LESSON LEAVES A BLESSING

AND U CANT STAND AND CRAWL AT THE SAME TIME
GET UP
AND WALK
AND LIFE WILL SOMEDAY BE MUCH BETTER

BIG HUGQ!!!!!!
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Answer 5

Basically, I agree. I used to think I was pro-life, a term I don't like, but when I was pregnant, we needed to consider the possibility. I'm still not sure I could do it, but at least I had the choice. (chromosomal abnormalities were possible.) I don't agree with abortion, either, and anyone who characterizes "pro-choice" as "pro-abortion" is either misinformed or propagandizing. I know many people who are "pro-choice" but I've never heard of one is "pro-abortion." I think that if my family and I think it needs to be done, and you have listed a few reasons why it might need to be, then I think I should have the care of a doctor and a hospital rather than having to rely on a guy in a back alley with a coat hanger or a knife.

My father, who was a police officer for 26 years, is also pro-choice because during his time on the force, he had to transport two victims of back alley abortions using those same "tools." It was such a horrible experience that he still speaks of it. And this is a man who had to fish dead bodies out of a river after they've been discovered after several days.

Answer 6

I think the only reason for an abortion, is rape, other than that there's other ways to deal with the issue. Can't be responsable the person would pay in some way. I also think a woman should have the first child all natural. Then after that, if they want drugs, then so be it. Just maybe there wouldn't be so many unwanted children in this world.

Answer 7

Abortion is wrong in every situation whether incest or rape, etc. I am not like pro life or something like that, I just believe that it's not the child's fault that his mother had unprotected sex or that he has disabilities. Doesn't he have a choice in the matter? If half of the people had abortions that planned on it, we wouldn't have the people we do today, presidents, pastors, doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers, etc.
The child is alive from conception. The heart beat can be seen at 18 -25 days after conception. I do not judge people for having abortions, but I do not commend them, I feel sorry for them, because I KNOW they will regret it EVERYTIME they do it! In Exodus 20:13, Thou shalt not kill." In Psalms 139:14 and 15, "I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works and that my soul knoweth right well."
Please, if you are thinking about abortions, go to a Christian clinic and let them allow you to look at the baby inside you. Put the child up for adoption, you couldn't do anything about getting raped, but you can give your child a life. He may not have 4 fingers and toes, he may have a deformity or be in a wheelchair, but he will thank you for your gift of life to him.

Answer 8

I am strongly against abortion. Within weeks the baby moves and has a heart beat. At eight weeks my son had arm and leg buds and was wiggling and I could see his little hear beating and some people have actually had abortions at eight weeks. When someone murders a pregnant woman, it is normally considered two murders. He killed the woman and her unborn child and yet if she wants to abort her baby it's no longer considered murder. As for rape, someones' emotional damage is NEVER a good enough reason to be legally able to take someone elses life. No matter what happens to me or how I feel, I should never be able to kill someone else. It is murder. People need to realize that these are humans even though we can't see, touch, or hear them

Answer 9

well, i don't like abortion either, and everyone has their own ideas on the subject as u will see.
if someone has an abortion, whether we agree with them or not it's their business.
what i don't understand is when people hear about someone having an abortion some people go out of their way to call them murderers and all sorts of other things, without even thinking that maybe the mother of that unborn baby might need a shoulder to cry on about it. i know someone close to me who had one and allthough i didnt agree i knew she needed a friend because she was having a hard time with it.
my point is. if someone u know has one. dont be so quick to jump down their throats about it. they might need your friendship more than criticism.
did i make any sense?
i have never had abortions nor do i ever want to. it's just not my thing.

Answer 10

I don't think abortion is ever a good option, it is killing an innocent baby. If the girl has strict parents, this is the girl's problem, not the baby's. She made adult desicions to have sex, she needs to be responsible and see that her baby is given a chance. Why couldn't a mom put the baby up for adoption? Adoption is a very healthy and postitive option for mothers that don't want their babies. There are long waiting lists of couples who want to adopt.

Answer 11

Well it's hard to draw the line to when is abortion acceptable (incest, rape, etc). But I personally think abortion is not an option. It's not the baby's fault you had unprotected sex, etc. Don't punish him. Adoption is probably the best answer. The pill prevents a fetus to developp, so there isn't something to kill anyways, but an abortion kills a lifeform. I do however respect a woman's choice to have one. It is her body, and I can't force my values upon someone else.