my sister just recently got pregnant, and she is thinking about an abortion. my family is against it, so i want other people's opinions on the subject. plz answer!
2006-11-13 05:05:26 · 31 answers · asked by Draco 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
If your family wants to have any voice in this decision of your sister's, they are going to have to proceed with a great deal of wisdom, caution, and love. Your sister is probably afraid of what the future holds if she continues her pregnancy and bears a child. How will her life change? Has the father of the child abandoned her or threatened to abandon her if she has a baby? Is she in school? Does she have means to support herself, much less a baby? Is she mentally stable? What will the community say or do?
The answers to all of these questions and untold others in her heart will provide the necessary guidance on how to proceed in loving her and trying to help her. She will probably need some sort of loving help while not making her feel like a burden or a bad person. Threats to abandon her if she chooses abortion must be avoided at all costs; remember, you love HER and while you can sorrow over her actions, she deserves and needs your love regardless of what decision she makes. She must not be made to feel that her value is dependent on this decision. Trust her, love her, support her emotionally and if necessary financially. Help take away the fears and replace them with possibilities for growth and happiness instead... showing her that she can have a very hapy life if she continues her pregnancy and choses either to become a caregiving mother or placing her child with a loving family.
My best wishes & prayers are with you and your sister & your family in this very difficult time for you.
2006-11-13 05:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tomteboda 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm simply going to wager any individual in opposition to it has not ever been confronted with a complex choice involving it. Recently an overly near pal of mine discovered she was once pregnant. She has 2 kids already that imply the arena to her and he or she has been seeing her boyfriend for approximately 7 years, nearly her teenagers father, however no longer biologically or legally. She was once raised as a Christian and there may be not anything extra main to her than her kids. Unfortunately, her boyfriend knew this. He informed her flat out that if she didn't have an abortion that he could throw her and her quickly-to-be 3 youngsters out at the road, promote the condo, disappear and not ever get a dime from him. Sadly, she made the choice to move via with it and I was once the person that went there along with her. I was once the person that comforted her via the entire questions approximately God now hating her and her being a nasty individual and the entire tears, no longer her boyfriend. And even worse, she's nonetheless with him.
2016-09-01 11:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by petroni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its up to the woman and the situation she is in. I had an abortion when I was 18, not something I am that proud of but nothing I can do to change the fact now. I have learned from it and have moved on with my life and have a wonderful family. I always said I was against it until it happened to me. I was told when I was pregnant with my girls there was a big chance they were conjoined (they were not but they were a rare type of twin) and I said if they were conjoined I would not abort. One abortion is enough emotional for me, too much to handle to have to do it twice.
2006-11-13 06:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Lori R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Abortion can lead to guilt,low-selfesteen,and regret. I agree with the sister, and family. At least they're supportive. Imagine having the baby, how rewarding!!, and thinking it was going to be killed, a life is worth having, better than regreting it for the rest of her life, right. what if she has an abortion, and something bad happens in the process., what if she tries to get pregnant when she's ready, and she can't conceive.
2006-11-13 09:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Busy Bee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is never a good excuse for killing an innocent human being. Please share the following information with your sister:
Photos of Abortions, Including 1st Trimester Abortions:
http://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html
A Four-Minute, Must-See Video on Abortion:
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html
Information on All Aspects of Abortion:
http://Abort73.com
Photos and Facts About Prenatal Development:
http://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html
http://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm
http://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/11weeks.htm
Pain Perception in the Unborn:
http://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/fetalpain.html
Abortion Stories:
http://abortiontv.com/Words/truestoriesfrom-mothers.htm
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-G-2-testimony.html
Abortion Risks:
http://afterabortion.info/complic.html
http://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/effect_of_abortion.asp
Abortion Deaths:
http://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women
http://www.afterabortion.info/news/abortiondeaths.html
http://www.lifeissues.org/ru486/deaths.htm
Free, Confidential Pregnancy Help (including referrals for financial, medical, legal, and housing assistance; free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds; free maternity and baby supplies; pregnancy, parenting, and adoption information; counseling and emotional support):
http://www.optionline.org/advantage.asp
http://www.heartbeatinternational.org/worldwide_directory.asp
Support for Pregnant Teens:
http://standupgirl.com/site/index.php
Support for Pregnant College and Career Women:
http://www.nurturingnetwork.org
2006-11-14 04:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the circumstances, if she was raped or if the child will have some type of birth defect or some other genetic disorder then I would say that I am for it but, only under those conditions. If she is having one just to put an end to her situation then I would say no. she will regret it later in life if she does that,what if this is the only time she will ever be pregnant in her life, she needs to think about that next time she has unprotected sex, she should consider herself lucky that she just has a baby it could be much worse. See if she can put the baby up for adoption, the baby has the right to live .
2006-11-13 05:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Although I am personally against it. I don't condemn anyone else right to choose. Everyone's circumstance is different and they must make the choice that is right for them. Most people would say that she should give the baby up for adoption but that decision is worst than abortion for most people.
2006-11-13 07:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by juicie813 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
FYI - the information given to you by facts74 is biased.
All her websites are PRO-LIFE, which means none of them will give you healthy information about abortions if you are going to choose that path.
2006-11-14 07:48:40 · answer #8 · answered by brian c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are wrong especially when its people like poisoneva ^^ above who can't keep her legs closed and has had more than one abortion, clearly a method of birth control to this uneducated girl.
2006-11-13 06:08:46 · answer #9 · answered by Natalie D 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Other people's opinion does not matter. It's her body, her choice. I am pro-choice but keep in mind that does not mean pro-abortion. If a girl is young and does not want to be a parent, she shouldnt have to be one nor should she have to carry a baby, give birth just to give it up either.
If she is newly pregnant, there is NO baby yet. I can't stand when ignorant people continue to say abortion is baby murder. It's not a baby, it's an embryo that has no viability.
2006-11-13 05:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by KathyS 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋