Who shares my views on abortion?

Question

While I personally don't like the action of abortion, I believe the option needs to be available for women who need it in special situations. (rape, incest, etc.) I believe a woman has a right to do what she wills to her body, so long as her actions don't interfere with the welfare of others.

If people are concerned with the psychological implications, adoption should be strongly recommended.

I also believe certain testing procedures need to be performed on potential parents to see whether or not they are mentally and physically capable of rearing children. Today I see too many single women trying to raise children on their own - on low income. I think this is unacceptable, the children need to be adopted into a financially stable, two parent home.

thanks for reading my opinions.

I think there might be a difference in what you consider "rich" and what I consider "financially stable." I am referring to a parent that has a career making a *consistent* middle to upper-class wage. Compare this to a high-turnover job that a single mother has that I was referring to.

Nice observation, gablueliner. I realized that about a half-hour after I posted. In this context I meant other people who already have been born.

I understand where you are coming from, random6x7. Testing procedures are probably going to be infeasible, it was an idea presented to me that sounded like it would work for the better.

Answer 1

You are crazy for saying that the children of poor people should be adoped into families with more money.
And killing a baby is interfering with the welfare of the baby being killed. It isn't part of the mother's body. It has its very own DNA; if it were part of the mother's body, they would both have the exact same DNA in their cells.

Answer 2

Personally, I agree with your idea that a woman should be able to determine if she is fit for pregnancy. Most people think I'm crazy when they here this coming from me because I'm adopted, and I easily could have been an abortion, and therefore not here today to write this.
I think if a women considers abortion, she should consider other options as well. The problem with adoptions is that some people just can't take the emotional stress that the adoption procedure sometimes requires. Adoption is hard on everyone involved in it, the child, the biological parents, and the new (legal)parents. Thanks to new adoption procedures that allow the biological mother to be involved in her child's life, even if she isn't the legal guardian. I believe that adoption is a better alternative and that it should be recommended to women who might undergo an abortion, but I also believe that it is the woman's right to make her own decisions.
Finally, I believe that it is the right of a woman to decide whether or not to put her child up for adoption, no matter the circumstances. It is the responsibility of the woman's doctor, family, or friends to recommend adoption if they believe the woman is unfit to raise a child.

Answer 3

I am dead-set against abortion. Call me intolerant, but that baby is a living, breathing human child. I do not belive it is fair or just to make the baby pay for what its mother/father did. Hence, I don't belive it's OK to get an abortion in cases of rape or incest.
The only instance in which I would ever excuse an abortion is if the mother's life was in danger and the baby was already doomed. If it's a choice between the mother's life or the baby's life, I would leave it up to the parents to decide.

Nowadays, too many women get abortions because they can't keep their legs closed. For them, it's just another method of birth control.

I suggest that you read "Grand Illusions: the Legacy of Planned Parenthood." it will give you a LOT of info on abortion clinics.

As for testing procedures... hm... I'm not sure I want the government to have THAT much control. They haven't done a great job of raising kids, either. I mean, look at some of our public schools.

Adoption- yes, that's ALWAYS an option, an excellent one. Many states have a law that says that if a couple doesn't want its baby, they can just leave the baby on the doorstep of a fire station or a police station or some other public building and those people will take it to the nearest adoption center.
Teenage moms don't have to take care of the baby; they can always give it up for adoption, and I would see that as the best course for them- in most cases.

Answer 4

I too look at people and think they are such shocking parents that they should not have had children BUT on the whole, those are not single mothers!
There are many many reasons why a child might be in a single parent family, even the choice of that parent, and that is okay. The child can be stable and well loved by one parent. Being married doesnt make you a good person you know. Being on a low income doesnt make you a bad parent either. In fact, it can be the opposite - it can mean that being together and sharing time together is more important than money.
I am strongly against forced testing of people about to become parents. We are human beings, not objects in a baby production facility. More money into healthcare, more money into education, more facilities to assist people with children, that is what we need.

Answer 5

This is such a complicated topic- my view depends on whether I'm considering philosophy or morals. My morals tell me that in no case other than rape should a woman be able to abort. How can a mother have the right to end her child's life? It's absolutely against my morals to kill another living being.
But on the philosophy side, the child is unaware it is living. But we're losing a possible great mind, and still it's wrong to kill something which has no control over its life.

And by the way, I'm a product of a low income single mom, and there's nothing wrong with me. I've had a better life than, say, a wealthy child who has been beaten. Financial status does not in any way determine how much love a parent has for a child.

Answer 6

I do agree with you that abortion should be available as an option. Who would want a growing being inside of them due to being raped by an AIDS-carrying sex offender???
However, i am completely offended at your statement that a single, non-wealthy mother is incapable of raising a child. Just because a couple is 'financially stable' does not make them qualify to be able to raise a child or family. Should Donald Trump be dad of the year because he is the richest man alive and had a baby with his trophy wife???? I think not.
Love and care and compassion and stability of the mind are what a child needs. Not necessarily in the form of money. I am happy to see that the "stay together for the children " attitude is slowly diminishing in this day and age. How can a child grow up to be a happy, healthy adult if they are surrounded by rich people that only care about themselves.

Answer 7

Fireball and Brittany you guys are being ridiculous. You can not sit here and pass judgment when you haven't been in the situation. Your statistics about 11 year old not having their periods is all nonsense. The point of the matter is that its your body and it's my body and no one can tell me what to do with it. And if someone were to rape me and imp regnant me there is no reason whatsoever why I should have to keep the baby. Not to mention it's not a fetus until the fourth month. And I too know someone who was raped and a baby was a product of it. And no matter how much she tried she could not keep the baby because of the horrible act that had taken place and she should not be judged for it, and the choice definitely shouldn't be taken away from her or any other woman, especially by a woman. Insensitive, that's what that is.

Answer 8

I cannot believe the mind set of today's women. Do you know the percentage of abortions that are performed for the act of rape or medical reasons today. It is in the 1 to 5 percent range.
Abortion is looked upon as getting rid of a thing, something that is in the way. That is why God said, let a man leave his mother and cleave to his wife. What is going in a woman's body when she becomes pregnant is a life That life is not the woman's anymore that is is the mans, it is a God created being. And No woman has the right to kill that life. A woman becomes pregnant, not married, well now I did not want that, So, She gets and abortion which is being used as a means of birth control. Over 50,000,000 babies have been murdered by abortionists. 1 - 5 percent have been for rape or medical reasons, Which may have been necessary. The rest were for nothing but plane ole birth control. A man can shoot a woman and kill the life in her womb and be sent to prison. Abortionists murder (what else can that be called when the little infant squirms in agony as the dirty deed is carried out), the life in the womb day after day, day in and day out and they go on with life as usual.
Something is mighty wrong here. A women does have a right over her own body as well as a man a right over his.. But the life in her womb is not hers. It is god given.

Answer 9

Lots of people share your opinions on abortion. In fact, that's considered the majority opinion. About the testing on potential parents thing, well, that's pretty radical. It's also one of those things that sounds good on the surface, but falls apart when you think about it. The bureaucracy that would have to be created, the expense, the potential for abuse in the system, and just trying to figure out what the standards would be- too much, particularly in a supposedly free society. I doubt we could even get a one child policy passed in the Western world, let alone a policy disallowing certain people's parental rights, especially considering the US's past policies of forced sterility on "undesirables" like Native Americans.

Answer 10

you are entitled to your opinion.
I don't believe abortion is right, maybe only in an extreme circumstance
adoption can be psychologically damaging to a woman as well, maybe we should reexamine how often we open our legs. The bc pill and the shot are NOT as safe as we are being led to believe either.
I think that people really need to think about who they are having sex with. I believe two parents are the best way to raise a family with one of them staying at home to actually raise that family.
I think that being financially stable is neither here nor there. I was raised in upper middle class. I do not believe that anyone anywhere needs to have so much stuff. People who are working their buts off so that they can have all this stuff are the dumbest people on the planet. They are missing life working for someone else for things that for the most part do not matter. Kids need to learn how to work, how to take care of a family and what is really important and they don't learn that when they have everything they think they want

Those are my opinions and just like you alot won't see eye to eye with me either

Answer 11

I agree with most of what you said.

But I don't think women should - and least on principle - have the absolute, unassailable right to decide whether to kill the kid or not.

Fact is, she willingly allowed a man to knock her up, and once that has happened, there is another person involved (three, actually), and if she was going to totally disregard his input on whether to terminate the pregnancy or not, well, maybe she should been more careful, not humped him the first place, or, at the very least, got that stuff straight with him ahead of time.

But, as I've said before, practically, there is little choice except to leave it up to the woman, unless you want to make locking her up without a coathanger and keeping her locked up for nine months a legal option for the state and/or the expectant father.