what are your views on Abortions?

Question

Iv had an Abortion, 2 years ago while taking the pill i feel pregnant with a long term partner. At the time I thought It would be for the best to have a termination. Looking back now, i do think "what if". I was walking into our city centre this morning, and a grop of people were protesting against abortions...

Any person who has an abortion has to live with that the rest of their life and risks not being able to have future children.

The people who protest should stop and think about their actions. Im sure if people who choose to have their child terminated have no other option... their are plently of kids who are not wanted.

although should their be a limit on how manys weeks? maybe anything past 12 should be a no-go area?

id like to hear your views? and for those people who are going to use this to rant and rave about how selfish i was, i would rather not hear it.

Answer 1

I feel it is wrong, it is a life. Why not carry it to term and then adopt it out. There are so many people looking for a newborn to adopt.

I have never had an abortion, but I have an aunt who did due to her own health problems. I can completely understand for this reason.

My mom was told that her baby would be severely mentally challenged according to some test that was done while she was pregnant. My brother was born perfectly healthy and is running his own business and is normal.

I read a bumper sticker that pretty well summed it up.
"If it isn't a baby, then you aren't pregnant"

That being said. I have been in a silent protest against abortion, but I think the violent protests they do at clinics are just putting themselves on the same level as they think the abortionist are on.

God created us as free will agents to make our own decisions and we have our own consequences. I cannot judge anyone who does this, I just won't be doing it.



as far as the being raped comment above mine, my mother in law was raped and kept the baby, that baby grew up to be a daughter in the nursing profession helping others who have been raped. That product of rape may not be able to help who the daddy is, but it can still make a huge difference in teh lives of those around them.

Answer 2

Firstly i think its personal choice and that every situation is different. There is no point in bringing a child into the world if it either isn't wanted or can't be looked after properly. I really sit on the fence with this issue. Before i was sexually active, i always religiously disagreed with abortion, however now if i were to have an accident and end up pregnant i would definatly seriously consider it. I think its fair enough for people to have their own personal views but i don't think that they should preach their ideas in the form of protests.

Answer 3

Don't worry about people who protest in these rallies, you made the right decision for you at the time. When you do fall pregnant again it will also be your decision too. Don't look upon your termination as bad thing because you can't go back there and you would probably do it all the same anyway. Don't beat yourself up about it. You don't have the problem. Most people who have had an abortion know that. God Bless you. xxx

Answer 4

I agree with you, there are plenty of children everywhere that aren't being cared for properly. I think that its the woman's choice what to do, and i don't see what business it is of anybody elses. In the eyes of the law its legal to terminate a pregnancy.
I'm sure that women who choose to have an abortion don't do so without thinking about all possibilities first.
I can understand people that are against abortions and think its important that they have their opinion too, and i think that their views are just as valued.
Most importantly I dont think that anyone should push there own views on abortion onto other people.
I also agree with you on the limit and think that somwehere around 12 weeks is a good limit.
Em'sAmava i think you are cruel for saying that, and think you should grow up.

Answer 5

I used to always think that I would be against abortion. This had so much to do with my culture and my religion. I must say it is very easy to have a point of view, until you are in the position yourself. Which is exactly where I found myself. I was on the pill and fell pregnant. I had a termination and was lucky that I had the support of my boyfriend. I am pro choice and feel that woman should be supported to make the decision themselves. It would have been a dreadful experience for me to have protesters outside the clinic at the time of the termination and I was lucky that I didn't. Deciding what to do about a pregnancy is a very hard thing to do. Whether I did the right thing or not is for me to deal with, not for others to decide to comment on.

Answer 6

these people have as much right to protest as you had to have an abortion. if you feel strongly enough to post on here about your unfortunate experience, then surely you can understand these people having the views they have too.

at the end of the day, it is a decision that is the ultimate responsibility of the woman involved, if the protesters make her think about what she is doing and make an informed decision, whether she chooses to keep the child, pursue adoption or continue with having the prcedure, then surely that can only be a good thing.

there are too many young girls using abortion as a form of contraception now instead of being careful in the first place.

Answer 7

The right to choose is everything.

Whether you personally feel it is right or wrong is your choice but when abortions are not available then the rate of back-street jobs treble and then even more lives are lost.

What I do think is needed is more counselling both before and after to fully explain all the possibilities and to support the women afterwards, whether they choose adoption or abortion the resulting guilt can be devastating in some cases.

For those who believe that women rush into abortion, do not think of it as anything serious or lack the skills to prevent pregnancy then I suggest that you campaign for education. Education is the key to most of society's problems at the moment.

I would like to reiterate though. The most important thing is the right to choose. What is right for one woman is not necessarily right for another. We all have our beliefs and our value systems but no one gave us the right to judge.

Answer 8

For me personally I would not have an abortion as I don't believe its right. I would put the baby up for adoption if I felt it really was not the right time for me.
However I do believe in freedom and choice. So I think its up to the individual to decide, if they choose to have an abortion that's fine. I do not think you are a bad person
People are going to have very different view's on abortions so you have to accept it. That is their opinion.
If People who are 'pro' abortion were protesting in the street, then it would upset those people you saw protesting today.
It could be personal to them as well, for instance they may not be able to have children, that could be a reason for them disagreeing with abortion.

Answer 9

If I knew myself when having sex there was a risk of falling pregnant and I didn't want to be - I personally feel thats my fault so I'd have to face the consiquences!

But I also feel at early stages the baby isn't any thing more then a cell! (So it's not murder!)

In some situations if a person decides they couldn't cope or maybe the situation in which they fell pregnant was a bad one, or for just because that time in there life wasn't steady enough to bring a child into then who is anybody else to judge!?

Answer 10

I'm a mother of 4 boys and don't judge I don't agree with abortion but I know if I was raped I would have one without hesiation. As for the time limit its sick to abort a baby at 12 weeks its formed should be about 2 - 4 weeks. You will have to deal with your guilt yourself. If you were in a long term relationship I don't see what the problem was, maybe you are selfish.......

Answer 11

I think abortion is okay in some circumstances. Of course, with rape and incest. In other situations, a woman should be allowed to have an abortion up until 16 weeks. In addition to that, there should be a limit as to how many abortions a woman should be allowed to have. I don't think it's right for one woman to have like 3 abortions or more. As a woman, you should be allowed to have one abortion-maybe two in extreme circumstances.