Is Abortion a good idea? If so, then why? If not, then why not?

Question

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Answer 1

This is ndoubtedly one of the hardest questions we face either as individuals or as a society.

In an impoversihed society where a high birth-rate pushes more families and children into poverty abortion is probably a far more favorable solution than in wealthier societies where there is less economic burden and hardship as a consequence of having more children.

However it is important to recognize that abortion can cause enormous anguish for any woman who choose this solution to their predicament.

So regardless of the issue of whether an aborted fetus is a murdered human being, (I believe it is) abortion represents a serious threat to the mental and emotional wellbeing of any woman who makes the choice to have an abortion.

It is very hard to fairly counsel women in these circumstanes because of the prevelance of the belief that abortion is murder. What counsellor who holds that belief can argue both sides of the issue fairly to help a woman decide an issue that may be the most diificult decision she will ever face?

I have supported abortions in the past because the damage to the hopes and dreams of a woman who has scarcely left her childhood behind should not be interrupted by a moment of careless recreation.

Our cultures and societies still make it diificult or risky for our young women to seek birth control and counselling to safely manage their burgeoning sexuality, and we fail to place enough emphassis on the responsibility of our young men to protect the women they partner with.

Until we can provide for all of our children to have safe, reliable access to contraceptives and ensure they are well educated in the use of contraceptives we will always have a burden of unwanted pregnancies that have the potential to ruin young lives.

So while abortion may be a poor choice for many or even most of us from the moral point of view in regard to murdering fetuses which we may believe to be human beings, abortion remains a preferable choice for many women whose lives cannot reasonably accept the burden of a child.

The argument that the child may always be given up for adoption should not be applied in these circumstances because all too often the act of carrying an unwanted child transforms into a situation where the young mother can not give up the baby after delivery even though to keep the child may ruin her life from the point of view of her education, carreer and social standing.

Where is compassion in such circumstances more justified? For a woman with a history and her life ahead of her, or for an unborn child who has no history and therefor nothing but the abstract concept of life to lose... a life that may always be overshadowed by having been unwanted, unplanned and a burden to its mother and society?

Ultimately it is up to each woman in these circumstances to decide for themselves, and the best way to answer this terrible question is to ensure our societies do everything in their power to educate our children to have responsible relationships and explore their sexuality with the safest most reliable contraceptives we can provide them.

Answer 2

It's ultimately the choice of the woman. Forcing a woman to have a child she doesn't want is like rape, but the same goes for forcing a woman to have an abortion. I'm pro-choice. I've had an abortion and nobody can decide except for the woman in question.

Answer 3

The answer to that really depends on the situation and the person who is thinking about it. What is right for one may not be right for another. Sometimes there are medical reasons why one has to make the decision and other times it's a matter of choice. Myself I do not know if I could have one, though I do not put down anyone who has had one. In cases of rape, the person who is pregnant has to make that decision of whether to have an abortion or raise a baby out of the rape.

Answer 4

No matter your view on abortion, there will either be clean, safe, legal abortions, or illegal and unsafe abortions. Abortions will continue whether they are legal or not.

I personally would never get an abortion, but I will not tell a woman that she has to have a baby or put her in a situation where she had to get a "coat-hanger" abortion.

Pro-lifers should ask themselves: If you are pro-life, why force a viable human being (the mother) to undergo something that would kill her? You would be by banning legal abortion. Desperate women would still obtain illegal abortions.

Answer 5

I would have to say no...Its a very hard and diff cult thing to do..At the time of thinking about it must be a great idea but after it is all done..It feels like the world is coming down on you..You have to live with the fact that you just got rid of the some one that you made and never asked to be made. I believe that you have to think hard and have to live with what you had done..

Answer 6

Is murder ever a good idea? Why is it that when the mother wants the baby that she sees it as human? Why is it that when the mother decides to kill her child, to her it is no longer human? To some, whether or not an abortion is a "good idea" is dependent on whether or not the child is wanted. How is that sane? A human is a human at conception, and still a human whether or not it is allowed to develop inside the mother's womb. A mother is supposed to be the safest person to live in and to live with. Some mom's choose to murder their children. And it's never a good idea.

Answer 7

No, because your taking a life away from a child. If you can't handle what sex brings then don't have sex. There's always a possibility of having a child, even with protection. People need to think about the consequences that would come about. So once again, abortion is a terrible thing to do to.

Answer 8

Not for me. Although I'm a dude, my girlfriend and I went through an abortion some 20 years ago. I didn't want to be tied down, the time wasn't right etc, etc. we recently got back in touch, you know what we talked about..... our child would be in college now.

Regret...that's what abortion brings, at least for me.

Answer 9

all i can say is this if u dont wanna risk gettin pregnant then dont have sex or protect yourself if people did that there would be a lot less pregnancies that aqre unwanted and then it would be easier to help those who do, i mean you have to deal with the consequences of your actions

i got pregnant at 16 and my baby died when i was 5 1/2 months pregnant! maybe it was for the best, but i actually wanted her. there are people in the world who cant have children and then you have those that just dont care if they get pregnant becasue they know they can have an abortion!!!!

Answer 10

It depends on the situation of the mother. No general rules apply. I never had an abortion but I believe in freedom of choice.