or just the fetuses? I was pondering a situation I read about recently, the mother would die if she went through with the pregnancy. It made me wonder how pro-lifers would react.
I am NOT asking for a debate on abortion, that has been done a million times. Just looking for answers to my direct question please.
2007-02-16 07:58:08 · 21 answers · asked by Serry's mum 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
there are some very interesting points that have been raised here and a lot of stuff that could prompt further questions and investigation. Thanks for taking the time to answer, everyone
2007-02-16 08:13:45 · update #1
Well, they seem to have(in my opinion and from what I've seen of them) absolutely NO qualms about killing or even maiming for life the nurses and doctors whom work at abortion clinics! So I feel I would have to say no, they don't respect all life, just the unborn babies and their own!
2007-02-16 08:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by mangamaniaciam 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
I think that this is a question that the answer will change for each person.
I am pro-life. IF it were me in the situation, which I have been in. I would have the baby. If I dead in the process at least I didn't take the babies life.
Some people that are pro-life will answer differently. Some will feel that their life is more important then the unborn child.
No one knows what they will do until they are in that situation.
It is not one that is fun to be in. It hurts and it is hard. BUT it happens everyday.
2007-02-16 08:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by The Voice Of Reason 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There was an episode of the lifetime show "Strong Medicine" where this exact situation happened. The mother decided not to have an abortion and ended up dying but the baby survived (but in reality probably wouldn't have). It was just a tv show but I thought I'd throw that in there.
2007-02-16 08:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting question. i got into a debate with a guy recently who said that why is the mother's life any more important than the child's? well in this case, there will be no child if the mother doesn't live, so what do you do? of course there are going to be people that will say that abortion is wrong no matter what, but i bet they have never been faced with death because of pregnancy. it's easy to have an opinion when you've never been there yourself.
2007-02-16 08:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It is very sad to me that people see things so black and white. Saying that a girl should have just kept her legs shut is such an ignorant thing to say. There are so many other factors to consider.
It has been my observation that pro-life people want the unwanted child to be born, but do not want to pay taxes to help support it once it is born. Even if the mother was a fool, it is still screwing the child to deny them adequate care.
They also tend to be pro death penalty, though it is usually these unwanted, neglected children that are the ones that end up in jail, so they are often huge hypocrites and very short sighted thinkers.
Not all of them, but I would sadly say most.
2007-02-16 08:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by crct2004 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In the case where a mother's life would be endangered, a lot of pro-lifers choose to put their faith in a higher being (like God) to take care of the situation however it's "meant" to happen. Part of being a parent means to put your child's needs above your own, and it is debatable whether that means you should actually risk dying for your child or not. Not everyone believes in pro-life all the time or pro-choice all the time; lots of people believe that abortion is okay in certain circumstances, such as the rare case of the mother's life being endangered. Personally, as a "pro-lifer", I cannot imagine having to make that sort of decision, but it would depend heavily on the details and the likelihood. I don't think that I would ever be able to kill my own child, knowing now as a parent that I would step in front of a bus if it meant saving either of my children's lives right now, I can't see how it would be any different with a child inside me than outside me. You can't win with that situation. If you believe in the preservation of life, and you're told that one of you is going to die, how does it go against being pro-life by making the decision to let nature take its course instead of being the one to intentionally inflict death upon your own child? It is no longer a question of preserving life when you're told that either you or your child dies, it's a matter of deciding whether you want to be the one to live with killing your own child or die yourself. I most certainly wouldn't judge someone else's decision in a case like that, but I think I know how I would react myself.
2007-02-16 08:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by calliope_13731 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I don't believe in abortion myself. I think that the only abortion that should take place is when it is medically nessiasary. Like what you said if it was killing the mother.
I already have 1 child and if I found out that I was pregnant and that The baby was killing me then I would have an abortion because I don't want to leave the family I already have.
I understand that I would be killing my baby to save my own life. But I already have one baby that needs me. So I have to think about my family as a whole and not just an unborn child.
But I think that abortion to just get rid of a baby that you didn't want is wrong. Abortion is the easy way out for alot of women and young girls that get pregnant and they basicly don't want to own up to the responcilily of having the baby that they helped make.
I also think that abortion is wrong because alot of teen look at the idea of sex now with a I don't care additude because they can always go and have an abortion. Therefore that is the reason why so many young girls are having sex and getting pregnant to young because they know that there is a way out of taking on the responiblities for their actions.
If they didn't want the baby in the 1st place then they shouldn't have had unprotected sex..or had sex at all. That is my view point on all of that. And if they don't want the baby then they should just give it up for adoption because there are alot of good parents out there that can't have children.....
2007-02-16 08:09:46 · answer #7 · answered by Roe 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
That is the best question ever. And the answer is no. My dad is very pro-life and against abortion (I'm not really for abortion either, but none of us are really those types that stand outside clinics screaming and holding signs) but he is for the death penalty. He has also said we should just bomb the whole country of Iraq and start over. I know many, many people like that. So, no. "Pro-lifers" are for fetuses and against people who have done wrong and people in other countries who have been thrown into a stereotype.
But then again, I'm not for abortion, but I don't really believe in the death penalty. And I'm completely at a loss for what we should do in Iraq because I don't like how many people are dying over there - U.S. or foreign alike. Hmmm...I just contradicted myself
PS - Joseph C, who are these enemy liberals? You think that all "liberals" are lying through their teeth? Is your name really Rush Limbaugh? Come on, man! There are stereotypes against you too and you probably don't fit into them. Although, based on your response, you probably do. I hate this separation crap. This "us against them" mentality. It's ridiculous!!
2007-02-16 08:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by Katie L 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I can only answer this from my personal opinion, so please keep in mind this is my opinion. My perspective is that in that situation I would not have an abortion. I have a strong faith and am a christian. I believe that given that choice and feeling that abortion is taking a life and is wrong I would sacrifice my life for my child. I believe that God is obviously all knowing and when its my time to go there is no arguing.. That situation would be my time to go home to God. Knowing that I would see my children even the one that I died to give birth to, again in heaven.
2007-02-16 08:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by stewartfj40 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm pro-life, but obviuosly if the mom was going to die they would have no choice but to terminate the child's life. The baby can't survive if the mom's not alive. Once a woman has reached 24 weeks they would do a C-section though. I work with premature babies, most of whom were born early because the mom's life was at stake, conditions such as pre-ecampsia.
For the lady who posted right before me, you are ridiculous. None of my pro-life friends are bombing abortion clinics. Come on now. That's like me saying that people who are pro-choice are all supportive of a woman doing things to kill her baby when she's 36 weeks pregnant. There have been cases of this happening before, and most of the people I know who are pro-choice don't agree with that. There are extremest on both sides, but they do not represent the whole group.
You know we all just need to understand where eachother is coming from. I really believe, even more so after being pregnant and giving birth, that a baby is a baby before it is born and that it has a right to life once it is conceived. Because of my belief I can not support abortion. I feel bad for any woman who is pregnant and doesn't want to be, but just as I don't think it's okay to kill a newborn if the mother does'nt want it, I don't think it's okay to kill the baby before it's born either. To me there is no difference.
2007-02-16 08:03:45 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No..they don't. Most of them are OK with a rape victim aborting and I do not understand why. Isn't a fetus a fetus no matter what? Why is it OK to abort a rape pregnancy and not a 13 year old girls pregnancy. It's very hypocritical.
2007-02-16 08:22:55 · answer #11 · answered by KathyS 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋