How have women been affected by the acceptance of abortion within society and How do women feel now that abortion has been legalised and it is accepted by most people today?
2007-02-24 00:22:18 · 37 answers · asked by Naima! 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I feel very strongly that abortion kills children and hurts women.
It's all upside down. Babies are created in test tubes of which half of them are frozen or flushed away and in the mean time children are aborted.
Why not Keep the baby's and people that can't have children can be mums and dads for those baby's.
anything else is selfish and cruel. How can you all justify baby's deaths because you want holidays or so called freedom. Or this perfect society where the people with disability's may not exist.
The only time I agree is when it's life or death.
2007-02-24 10:42:21 · answer #1 · answered by : 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I do not feel that the legalisation of abortion has affected me in any way at all. I think that if I was in the situation of having an unplanned pregnancy I wouldn't see abortion as a viable option for me.
I think it is too easy to view abortion as another form of emergency contraception. The emotional impact of abortion must be so terrible.
I don't know how 'easy' it is to actually get an abortion even though it is legal. From what I've heard it can be difficult to get an appointment and some women have to wait for weeks and weeks before they can actually have the procedure.
It's hard to say whether the legalisation of abortion has made lots of women relax and possibly made some throw caution to the wind when it comes to contraception and providing themselves with adequate protection against STD's as lots of unplanned pregnancies happened well before the law was passed.
Abortion still is a very emotive issue and I'm not sure if it has become acceptable to most people in society today. The debate about late abortions rages on especially with advances in medicine and the care of premature babies.
2007-03-01 21:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by JOANNE C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I answer for myself as no one can speak for all women but each woman. I am tempted to think first of a life lost and of all the cruelty that is an abortion but as I grow older and see the things that go on in our world I am more open to listen to each woman's story. My mother was a young unemployed student when she had me and I always applaud her for her brave act but then, abortion wasn't legal in a 3rd world African country in 1987 and thankfully she had a supportive family, she finished university, got a good job and raised me well. Some women aren't so lucky and honestly speaking abortion is usually full a painful but necessary. Babies shouldn't be brought into homes were they are unwanted, abortion being legal has given women choice and chances of them living there full potential is better now more than ever. However, this is not to say that all abortions are right, nothing is, some people are selfish, some girls are careless, and of course, too many abortions can be risky.
Abortion is not legal everywhere, in many places, it is still taboo and unsafe methods are used. Its very relate, what is right or wrong depending on several things, education is always the key, women should have all the information before they ever get pregnant so that if that situation arises, the decision is not made under pressure from time constraints
2007-03-03 12:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by Bangi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, right, I had an abortion at 13, was raped and the foetus was a parasite in my body as far as I was concerned. I carry the memory of the potential child with me each and every day. I support every woman's right to have the choice, it isn't an easy choice, no matter what pro lifers think. Women who have a coil fitted deny an egg the opportuniy to implant so some could say that is wrong, some people are so caught up their own views they fail to take into account that the woman carries the child,it feeds off her body and that she too has the right to a life. It is too often the case that women are made to feel guilty for having an abortion without others knowing the circumstances. The potential child I was carrying didn't know it was the result of my being raped, and I don't differentiate between the right of someone in my circumstances and that of a woman who is pregnant with an unwanted child. It is never easy, and noone should judge unless they have been in that situation themselves.
2007-03-03 08:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the earlier the abortion takes place in the pregnancy the better, as then it is a bundle of cells and much less invasive procedure. However the legal cut off period is 22 weeks as you get to the higher end of that scale, that bundle of cells is in essence a baby and the mother will have to give birth. I don't think any woman, even if it is legal and accepted can feel good about that, even if it is for very good reasons.
Waiting times on the NHS have also been reported to make things more difficult for those requiring an abortion, some having to wait up to 8 weeks by the time they have finished being passed around and found a gp that believes in abortion
2007-02-27 23:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by nicola d 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
most women dont realise what abortion entails
it is not some simple procedure like having your bad tooth taken out
it leaves irreversible changes on the body and on the mind , noone really talks about women's psyche after ... many women regret it and wished they turned back the time
those that were shown movies of abortion like this one one http://www.abort73.com/ say they would have never ever done that
(those who say that they dont want to watch what abortion looks like are cowards)
I feel like laughing when I read opinions like this: it is a womans body and she has every right to do with it what she wants: really it is no longer one body, there are two bodies, the baby that is conceived has the same rights to live like you , me, anyone walking on this earth...I am appaled that women can do it...to get rid of a little human being that happens to be less privilaged as it has not been yet born...
Not many people know, but when the doctor gets his tools inside to cut off the first part of baby's body, be it a leg or a hand, the baby instincitvelly tries to hide away as she'he senses danger
if you remain unmoved by what you have seen in the link i provided then there is no hope for humanity
2007-03-04 00:06:56 · answer #6 · answered by May 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a woman I do not agree with abortion for the sake of contaception. There will be times where it is a neccesity. The acceptance within society I feel is a retrograde step.....I know all the woman in charge of their own bodies etc..........and up to a point everything always boils down to choice of somekind.
I would not judge anyone who opted for the abortion route....not my place as always a case of you have to live something before you can fully understand. However, that said the emotional cost can be great....I do know of two who deeply regret their actions and would not given the time again. So society can play God in the actions dept but not in the emotions dept....that is always a minefield that cannot be easily dismissed.
2007-02-28 22:53:17 · answer #7 · answered by eagledreams 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I cant speak about other women......but I know I prefer the current state of affairs to the other extreme. Children are precious....and yet still so many are neglected, hurt, damaged sexually/psychologically by parents who cannot cope and are damaged themselves.
Rape, incest, medical problems that would without doubt kill a woman if she carried the child, totally deformed foetus that for some reason hangs on despte the fact it shouldnt and would only live result in death as soon as it was delivered, is already dead?
Pre-abortion....many women died....trying to abort it themselves, having to go to non-professional medical practioners to abort.....killing the child the mother or causing sepsis and infertility. Women that truly dont want a child will find a way to get rid of it...even if it kills them.
The extreme to that is women using abortion as a method of birthcontrol...and that does happen. BUT maybe that child would be better off NOT being born because if the mother COULD make such a choice......it will not be loved or cared for anyway. Children are hard work for the most loving and sensible parents.....I cant see that one not wanting it would provide a good home. There are millions of orphans in the world already without adding to the score of unwanted babes. Pre-abortion...the odds were not great for them being adopted, the odds for them being abused were very high. How much pain do you want a person to have?
Sometimes a sperm is better off missing the ova....but when it does and a miracle occurs...only the best crop of parents should be able to raise it.......and if abortion is allowed, available but not chosen.....the parent is more likely going into it with a full and willing heart.
2007-02-24 02:35:07 · answer #8 · answered by Scully 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Most women I know are against it, but the younger ones are more accepting. I don't care which choice you choose, as long as you don't feel guilty or pressured into your choice.
I personally think it should be legal, but regulated so it won't be used as a birth control. I believe that when a woman uses it and doesn't over use it, then she should get one. Women who get one every other month or so should be checked up on in case she is abused or if they seriously don't know how a condom works. We find those women by checked records and if its far to much (About 3-5+ a year is to much) then she should be checked up. I know this may have flaws I don't see, so anyone is allowed to criticize.
(And the reason there was more breast cancer is because more women started checking for the cancer)
2007-02-24 02:21:09 · answer #9 · answered by monkey_scout 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The answers are in the air and for many the answers are in the heart.. There are those with profound religious beliefs, then there are those with ultra modern views and so therefore a mixture of many ,many answers.
Forget that in some countries abortions are legal , at the end of the day YOUR own conscience will tell you where your beliefs lie. You have to understand that and yourself first.. Everything else , every other consideration is purely academic.
2007-02-24 02:52:58 · answer #10 · answered by Tigeripoh4301 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋