A question for people who think abortion should be outlawed?

Question

Whats a viable alternative? People giving birth to unwanted children?

I don't see adoption as an alternative. I think that would be more traumatic for everyone involved.

I don't want a debate, I have my views and I'm entiltied to them. I would just like to hear what those pro lifers suggest.

Ok you could say 'keep your legs shut' but who on earth can say they only have sex to have babies? And no contraception is 100% so shouldn't there be a safety net?

Obviously I worry that there seems to be a trend towards just getting an abortion rather than use contracetption but its needs to be aknowledged that sometimes contraception fails.

My first child wasn't planned and abortion was never an option as far as I was concerned, I was having the baby and it was the best thing I ever done.

What I can't imagine is carrying a child for 9 months the giving it up. Going through the trauma of giving birth for no reason? A child growing up knowing its mother didn't want it?

Answer 1

There was a child in Chicago whos mother gave birth and immidiatly threw her into a dumpster to freeze to death in the middle of a snow storm. The baby cried and sobbed and eventually in a very painful way froze to death. Another gave birth, put the baby in a back pack and tied rocks to it and threw the live baby in a lake in Florida to die and be eaten by alligators. I don't agree with people having abortions as birth control, but I think of the absolute agony that these children and many like them go through every day and I would prefer that the mother abort the fetus before it is a living breathing feeling baby, than to know that such an innocent little baby suffers so horrifically. If we could be guaranteed that every mother would take care of herself and the baby durnign pregnancy and then adopt the baby out, I would say stop all abortions, but they don't , they abuse drugs and alcohol, the abuse and neglect innocent children with no second thoughts about any of it.

Answer 2

I have mixed views on this. On the one hand I have a difficult time with people who sleep around and say, "I can just have an abortion if I get pregnant." That's trashy and disgusting. However, I do believe abortion should be available absolutely. Unlike you, I think adoption is a wonderful alternative - it's not traumatic to the child or the adoptive parents. I really don't think, with the morning after pill and contraception and otehr measures, abortion needs to be an option. But while it's nice to say abortion should be reserved for incest, rape, medical reasons, etc., I can honestly say if I wasn't married and I got pregnant, I don't know what I'd do. However, I do believe there should be stricter time limits on it. None of this partial birth **** which is nothing short of murder.

Giving a child up for adoption is "trauma for no reason???" Seriously? It's the ultimate unselfish act!! The most selfish thing you can do is say, "I'm just going to terminate this pregnancy on the off chance I'm traumatized when I give birth." And sorry, but not everyone who doesn't have an abortion is going to end up beating their child to death. Children and babies die from abuse all the time, and abortion is legal now. So that argument has little merit.

Answer 3

Since when did it become acceptable to kill innocent human beings because another human being decides they are "unwanted?" If your family decided they didn't "want" you, would it be okay for them to kill you, too? What about homeless people, or Grandma in the nursing home? If they're unwanted, wouldn't execution really be the kindest thing? Come on now.

Do you honestly think adoption is more "traumatic" than killing someone? You say that adoption would involve going through nine months of pregnancy "for no reason." Doesn't it matter to you that it would allow an innocent baby to live? Studies have shown that adopted children do very, very well, particularly when adopted as infants. I have read many testimonies from adopted teens and adults who said, "I am so thankful my mom didn't abort me." They are grateful to their mother for doing the right and selfless thing.

Murder is never kind. Murder is never compassionate. Murder should never be "a safety net." Do you doubt that abortion is murder? Have you ever seen it? Take a look at this:
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html
http://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html

Do you realize that virtually no surgical abortions take place before 6-7 weeks, by which time the baby has a beating heart, recordable brain waves, and tiny fingers? The average age of an aborted baby in America is 10 weeks. At 8 weeks, the child is full formed. All her organs are functioning. She can suck her thumb. If her palm is pricked, she will open her mouth and pull her hand away. At 9 weeks, she will grasp an object placed in her palm. These are little people you are so casually talking about killing.

So, your question was, "What is a viable alternative?" How about people taking responsibility for their actions and not killing innocent children? There are over a million couples waiting to adopt infants right now, but even if there were not, mothers would manage. That is what families do. There is plenty of free help available, for those who are unselfish enough to accept it.

Answer 4

Personally I would never have one, I have four children and I dont agree with abortion law as it stands. I understand people not wanting to have a child and if they can live with having an abortion then thats fine but what I dont like is how late you can have one, have you seen the photos of the baby that survived at 21 weeks (3 weeks before the legal termination date). She is fully formed and a little person. So to abort at this stage is murder. It should be lowered to before the baby is properly formed unless it was a special case like rape or a medical reason.

Answer 5

If you cannot deal with the consequences of your actions then you should rethink your actions and whether people like it or not, sex was intended for procreation and thats why 'accidents' happen no matter whet form of contraception is used. If a baby is the worse case scenario for someone they shouldn't be having sex because at the end of the day abortion is totally immoral...you are killing a human...just because they are not born yet doesn't make it OK. People these days seem to think they have a RIGHT to do anything they please and dont actually stop and think what it is they are actually doing. Yes sex is supposed to be enjoyable but its also serious because of what can come from it maybe people should think about that before losing their knickers and then killing a baby

Answer 6

Biggest worry of all with abortion is that babies are surviving earlier and earlier, just look at the baby who survived being born at 22 weeks. If any one looked at a film showing the baby inside the mother and what it was actually doing and then the moment it was aborted it would be a hard person who could defend what was happening. There are various films like this and upsetting as it is I think should be seen by all.

Answer 7

i got pregnant while i was on the pill...i couldnt keep it as i was too young...i felt it was for the best as i want to give a child a good home , keep it healthy and happy i wouldn't of done that if i was 17....I had the abortion and had an implant to stop me gettin pregnant i dont regret havin an abortion coz i no i couldn't of given the baby a good life

Answer 8

I am PRO-LIFE I think abortion is selfish and murder. I know we don't always plan to get pregnant but that is in know way the innocent baby's fault. Sometime we just to grow up and face are responsibility. If you are not I the position to raise a baby adoption is a great way to go. It is not to hard on everybody either. Just the person giving up the baby. It is so hard for a women who can't have her own children to adopt. It would make a family very happy and give you child to chance to be the person that God has called her to be. If you put your child first there will always be happiness to fallow

Answer 9

I think it should be available for those who want to have an abortion. No one should force their views on others. In certain situations an abortion might be the only viable option for some people and so they should be able to safely and healthily chose that.

Answer 10

I'm sorry but I see adoption as an option. Your right contraceptions arent 100% and things do happen when you dont plan them but unless there is severe medical risks for you or your baby I just cant justify killing a child because of your mistake. I'm sorry but by the time you find out your pregnant your baby has a brain ..and so forth. You can call it a fetus if you want but its human. And it did not make the choice to conceive itself so you as a parent need to be responsible for the life you created or at least let someone who may not be able to have kids raise your child and give it a good life. There's no sense in ending someone else's life because you dont want the responsibility. That's my opinion. Neither one of my children were planned in fact I was on birth control. I had to make alot of sacrifices for them but I wouldnt trade them for anything in world.