If a mother for example has uterine cancer, for example and needs her uterus removed (a hysterectomy), an abortion, in other words, because otherwise she would die. SUrely it would not be a sin in this scenario? It would be very sad, yes, but not a sin?
How about if this woman had many more young children that depended on her? Would that have a greater bearing on the situation?
Furthermore, if through an ultrasound it is found that the foetus is secerely disformed, I'm not talking about narmal disformaties, I am talking about serious ones which would mean that the child would only survive for a matter of hours on birth, would an abotrion be ok the?
How about Pre Implantation Genetic Diagnosis, which tests embryos created in vitro for genetic illnesses, is it ok to implant the healthy embryos and not the unhealthy ones?
2007-03-14 09:05:15 · 22 answers · asked by irishcharmer84 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First ask whether it is neccessary, and only once that is resolved should the moral argument be considered. Often the moral answer is the same as the neccessitous answer.
We can say that the children do not depend on the woman at all, since there are bound to be many who would look after them. Those children are not neccessarily a factor. The question then becomes whether the foetus can survive the cancer. If it could not, then the only reasonable thing to do is termination. If we assume that the will be able to survive until term, then it becomes a matter of judging which life is more worthwhile to be saved. I would probably choose the mother's life as the loss of a sibling never known would not be as hard for the remaining children to handle as the loss of their mother.
Pre-implantation diagnosis... If the foetus would definitely not survive then there is no kindness in letting it develop.
As an autistic, I would not have been allowed to live, I am sure. I worked hard to overcome the challenges that autism has presented me and mainly I have succeeded. I do not consider that anyone has the right or ability to determine the value of my existence up front, and I am certain that my life is more worthwhile for the challenges I have overcome than if I had not faced them.
2007-03-14 09:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i guess it really depends on your own personal beliefs and what you feel is morally acceptable. Although some people would say that if the mother's life is at risk, it's ok to get the abortion, but others would say that's God's will and it was meant to happen, and the mother herself might want to sacrifice her own life for the sake of her child.
I personally dont think an abortion is necessary if the child has abnormalities. If the child was going to die anyways after birth, why not wait to see if that actually happens? how can anyone really know what will happen in the future. It's kind of like not giving the unborn child a chance to live. miracles do happen, however rare.
As for pre implantation, if you're going to be altering nature by implanting an embryo in the first place, what's the difference in choosing healthy ones? most people would have an issue with the actual implantation to begin with..
but as i said..its up to your religion and belief system. decisions like this are never easy!
2007-03-14 16:16:02 · answer #2 · answered by gemgirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I'm afraid the door has been opened for other murders to be excuseable as well. If a woman is severely abused by her husband, and he will not let her or her children leave, is it okay for her to murder him? What about a mother who abuses one (or more) child(ren) more than the others? Is it okay for her oldest to kill her to protect siblings? If we allow women to abort babies who are "deformed' or otherwise 'unwanted' who knows what we will be killing. I know a family who was told their baby would be severly deformed, and would only live hours after birth. They continued with the pregnancy, and the baby was born perfectly healthy. Turns out the doctors got the tests mixed up. There is always room for error, and abortion is no exception. Even if it could be "justified", there is still the chance something could go wrong, and the woman could be hurt or killed, or permanently damaged. What then?
2007-03-14 16:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uterine cancer with kids, I would say okay. It's not my place to judge or decide though. If it were me, I'd do my best to have that baby, or find a surragate. If it's disformed, no, it's not okay, because it's God's decision who passes away and when. We have no way of knowing if that kid will make it to 12 hours or 12 years. Every child or potential child has the right to be given the chance to live. If you can't provide for the child, give it to someone who can. But who dies and who lives in certain situations isn't up to us, it's up to God.
2007-03-14 16:15:54 · answer #4 · answered by GLSigma3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its cool how technology now days can let you see inside the mothers stomach. it lets u see how the baby is doing at 3 months, 5 months to 9 months on the day the baby comes out of the mothers wound it starts to breath air, think like we do, it's life and abortion is murder. Let the baby be born no matter what. who said the baby could only live for a matter of hours? how do they know that? nobody ever knows whats gonna happen and what God can do. Just like theres a list of things that could happen that may cause an abortion. There's a list of things that someone can do to save that baby.
2007-03-14 18:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. It also depends on if you believe in sin. Also, what religion you follow. Under Jewish law, the woman comes first. Curiously, Jewish women have the lowest abortion rates.
My personal feeling is that men should not have a say in this topic/decision as to them (not having the equipment or ultimate responsibility) it is a theoretical argument. I find it curious that this medical procedure undergoes so much scrutiny whereas a triple bypass is considered "normal" and natural.
2007-03-15 06:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by slipstreamer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hysterectomy has nothing to do with an abortion and abortions are only OK if the mother is in danger of dying because then it's self defense and that's the only way murder is OK.
2007-03-14 16:14:11 · answer #7 · answered by Gustav 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is slavery OK in certain circumstances?
No it's not. So we should also stop arguing on whether or not it's good to use a woman as a slave for 9 months. Every woman has a right to choose, no matter what the circumstances are. It's simply non of our business.
2007-03-14 16:11:56 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Abortion is morally permissible ONLY if it having the child means that the mother would die in the process.
Your first scenerio seems to apply. The other two scenarios do not.
It is not morally permissible to destroy "unhealthy" embryos. It is not morally permissible to destroy ANT embryos.
2007-03-14 16:26:03 · answer #9 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abortion is okay in any circumstance as long as the pregnant female wants one. Her body - her life - her choice.
2007-03-18 12:04:00 · answer #10 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋