If abortion was really a 'health' issue?

Question

wouldn't it make more sense for these women so concerned with their health NOT TO HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX and avoid an unwanted pregnancy (and whatever DISEASES they may contract)? I have no objections with terminating a pregnancy when the mother's life is at risk (as long as every attempt to save the child is made too.) But making this a 'health issue' is beyond reason to me.

goldenrae-I have addressed life threatening conditions in the Q--but as we all know--most life threatening dangers of pregnancy are etopic pregnancies which are discovered in the FIRST trimester. I don't consider inconvenience or depression (over being pregnant) life threatening.

Answer 1

Abortion is murder, most abortions are performed out of convenience, only a fraction are due to medical conditions; it's disgusting!

Answer 2

You are right, it is not a health issue.

During the legal battle of Roe V Wade in the 60's they brought up this issue saying that it should be legalized so women won't die in back alley abortions. But afterwords people did research and found out the total number of people killed by the back alley abortions. It was a grand total of 37 people.

Even though they say that it is, abortion was never about health issue's. It is just sexual freedom, people want to be able to have as much sex as they want without the consequences afterwords.

You are absolutely right.



Daniel S - Are you asking to understand why I am ok with the war on terror and pro - life? Well it is actually quite simple. The soldiers signed up to join the military. The babies that abortions kill did not. I don't understand how you can want to stop people who would willingly give their life for the protection of this country but not care about the senseless slaughter of babies that will be performed at the drop of a hat.

Answer 3

The partial birth abortion was strictly for women whose health was being threatened by their pregnancies. That's how that one is a health issue. I agree with you about unprotected sex and avoiding STDs. That's why I have trouble understanding why the pro-life groups flock to unrealistic programs like the abstinence only programs that Bush pushed through. If we don't want these girls to get pregnant, give them the tools to avoid it. There's no reason that abstinence can't be taught as the preferred way not to get pregnant. But sticking our heads in the sand and thinking abstinence only is the way to go when we KNOW a good number of them won't be able to sustain that ideal is just beyond ridiculous.

Answer 4

alan guttemacher who was a president of planned parenthood federation of america once talked about this very subject he basically said that because of modern medicine women were able to be brought through almost any pregnancy and that in those cases where it was not able to be carried safely (cancer, aids. etc) that having an abortion would not help the mother at all. i understand the life of the mother exceptions such as in the case of ectopic pregnancies but such broad generalizations of health is how we have the policies we have today which is abortion on demand throughout nine months as long as you have a doctors note.

Answer 5

Well Parial Birth abortion is too save the mothers life, and maybe she wanted the child. But in anycase, it is not your right to judge others for thier abortion, because you aren't the one adopting unwanted children. It should be an option for the mother, and not for the religious right. Why is it then that they are pro - war yet anti abortion ? Do they really care ?

Answer 6

No, it is a sexual freedom issue. Brought about by the free love movement.
Though everyone has found out that nothing is free. Some are just too stupid to know it.

Answer 7

You are making the assumptions that all pregnancies are healthy here, which is not always the case, as I am sure you are well aware.