my 15 year old friend is pregnant and she is thinking about getting abortion. what do i say to her to convince her otherwise?
2007-05-02 10:21:52 · 35 answers · asked by Corissa S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes to me abortion is wrong! It is murder! I am a Christian and dont believe in having an abortion! I will pray for this person!
2007-05-04 02:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by Amy E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if she is thinking about an abortion, she must not want to have a baby now. For whatever reasons, like doesnt want to quit school, actually HAVE the baby and try and give it up for adoption- ( easier said than done, though many have done so sucessfully; ) If she doesnt get a bunch of guilt trips laid on her by other people, and she can make a good choice and live with the consequences, doing the best thing for herself at a time like this needs to be supported and well thought out. Help her find adoption agencies if that is what she wants. If you convince her to keep the pregnancy, are you going to be there to help raise a child for 18 years??? You cant take back parenthood. Help her get good, accurate information so she can make a good choice on her own without alot of other people's opinions causing guilt if she gets an abortion, or feeling trapped and resenting the child if she keeps it. This is a decision that will affect her for the rest of her life. if you talk her into having the baby and she doesnt really want it, or lay guilt and condemnation on her for seeking an aboution, you may not be the friend that you think you are. Give her good honest support and let her make the decision herself. she is the one that has to live with it.
2007-05-02 10:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your asking for opinions here, so I will give you mine. Abortion is murder. I did a debate in high school about it. Most abortions take place around the 3rd month. An unborn child has already gotten a heartbeat by the 6th week. Some people say an unborn child is not life until after birth, I'm sorry but that is bullshit. Have an ultrasound done at just 4 to 5 months and count the fingers and toes and see that the child is already fully formed, it just needs to grow. I know it would be hard as a 15 year old to have a child but she needs to seek help from her parents. They may be upset in the beginning but I can guarantee her getting an abortion will haunt her in the long run.
2007-05-02 10:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by Angela F 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
By the time she knows for sure that she is pregnant this tiny baby's heart is beating, sucks its little thumb has little feet, little hands, eyes,mouth,ears, that sounds so much like a baby to me.Abortion is painful because the methods used to kill a preborn baby are preformed without the baby being anesthetized(nothing to stop the pain) Tell your young friend to get as many facts as possible before she kills her baby. She will have to answer to God. I know she is afraid but that baby deserves to be born!This is not just her body but a tiny body that she doesn't want inside of her body.I know there are people who will say this is her body let her do what she wants with her body. I would agree if she were getting rid of a wort!
" For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my Mother's womb.I praise you because I am fearfully & wonderfully made.Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body."
Psalm 139:13-16
2007-05-03 01:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe that abortion is wrong in Gods eyes, as many, many, women on this earth have spontainious abortions all the time, through no decision of their own! Just old Mother Nature at work during her thing! Some women ,do to no fault of theirs, can not carry babies and misscarry all the time. Is this Gods doing ? I think not! However if your friend decides to have an abortion, you need to make her aware of the emotional ramafacations that could be fall her after! Many women have big problems, mentally and emotionaly after. As you see women were ment to have babies, and when one is sucked out of us, it can be very tramatic!!!!! Sometimes it takes years to get over!
2007-05-02 10:41:42 · answer #5 · answered by tonal9nagual 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Abortion is morally wrong; most of us can admit to that. As a baby has a heartbeat [I believe 18days after conception], it is alive and destroying the baby is murder. Chances are your friend is going through a lot right now if she is considering abortion. Obviously you want to convince her not to have one and the best way to do this is using moral grounds. Explain to her that it is simply wrong and that she should keep the baby. Encourage her in finding help through her pregnancy though. If appealing to her on moral grounds doesn't work, have her at least research the effects of having a pregnancy. I have two very close friends who have had abortions and they have suffered for it dearly. Even years later they have emotional problems as a result of their abortions. Do all you can to appeal to her in order to save this child's life. God bless you for trying!!
2007-05-02 10:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by Missionary Kid 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She should not say Yes to abortion for many reasons. It is murder and God says its wrong , is the first one. This is not just a fetus. Its a living being. If you take out the dna even now, you find HUMAn Dna. Its a human being. And, it only needs protection to live till it is born, the way God designed it to be. It is living, as it is growing. If you see a dead plant, does it continue to grow and change? NO, it whithers and dies. So this is a living baby, with human DNA> Those that preach differently only believe their own stuff, so it allows ppl to do as they pleae and not be accountible for it. ALso, I hve know ladies and youn girls that had abortions, and I can tell you this much, it haunts them for life. Something one never gets over, if they have a conscience at all. I have also heard of women that had abortions and then end up never ever having anymore children. God tells us obedience leads to blessing and disobedience leads to curse This baby is part of herlsef, its her baby, and when society feels it is ok to do this, they have devalued life, and look all around us right now at all the effects of some of these things. We see life as so just not needed. There are groups that want to kill the disabled or the older people, saying we have no value. Who but God can deceide when its our time to die? If women dont want babies, then they shouldnt sleep around. God is eager and quick to forgive. But, one must ask, and when murders , its contrary to Gods will and will come with judgment and punishment. God can forgive this girl, heal her and help her to either raise this baby or give it to somone who will. There are such long lists to adopt a baby. Who is she to take this babies life. She says she has rights> Yep we all do, but our rights stop when we step on someone elses. And this baby has as much right to live as she did, or you do, or I do.
We have become a Godless society, and we are paying a price. YOu tell her today, to have this baby and be blessed, or cut it out of her and be cursed. Its her choice, but remember to tell her God is so eager to forgive. All she must do is ask, Get on the right track with God and leave the rest to Him.
2007-05-03 01:47:42 · answer #7 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though it is legal, abortion is ending the life of a baby. Since it does end the life of an innocent baby, I do believe that it is wrong. I would encourage her to go to a counselor at a pregnancy center to get all the facts on abortion. Encourage her to have a sonogram so she can see the baby and hear the heartbeat.
2007-05-02 10:34:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is wrong for many reasons that i wont say because that is a very sensitive topic for women and i might offend alot alot of women but hey its the truth.
The percentage of teenage pregnancy is alot higher than highschool graduates....very sad!
But im against abortions completely and this is coming from someone who miscarried so....let her make up her mind she's the one that gonna live with it regardless if she keeps it or aborts it.
2007-05-02 10:40:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Adoption is a much better choice, she will grow up and will not have the stain of abortion to deal with emotionally for the rest of her life.
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Good Luck and God Bless you all.
P.S. Just tell her that the innocent baby did nothing wrong. Give her love and support, it is not the end of the world.
Peace!
2007-05-02 10:27:14 · answer #10 · answered by C 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋