People against abortion except in cases of rape, incest or health:?

Question

I'm 100% for abortion if a woman wants one, but I fail to see why people can be only for them in the cases of above. Isn't a baby a baby, regardless of the method conceived?

If the reason for permitting it only in these cases is because of the mother's feelings, then what about the 15 year old who gets thrown out on the street because she's pregnant?

Also, how do you monitor whether a woman has been raped or has been a victim of incest? Couldn't anyone say that?

Trisha-

So, it's a punishment for the woman and not about rights for the baby?

Little Miss Sunshine-

Did you know that birth control sometimes fails?

Everyone-

This was not directed toward people who think abortion is bad all together. It was specifically directed to those who think it's wrong in these cases.

Johnny Walker-

I've seen 3 of my grandparents sit there and suffer seemingly endlessly. If euthanasia had been legal, they would have taken that road. I wouldn't let my pet suffer, so why would I let my only family?

Answer 1

I can sit here and tell you all day long that I am against abortion and give you a hundred reasons why, but it wouldn't do a bit of good. Truth be known, no one, and I mean NO ONE, could possible know what they would do in any of the situations you gave unless they were personally faced with those situations. It's like saying we are against the death penalty or for the death penalty. We don't really know until we are personally involved in something that would call for the death penalty. It's like saying I'm better than you because my IQ is higher, or you're better than me because you're more healthy. You just can't know until you are there personally!

Answer 2

It should be allowed up to a point, and then thereafter it should not be allowed unless the life or serious health risk of the mother requires it.

My suggestion is 8 weeks of pregnancy, maybe 10, for unrestricted no questions asked. That way, if you find out you're pregnant, then you have time to decide. At some point, however, an unborn child can be removed and can live outside the womb. I think at that point, there is some reason to question unrestricted abortions.

We all have a line. Almost nobody draws the line at labor or the head coming out of the vagina. Hardly anybody says, "sure - 9th month of pregnancy -- abort away!" And hardly anybody would say that aborting a lump of cells that just implanted yesterday is a big problem. So, the real question we should be asking is "where exactly should the line be drawn and why?"

Answer 3

Hmm... good points, nubilin.

I suppose it's because if a woman has an abortion because she got herself pregnant, then it makes her more careless in her actions. Hey - if they can get themselves pregnant, think of all the STIs they could get.

Furthermore - abortion is murdering the child. Abortion without a worthy cause (i.e. not because of rape, incest, or health) would be just killing the baby, which is immoral. The worthy cause abortions are not necessarily as immoral, because the woman did not want, or cannot have the baby, and so it would be (quite) obligatory to have an abortion.

But, true, true, teenage pregnancies and all that. But, as I have said, they should've been more careful.

And that last part... Good point. I don't know how they monitor it. Perhaps the woman should report the rape/incest before finding out if they are pregnant or not. This may help monitor these cases.

Ooh, I like a good debate. Got any others? :D

Answer 4

That is not my belief. I believe that if someone becomes pregnant, regardless of how she conceived, there is a human life at stake. Abortion is wrong no matter what the circumstances are. Although this may sound harsh, it's true. I could come up with 100 different scenarios that people would label questionable, but it all comes down to the fact that when a woman/girl gets pregnant she is carrying a human life.

It's sad and difficult to even hear about pregnancies coming from rape or incest, and it's even more sad when the person pregnant is a child herself. But I believe that God is bigger than any problem we may face, and that He can turn that situation around for good.

Answer 5

First off, babies are babies, it doesn't matter how they were created, once created they deserve the chance to live. If they mother is just too stupid to take birth control, she can give the baby up for adoption to one of the thousands of couples waiting to adopt. If a woman was raped or the victim of incest, they need to get the morning after pill so they don't get pregnant. The only time I'd approve of aborting a baby would be if the baby was so very messed up it had no chance at all of even a chance at a remotely happy life and even then, that's something that we can't always tell.

Answer 6

Sorry, I can't help you.
I am pro-LIFE.
Now, there may be situations in which the mother's doctor might think that the life of the mother may be at risk if she carries to term. If that happens, both mother and baby will die. In such a situation, I woujld leave the decision between the mother, her doctor, and her God.
However, I am not so lenient in the case of a woman who cries "rape" or "incest". As you say, these cases could be difficult to prove...besides, as you also say, these healthy babies ought to have as much right to life as any other.
Of course, you do understand, I hope, that abortion for these reasons amount to such a tiny percentage of abortions done in the US that it is probably ridiculous to argue about them?
I'm fairly sure that the courts would become rather suspicious if those numbers were suddenly to make an unexplainable leap.....
;-)

Answer 7

First off, the 15-year-old girl shouldnt have been out doing what she did. She should have known, or at least used birth control. A woman shouldnt have an abortion just because she doesnt want the child. Many women arent able to conceive and are dying to have a little boy or girl. The mother should up the child for adoption, and somebody who wants the child would gladly take the child into their family.

Answer 8

I'm not for it an any matter the woman got pregnant.

I only say that cause I know what it's like.

But just because an untimely situation happened, do we have to just kill the baby (who is a life once conceived)? Or could we put them up for adoption, and then continue with our lives?

There are so many people out there who want babies of their own. They have tried over and over again, but with no avail. Why not just make sure that one of those couples get the child? Isn't that better than murder, under any circumstance?

Answer 9

I work in the health care field and can tell you that after a few weeks, the fetus is a living thing and not like some tissue that some would have you believe, like the appendix, that can be cut out and be done with it.

In case you are not aware, fetus' born as early as 21 weeks have lived and grown up nicely, so why murder an unborn child??

Lets talk about partial birth abortion. The baby is later in gestation, is partly delivered, with the head outside the vagina, and the brains suctioned out. Now, if this child is breathing on its own, which many have, they still kill them because technically, they are not born yet.

You find it in your heart where killing a child like that is acceptable. Its not and many doctors refuse to do abortions. Don't confuse an abortion with a D and C, which removes remaining parts of the placenta after a miscarriage.

Life is precious and we should take it more serious. There are some females out there that use abortion as a means of birth control and that is wrong. Its still a life, one cut short because someone has the "right" to go get an abortion.

Answer 10

Rape is horrible. But why should the child pay for the sins (wrong doing) of another? The baby is innocent of the offense and his life need not be taken because of the act of another.
If what is in the womb is human, then killing it because of the act of another would be wrong.

To restrict a woman's right to choose is to deny her rights as a woman.
This is a self-centered reason. It ignores:
That the life in the womb is human in nature.
That the woman has a responsibility to protect and guard life.
That it puts the woman's personal interests and comfort above the value of life of the baby.
That it is not denying a woman's rights anymore than she does not have the right to murder, steal, or lie.
Rights come with responsibilities. Choosing to kill another is a great responsibility that needs to be taken seriously. This is why we have trials.
However, in the womb, no trial is necessary, just the desire of the mother.