Abortion - with such a circumstance as this?

Question

If you were to discover you were pregnant AFTER having consumed alcohol (in large amounts in numerous occasions) and medication (not advised for pregnant women), would you have the baby or have an abortion?

Thanks for your answer. And please do not preach about religion or ethics, etc. This is just hypothetically speaking for I am NOT in this situation.

Answer 1

I'd consult a doctor, but there is fetal alcohol syndrome and it is serious, and that would certainly be a consideration. Reminder: alcohol reduces a person's inhibitions, making it more likely that a woman will get pregnant while drunk. Don't want to get pregnant? Avoid drinking alcohol and stick with a buddy who will keep you safe when you do drink.

Answer 2

Once, I was terrified that I was pregnant because I was two weeks late and looking at my calendar, I realized that I would have been pregnant when I spent a week in New Orleans. (Was that all the alcohol that made me throw up in the morning or being pregnant?)

It was a very terrifying situation to be in. I consulted with my doctor who did give me some hope. Apparently, you have to consume A LOT of alcohol on a DAILY basis for an EXTENDED amount of time to do real damage. A drunken bender in New Orleans probably wouldn't cause FAS or other problems, probably, there was always a chance.

I don't know what I would choose, honestly. It would all boil down to whether I really wanted the pregnancy or not. At this time (and the time of the New Orleans trip), I would not want the pregnancy to begin with, it would be unplanned and unwanted. So I would probably obtain an abortion regardless of my behaviors and their possible effect. Later on, my feelings my change. I think, though, that if I actually wanted to get pregnant and have a child, I would not be engaging in those behaviors that would threaten a pregnancy. Until that time, I wouldn't want to keep a pregnancy so it wouldn't matter how I was behaving.
That's my honest answer.
Peace,
Jenn

Answer 3

Well, it really depends on when that took place. The baby does not feed off of the mother until about the 3 week after conception. Therefore, if you got pregnant last weekend, but boozed all this weekend. Chances are the baby might still be ok.

I've heard a lot of people say they drank heavily during the first month of pregnancy, b/c they didn't know they were pregnant. As much as the first month is critical, nature also has a way of protecting the baby from an unknowing (not uncaring) mother. It usually isn't until 5-6 weeks after conception that a women knows she's pregnant. The body somewhat knows that.

However, all this is not set in stone fact. I would definitely talk to a doctor and tell him the exact situation.

Answer 4

No.. I would not have an abortion.

Life is a journey...and everything happens for a reason...

I would follow through with what I had begun regardless of the circumstance...

and I know no ethics....


But I really feel every baby is a blessing....and that every life has purpose..

You have to ask yourself how many babies that could have held the key to curing aids or cancer or some other human affliction wind up in dumpsters behind clincs??

The personal fear is not greater than the potential reward....

Answer 5

I would have the baby. I have always wanted children and just because the time was not "right" or the circumstances were not "right" I would not through this gift away. If you are insinuating that something might be physically wrong with the baby, I would probably still have it. There are miracle things that are happening each and every day and people with mental and physical handicaps lead good lives and deserve the chance to!

Answer 6

All children, including the unborn, have a right to life--regardless of their eye or hair color, height, health, etc. If the child is severely malformed, then there is a possibility that a miscarriage will occur.

Humans should not be cavalierly killing our offspring at the rate of 50 million per year worldwide. When we coldly calculate that a sickly child has to be aborted, we make our society that much less liberal, kind, caring, and compassionate. Is that the kind of society that we want to raise children in and grow old in? Today, we can decide to end the lives of sick children. Tomorrow, family members or bureaucrats might be deciding to end our lives because we've become too much of a "burden."

Furthermore, it should be noted that doctors are often wrong. (Have you ever watched the TV show "House"?) I have a cousin who was twice told that she was going to have little girls. Both times, she gave birth to little boys. So even if the doctor says that you should abort your child, you should investigate further.

Often doctors will advise abortions to spare themselves the hassle of problem pregnancies and malpractice suits. It's very easy to sue a doctor for "wrongful birth" (i.e. your child is sickly), but it's very difficult to sue your doctor for wrongful abortion (i.e. your child is dead). With abortions so common, too many doctors have become cavalier with fetal life as well. "The child MIGHT be sick, so let's scrap the child. She can always get pregnant again--and she can't sue me for not warning her about the possibility that her child might be ill."

I talked with a woman recently whose sister had been advised to abort by her doctor. She had the abortion, and now she has to go to counseling to deal with the aftermath of her abortion.

Think it through. Abortion is final. Adoption is a great option. Millions of parents are waiting to adopt "unwanted" children.

Answer 7

youd be surprised how many babies are concieved in this method. THOUSANDS of babies are born every september after a drunken christmas party the previous year, where protection was forgotten. It would depend on the medication, but unless it was something HIGHLY dangerous for pregnant women, I wouldnt consider abortion for either reason.

But then again, women consider it for lesser reasons (or none at all) so it does depend on the situation of the pregnant women.

Answer 8

there are now tests to see if anything is wrong with the child.

i would still have to give birth to said child as it is not a choice. the choice i would have made was to get that way in the first place. i would have to live with the terms i set myself up for. hopefully, my actions did not harm my child.

O.K. this is hypothetical, because i would never be drinking that much, as i do not drink and i would stop all medications as soon as i found out i was pregnant. thankfully, i really don't have to make this decision at all.

Answer 9

I wish I had a better answer for you then this...I have battle with the ethics of abortion for years. If my daughter got raped would I suggest one? If I had done large amounts of drugs during my pregnancy would I do it? I am a Christian and that one for me has been a struggle. I hope that the other answers help better then mine. I'll keep watching, maybe someone will give an answer that might help me.
good luck

Answer 10

I think I would have to be in that situation to make that decision. I don't think its a decision someone can make hypothetically. I would have to do a lot of talking with my doctor about the risks my child was facing and also with a therapist or some sort of counselor about aborting versus raising a possibly handicapped child.