Abortion - why all the sympathy?

Question

Why is it that there is so much sympathy for a woman that wants to have an abortion? I know that I must sound like a total a$$hole by saying this, even though that's not what I want. But seriously, unless the woman is raped or otherwise became pregnant against her choice, why should I feel bad about her predicament? She ultimately made the decision to have sex, which certainly was her rightful choice, but there is responsibility that needs to be taken. It is just as if a person was a smoker, and wouldn't you know it, he got lung cancer because of it. I am not going to have the slightest shred of sympathy for him because he knew that his habit could do that to him one day. If people want to have sex, which is entirely natural and normal behavior, that's their choice. But at least take a little responsibility afterwords.

So enlighten me: why should I care about the unwanted pregnancy of a woman who, before choosing to have some fun and a good time, knew what she could end up with?

Answer 1

You should care because if she chooses to have that child chances are your tax dollars will provide for it.

Answer 2

Please don't reality of individual circumstances affect your simplistic answer.

There was the married woman who was diagnosed with cervical cancer while pregnant, elected to bear the child but died because the cancer advanced too far as she delayed treatment,

There was the married woman impregnated by her husband who then told her that if she refused an abortion he would leave her and their first child, and this was a long time ago before deadbeat dads were actually chased down and required to pay.

And remember also that it really does take two to get pregnant, what about the responsibiity of the one who participates but doesn't get knocked up?

Do you actually believe the propaganda that most abortions are just done for fun, as birth control? Sure, that can happen and I have no sympathy for those cases; but there are an awful lot of cases that are not all that simple; that is why banning abortion may be well intentioned but is a really bad idea.

Answer 3

Well, many of these women "choosing" abortion are young and pressured into it by meddling parents, or selfish boyfriends/husbands. Other women are sold on abortion by the abortion clinic salespeople. They're no better than used car salesmen--shamelessly pitching abortion as a painless solution to all of the woman's problems. These abortion clinic staffers minimize all disadvantages and risks of abortion.

I even heard of one abortion saleswoman who told a young woman that she regretted having her teenager and wished she's aborted her child over a decade before. What a terrible thing to say! Either she was lying to make the abortion sale or perhaps she should be investigated by Child Protective Services.

And, of course, these clinics lie to the women about their child's development--telling them that it's nothing more than a lump or a clump or a mass, when the child has a heartbeat at 3 weeks, detectable brainwaves at 6 weeks, eyes, bone structure, hands, and feet before 6 weeks--when most abortions start occurring. The truth is inconvenient for abortion clinics and their profits.

To be sure, there are millions of women who have used abortion as birth control over the past four decades. In fact, about half of all abortions are for repeat customers, which I find shocking. But I guess you can do anything you want if you don't value human life and refuse to ever be inconvenienced by your bad choices.

Many women later regret their decision to abort especially once they do learn how developed their child was at the time of its death. For example, there are well over 200,000 members of the National Right to Life Committee that have had abortions. I have known of 4 women myself who became pro-life activists due to their abortions. If abortion were such a wonderful thing, they wouldn't be trying to talk other women out of them.

It does take two, and both parents need to step up to the plate when a child is conceived. Our society is becoming more and more self-centered and less compassionate and concerned for the weak in our society. It started with the unborn, but it's spreading to the elderly and the sickly. Be warned: if society begins to view you as a "burden" your constitutional rights could well be in grave danger.

Answer 4

What sympathy?? They are harassed at clinics. Doctors have been killed. Clinics bombed. That doesn't should like sympathy to me.

So yes, women make mistakes. But guess what? It takes two to tango. How about the men taking a bit of responsibility here?

If Viagra can be covered by insurance, so should the pill. The church, you knew the one I mean, needs to get a grip on reality and change there view on birth control because, obviously what they are preaching IS NOT working.

Answer 5

Pro-choice people have sympathy for women who get abortions because they assume that women have exceptional circumstances that might have necessitated that abortion. That's an unrealistic assumption when it comes to human nature. It assumes that the women who get abortions are rational thinkers, that they have a legitimate cause to get an abortion and wouldn't do it otherwise. But, pro-lifers, like you and me, know that humans by nature are irrational thinkers. People have a natural tendency to succumb to their carnal desires without thinking about the consequences. People drink and drive without thinking about the consequences and they don't often have a legitimate cause to drink and drive. Like you said before, people smoke impulsively and they almost never have a legitimate cause to smoke. People do a lot irresponsible things that they don't have a legitimate reason to do. So, the pro-choice argument revolves around an unrealistically positive view of human nature. It's much more valid and realistic to assume that the majority of the time, women who get abortions are just irresponsible and irrational, like human nature.

Answer 6

Wonderful. Why do you feel so justified saying that these women are getting what they deserve? Do you think you deserve better?

THe wages of sin is death sir, and unless you are the second coming of Jesus, you are just as guilty as deserving of death as these women. In fact, when is the last time you went in front of an aboriton clinic and tried to convince women not to kill their child. When have you provided support in order for them not to beleive the lies told to them by pro-abortion people? I doubt you ever have. You have been complacent and apathetic in the deaths of these babies, therefore you are just as guilty.

Sir, I urge you to consider Jesus' words: "Why do you examine the speck in your brother's eye when you have not removed the plank in your own?"

Grow up.

Answer 7

I'm taking a quote from BOSS H

"Because you don't know the circumstances of every little situation, and you are assuming them to be all the same"

The key word is circumstances

maybe the girl does not want to get an Abortion maybe it's her boyfriend pushing her to get one.
I could make up a 1000 other circumstances that could be just as valid Life is not black and white it's a big messed up rainbow and people deal with it the best they can.

Answer 8

perhaps we dont symphatize the mother to be...but the baby that will be aborted... but think again..
this abortion thingy is actual the product of a reckless act by two person.. the female may not feel quite ready but does that because she did not want to disappoint her guy, she might think that she is protected and wont get pregnant at all.. although some are ready but accidents happen sometimes and poop... the moment they found out they are pregnant, her guy does not want to be responsible and there goes , her only option was to abort it rather than for the baby to grow up in an undesirable condition...
but in other cases there are some women who aborts as and when they like...without thinking... these kinda women definitely need not one to symphatize them... coz they will be the one to feel sorry for themselves one day..

so to answer ur question... we just have to look at the situation the woman's in.. and not judge only by her choice for abortion... we have to juggle her reasons as well..

Answer 9

Nobody is saying to have sympathy for her. Just let her take her own choices because she is the one that got herself in that predicament, are you telling me you support abortion in cases of rape? If you do, then you're not truly pro-life and you're just picking and choosing what to support.

Answer 10

"why should I care about the unwanted pregnancy of a woman who, before choosing to have some fun and a good time, knew what she could end up with?"

Exactly. You shouldn't care at all. It's not you. It doesn't involve you. Go about your own business and worry about yourself.

Pro-Choice!

Answer 11

I kind of concur with your sentiments. Almost every time a woman get pregnant, she chose to engage in the activity that causes pregnancy.