Abortion Not Logical But Evil?

Question

The imminence of severe, debilitating birth defects is often cited as a just reason for abortion; an abortion in such instances is imagined to save the would-be child from a life of suffering. I have two questions about this: 1) If we endorse this reasoning, are we saying that the handicap in question is such that life for the child would literally not be worth living? 2) If (1) is true, does it follow that anyone who endorses this viewpoint should also counsel people who are presently living with such disabilities to kill themselves? (I.e., if a life is not worth beginning, why should it be worth continuing?) -ace

Answer 1

NYC, I strongly agree with you that "Abortion is evil". Why in this country is there such an outcry against a football player for participating in dogfights and even lose his position on the Football team, and possibly serve time in prison, but all the abortionist who abort human life for non life threatening reasons are allowed to keep their Jobs without having to be fined or spend time in prison?

What are we saying when we speak out against cruelty to animals, and then the country is silent on Abortion?

Answer 2

Many times I have been asked about my personal opinions on abortion. And every time I have refused to give it because it such a deeply controversial issue.

Here, I can give an anonymous opinion, a viewpoint and not be rebuked.

I truly believe that no woman makes a decision of this gravity lightly. When she has had this new life growing inside her and bonded with and loved him/her. If she finds out that to give birth would cause far reaching consequential changes for both her and the child, what does she do?

I will tell you now, I would not wish to be in the shoes of a woman who finds she has to make a decision of this sort.

Abortion is not an issue any woman takes lightly. No-one should have the right to judge a woman who is faced with a moral and ethical crisis such as this.

Answer 3

You believe in a religion that thinks the majority of human beings aren't worth saving, after a point, and will burn in hell's fires for all eternity. What's the difference?

And note: birth defects isn't often cited as a reason. The number one reason is an inability or unwillingness to care for the infant. But in a society run by the Christian Right where birth control and sex education are restricted, it should only make sense to you why so many girls are getting knocked up.

Answer 4

One can't deny the often extreme hardship incurred by those who have to care for children with special needs. It's a responsibility that the community must share; but it is sheer nonsense to assert that people with spina bifida, Down's syndrome, or some worse anomaly cannot, with the right support, live useful and fulfilling lives. Even those whose anomalies are incompatible with life can make a valuable contribution to the world and to others; and they are undoubtedly precious in the eyes of God.

Your point about the presently living is well taken. People don’t deserve the death penalty simply for having physical limitations. You never know what a person is capable of, even a handicapped one.

Answer 5

1) It would entirely depend upon the severity of the birth defect. SOmeone with an external brain for instance. My moms best friend is dying of Lou Gehrigs disease and has asked to be deprived of water and food so that she can die. I can't imagine her suffering. Clearly these are extreme cases.

2) You had a 1 subpoint but not a 2....um.... I wouldn't council someone to "kill themselves" generally. Obviously someone who was living with an external brain wouldn't be functional to council. Etc.

Abortion is only legal in the first trimester, when (for the overwhelming majority) it isn't known if a human zygote even HAS birth defects, so it seems a kind of moot point.

Answer 6

Prevention of a severely constrained and restricted life is much better that curing such a person of being alive.

Here's a choice: imagine your child does not yet exist, and your options are:

o A child with a bent, broken and twisted body, who'll be constantly in pain. Whose lungs will constantly fill with foetid mucous that must be dislodged daily with a painful procedure. Whose brain is too damaged to begin to contemplate the reason for his constant discomfort. Who will never know you are its parent. And who will drown in its own saliva before it reaches its teens.

o No child.

What kind of selfish person would choose to expose their own flesh and blood to such a nightmare?

CD

Answer 7

It is curious as to why opinions are so different before and after the baby is delivered...before it is delivered, it is seen as "no one else's business", but after the baby is delivered, even if it has a debilitating disease, or the mother has financial problems, etc, no one is arguing that that life must be protected by law. Why can even a matter of hours or days make such a difference in philosophy?

Answer 8

Abortion, why bring a live into existence to be unwanted by it own parents, the very people that created it. Why bring live about to watch in silence as its beaten, starved, in poverty, is it to toil the fields that you would not or not send your own children into. To the more stable family is your image that important that you bring unwanted life into existence.
Life is taken for granted and wasted just because we can create it. But is every live worthy of the modern society, defects, disabled humans, their brains a waste. We are like crops in the field the more perfect are picked and the rest are left in the field to die.

Answer 9

1) In some cases, I would say that yes, death is preferable to a life of unassuaged suffering.

2) I think it should be the prerogative of every individual drawing breath on this planet to choose suicide if he so chooses. He shouldn't be "counseled" to do so; but if his suffering is so great that death seems like relief, who is anybody else to tell him otherwise?

Answer 10

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