I'm doing a research paper about abortion and I want to know you're thoughts.?

Question

Serious answers only, I don't want some dumb kid coming on here and putting in their two cents. Thanks!!!!

Answer 1

I believe life begins when the sperm meets the egg, but I am reluctantly pro-choice anyway.

I just can't see as we can decide that for others. I do not see it as murder in the sense that my shooting you in the head is murder. (That is an example, not a threat!) It is sad and a loss nonetheless.

Reality is almost HALF of all (American) women have had one by age 45!

I think MANY women regret having an abortion, but most pro-choice people don't want to deal with that reality. The pro-lifers run around saying things like it will scar your insides and give you breast cancer, which is not true. This nonsense does not add anything to the debate.

In light of these things, I work VERY hard to promote sexual responsibility. It would be great if everyone confined sex to marriage, but since that is not realistic, I want everyone on a good birth control. It drives me nuts that people of all ages let themselves "get carried away" with life changing consequences, including pregnancy AND STD's!

I am also an avid Girl Scout supporter, because I want girls to think about things besides fashion and boys! Girl Scouts does that in a fabulous way.

Good luck on your paper.

Answer 2

Abortion is a very touchy subject for any side.

As a teenager I was very much into the whole "RIGHT TO CHOOSE" let a woman do with her body what she wants to do, the whole thing. The feminist view that our body, our choice. As I grew older, I found out that I felt more pressure as a teenager to agree with that view or be called anti-feminist, rather then actually make up my own mind about it.

I can't say for sure I would never have an abortion, there are some horrible medical conditions that I have seen that might prompt me to think my child would be better off not coming from me alive, but I haven't reached that point in my life, so I can't say for sure what I would decide were I really faced with it.

I don't look down at women that have had abortions. I can only hope they weighed all their options and thought it through before hand, instead of being casual about it. I believe women that use abortion as a type of contraceptive need to be smacked upside the head however. I believe women, and young women need to be educated more on birth control and have it more readily available.

Answer 3

As a 29 yr old married woman who just suffered her second miscarriage in 6 months all I can say is that abortions should be a choice any woman can have. While I may have to one day adopt and adoption laws in Australia are so barbaric it may never be possible - alot of children are brought into this world because their mother (and father in most instances) cannot make responsible decisions. My husbands ex had a daughter to a one night stand (whose last name she didn't know) even though she was raising 2 children on a pension with no partner. She decided to abort after saying that realistically she was having enough trouble raising the 2 she already had - but changed her mind after noticing an abortion was "yucky". 2 of her 3 children have now been removed from her care but she says if she doenst get em back she'll just have another (great life for a child).
If a person is in a position where they don't feel they can raise a child in a life that they feel that child deserves I call it a responsible decision.
BTW the 2 times I've been pregnant I've always thought about my baby. My friend has been pregnant 5 times - she had 3 babies and the other 3 times she had "growths that needed to be removed" (she aborted those 3 but never looked on them as pregnancies).
Good luck with your paper.

Answer 4

I had an abortion a little over a year ago and I still cry about it to this day. But unlike what some people are thinking, I did not have an abortion because I felt it was bad timing or any of the other reasons women give for killing their child. I was having complications. At two months (and 4 hospitilizations), the doctors finally told me that there was a good chance that I could lose my life if I tried to carry my child to term. As much as I wanted (and still want) my baby, I already have a son. So then I had to decide if it would be fair to my son that I already had, to lose his mom knowing there was a chance that the baby might not survive. It was the hardest decision I ever had to make and even now I still wonder if I did the right thing.

Answer 5

Okay, I have to say that in my opinion, abortion should only be allowed in certain situations!!!

Say you were 12 years old, and had been raped. This is not the 12 year old child's thought, and its not healthy for a 12 year old child to have a baby (weather they give it up for adoption or not) No child should have to go through that!!!

What if you are told that if you have this baby, you are not going to make it!!! So you are given the choice you or your baby!!! Its still a touchy subject, but I would like to share my personal story hear too...

I am 22 years old, and currently 32 weeks pregnant with #1 (my miracle baby!!!) When I was 12 weeks pregnant, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer (I had a tumer the size of a softball). I was told by the 3 different OB/GYN's I saw that it had to be removed asap, that if not the cancer would spread to the baby, or to my other organs, and one of us had a good chance of not making it!!! For my health, they tried to get me to have a medical abortion, and have all my female organs removed!!! I couldn't do it!!! I fell in love the moment I saw her on my ultrasound, and herd her heart beat!!! To me she was a person, and I couldn't let her go!!! Anyway I opted to have the tumer removed, and undergo chemotherapy!!! I thank God everyday that I didn't let them talk me into an abortion!!!

I am not going to be able to have anymore children after this one, but I surly plan on adopting a few!!!

In short, I believe you know inside of you whats right, and only you can make the right decision!!! So don't let anybody talking you into something you are not ready for!!! Do what you believe is right!!!

Answer 6

At my very first trip to the doctor, they told me that his brain had already began to develop and his little tiny heart was beating. I knew that at that point he was a living being. The same time I found out I was pregnant my sister's friend found out she was too, and went in for an abortion. I didn't understand how anyone could kill their baby, especially when it has a beating heart and a brain!! I couldn't imagine taking his life away.

I do understand there are situations such as rape or if the mother and baby's health is at risk. Then an abortion makes sense to me. But for a girl to go out and sleep around not knowing who the father is and not caring about protection or even about others,then I don't think they should abort. They should consider more options and not make that baby pay for their mistake. Some people cannot have children. Why not help them out and let them adopt instead of abort?

I hope I haven't ranted alot and I hope this helps you see from a mother's point of view. I am 27 weeks along and I enjoy the feeling of having my son grow inside me and I look forward to his kicks and flips everyday. I know it's going to be hard, and yes, he wasn't planned, but I would have never ever thought of getting rid of him.

Answer 7

I believe if you lay down and have sex you should be prepared for a baby. Abortion is an easy way out and gets used as birth control that should have been used before pregnancy happend.

I only believe in abortions for medical reasons. For example, a friend of mine tried to have a baby for years. They finally went to fertility drugs. Once they did conceive, there were 4. There were problems so their options were to lose 4 or abort 2 and that is what they did. They now have a set of twins but there should have been 4. I am ok with their decision because they saved 2 lives.

Answer 8

I honestly do not like the idea of abortions, i would never have one, it does not matter about financial resposibilty or being stable. There are tons of ways the state help parents with financial problems.
When a person has an abortion, it taking the easy way out, in my opinion.
I see it as, if you wanna play you gotta pay.
Just because you are not ready for a baby does not mean you have to kill it!! Give it up for adoption so it has a chance, instead of taking the life away.
Abortions are cruel! God did not intend for this!

Answer 9

"abortion doesn't get rid of your baby, it makes you a mother off a dead baby"

I believe that if a woman and a man are "old" enough to have intercourse then they are ready for what sex leads too, STD and babies. I am completely against it and would never even consider it. i waited until i believed i was old enough just in case and i did get pregnant and I'm glad i waited and never once would i consider it. If the parents of the child are UN willing to participate in there child's life and are unstable, not together, druggies, to young, etc there is always couples who want children, who want to adopt.

My sons god parents tried until there 40's and couldn't get pregnant and they are so hurt to see people getting abortions or killing there baby after there born bc people like them tried so hard for one and the childs life ends so quickly without having a family to love him/her. This link here is how sad it really is (click images on abortion)

http://www.priestsforlife.org/images/index.htm#galleries

I hope i helped even a little as you can tell im against it completley. i have to take care of my son now ... MY WORLD and JOY

Answer 10

Please visit http://www.prolifeismurder.com to learn the major drawback to being pro life. It is a fact that if a person chooses to spend their time and money trying to save fetuses, then they can not save children.
You may also want to click my avatar to learn more about the untruthfullness of the pro life groups.