Abortion is Not a good thing so..?

Question

Assuming that we can all agree on that can we also agree to support
-better sexual health education in all schools and
-contraceptive research for better birth control that works and is actually safe?

Answer 1

Sorry Sigy, I can't agreed with you on this one, The reality is that unwanted births are in creasing every year. Parents, Churches, School etc. Have failed to stem that ever increasing tide. Abortion is a necessary evil. It is hard enough coming into this world as a planned event and wanted by your parents, I have dealt with the unwanted throw away child (ern) that came into this world unwanted. It would surprise people of the teenage underworld culture that lives in the storm drains under their city .I have walked these miles of the drainage system to give food, clean clothes /personnal care items and condoms. Give them directions if they want help with our agency, if they wanted to call home, just to let their parents know they were still alive.
The Pro Life people only demand that these children be bought into this world, but do not care about what happens to them after.

Answer 2

Better eduction would be so great! Knowledge is power. I believe most forms of oral contraceptives are safe for people without special medical conditions. Most birth control is already safe as far as I know. I wish more people would use it - not because I think having a child is bad, I just think more people should wait until they are financially stable and mentally prepared to have that kind of responsibility for life. I hope they come through with the male birth control pill soon. If they do, I believe that, along with the other shots and immunizations required to attend high school, students should be required to be on birth control. Of course I'm an extremist, but that is truly what I believe should happen. And I'm also pro choice.

Answer 3

Yes, I'm all for doing everything to prevent such a choice from having to be made and at least making people more educated about the results as well.

You know, they are actually in the process of giving men access to more than just condoms for birth control. I've read articles about developing a male pill as well as shot. If I remember correctly, the shot was a monthly thing last they managed and thus was put on the back burner but the pill was moved up to human testing stages. Men may be able to take a pill in a decade or so. :)

Answer 4

Alexandra, get with the program. It's already been proven that the idiot 'abstinence only' program is FAILING so let's be realistic. There needs to be better programs, better health care coverage-yes, birth control is available to everyone, but not everyone has insurance, and Planned Parenthood isn't always cheap if you have a full time job. More childhood sex abuse awareness-as someone stated, most young girls/women who end up with unwanted pregnancies have been abused, which leads to lack of self worth and promiscuity.

Answer 5

Abortion is a bad thing, But we cant deny a woman´s right to choose either.
A perfect world would be total sex education and better contraceptives.
I would like to add something: people who support abortion often claim that its better for the baby not to be born in a family who doesnt love him/her. Thats BS. Ive met a few guys in disfunctional families, who hated them and some were even put into adoption. They love being alive, so that argument isnt that good.

Answer 6

Abstinence.

Let me draw an analogy: You know that if you jump off a tall building, you'll die.

Someone comes up with a net that you can land in, so you can jump off that building safely. Except that the net has a hole in it, and if you wind up going through that hole, you'll go splat on the ground. And it's not guaranteed that you can avoid that hole.

The more times you jump, the more likely you are to go through that hole. Some nets have bigger holes than others, too.

So is it better to not jump at all, or take your chances with a net?

The question is not whether people know how to use birth control. That's a no-brainer. The problem is, no device is 100% effective even when used right.

You can't send your child the message that you expect them to have sex, 'cause they'll go right out and do it. My husband and I were BOTH raised with the expectation that we would wait until marriage, and that's exactly what we did.

Answer 7

Definitely.

In addition: better sexual health education for all ages, not just teenagers. I've actually taught sex ed in jail. Definitely one of my most interesting experiences.

Answer 8

I wonder if some legal punishment or threats would assist. Sometimes, if education and research/funding doesn't work, it may not be a bad idea to go tough via legal measures.

One thing playing on my mind is punishing parents of children under 18 who are acidentially pregnant unless special circumstances exist although this is greatly debated as to whether it will be effective.

Answer 9

(based on my views) somehow a lot of people still view abortion as a good thing, which it isn't.

- you can't really give more sex education in schools...the only thing more that my school could've done is somehow force us to prevent having sex. my health teacher was a real idiot though. he was explaining the process of intercourse and he noted that "a good feel comes along with it." i mean, god, who the heck is a teacher that tell you sex feels good when the next day some visitor is oging to tell us about how sex is bad.
- they probably are working on that

Answer 10

yes very true but abortion will continue every year just like the 30,000 D.U.I.'s involving a death every year or 30,000 suicides every year and 30,000 heart related diseases. these are not actual numbers but if i remember correctly their close but don't know what the yearly statistics are for abortion but they maybe the same every year too. it's all just a way to control the population maybe but that would be a conspiracy.