I am writing a paper on abortion and I would just like to know your opinions on the subject. I don't just want to know your opinions, I also want to know the reasons why you believe what you do. If you could just help me out that would be great.
Thank you,
Kirsten
2007-12-27 01:29:20 · 36 answers · asked by kirsten 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am Pro life. We all deserve to experience life. There was no legal abortion when I was born in 1948. however I was born just 13 months after my brother and my Mother told me out of guilt I guess, that she had tried to self abort, well it didn't work and I came along with a crippled leg that Mom always blamed herself for and she did not cause it.The Dr. told her that this was not from any thing that she may have caused. Yes my parents were married!
It is not just the woman's body! That argument is so lame! There is a small body inside of her body that she doesn't want in there! So she gets rid of that small body and uses the word abortion! I have known 3 different women who lost their minds over getting abortions! One woman got her abortion during WWII in her old age she carried a teddy bear around and pretended it was her baby. She would rock it sing to it burp it. She never had another baby! The other 2 after it was made legal. One of those ladies cuts herself, she looks like Freddy Kruger got a hold of her tummy area (that is where she cuts) The other lady never sits still for fear she will start to think. So when she wakes up in the morning she is off and running. Both of the younger ladies are in their 50's now maybe this younger generation doesn't care that they have just had a Dr. kill their baby I don't know because I don't get to speak to many young women who have had abortions so I don't know if they truly think it is OK to get a baby out of Their body and not let that baby have a chance at life because don't want it.
2007-12-27 01:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 5⤊ 5⤋
I Am Pro Choice. Every Woman Should Be In Control Of Their Body And What Is In It Or Not. Nobody Has The Right To Tell A Woman That She MUST Have The Child. At The Same Time Though People Shouldn't Be Having Unprotected Sex Unless They Are Willing To Deal With The Circumstances That Can Be Attached To It.
2007-12-27 02:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by Maire 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am pro life! I wouldn't judge another woman for making this choice but I would do anything I could to make abortion illegal again. I have know several women who have done this and all ALL have gone threw mental problems, All have said things like "My baby would have been 12 by now or Maybe that baby I got rid of would have been the little girl I want so much." Most women grieve for the baby they aborted. I know there are a few woman who have no feelings at all but I have never meet anyone like that.
2007-12-28 02:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I was little I had an uncle who became quite 'affectionate.' My family chose to look the other way. It lasted for years. In the end I was lucky. But what if I hadn't been? Should I have been forced to have a baby at such a young age?
I don't agree with people who have abortions as birth control. But I do believe that there are times when it's not a black and white issue. And everyone has to do what is right for them at that time. And it's not my place to judge a person, there is no way I can ever know where all the facts and where they are coming from.
2007-12-27 02:02:27 · answer #4 · answered by zayneb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both. For myself, personally, I am pro-life. I can't say I would never consider an abortion, but the circumstances would have to be extreme (I was the victim of a rape, my health was in serious, serious jeopardy, etc.). For other women, I am pro-choice, because I have absolutely no right to tell any other woman what she can or can't do with her own body. If she wants to carry the baby to term, fine, more power to her. If she wants to have an abortion, while I may not agree with her decision, I am not her, I do not know her circumstances, and it is not my place to tell her she has no right to terminate the pregnancy.
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2007-12-27 01:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a choice that you made (not you) that got you knocked up, so why wouldn't it be your choice not to have the baby. Am I for pro-choice yes. However, abortion is a discusting thing and I hate it with a passion. Use your ability to choose (pro-choice) and choose actions that won't get you into the position of having to make this difficult descision.
I'm pro-choice but hate abortions and would never consider having one.
2007-12-27 01:40:35 · answer #6 · answered by averagegolfer3 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am Pro-Life
Many years ago, there was a day when I placed my hand on my wife's stomach and said " Jimmy I Love you " to my son that was in the 7th month of pregnancy. Each time I called his name, he would respond with a kick. The next day while I was at work his mom ended his life. There was nothing wrong with him and I was available to provide help on a daily basis.
This event led to many years of alchol abuse, depression, several attempts on my life, and even to this day I still battle my thoughts.
I have many friends both male and female that have been through abortion and everyone ended up with major battles in their lives.Not only does it cause emotional problems to the adults, it also takes the life of an innocent baby.
2007-12-27 12:05:52 · answer #7 · answered by allan b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although many of my Christian brothers and sisters would object to my belief in this matter but I am most pro-choice. I also believes that a fetus from the day of conception is a sentient being. However, only the mother of the child need to make the descision whether to keep the baby or not and only the mother alone, not the religious right or the Plan Parenthood people, it's her choice. She should make the choice upon her belief and her principle because it is not the religious right or liberal left who will have to live with the decision for the rest of their lives.
[EDIT] If the fetus is at the maturity that he can survive out side of the womb, the woman shouldn't have the choice any longer though.
2007-12-27 01:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by Traveler 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Pro-choice
We cannot exchange the life of a mother if favor of an unconscious fetus.
To me life if consciousness, something that a fetus is devoid of. If the mother will be unable to care for an infant and make her life difficult, then she should have a choice not to have the infant while it still has no consciousness in it.
Abortion is best in the following cases:
1) Pregnancy results on a mortal threat to a woman.
2) The fetus will result in an abnormal child with severe deformities making it unable to live a productive life.
2007-12-27 01:38:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I can't tell another woman what to do because unfortunately abortion is legal. I am pro-life! I know a few women who are using abortion as birth control. I would never have made that choice for myself. This mass of tissue has arms, legs, tiny little feet tiny little fingers and toes, this mass of tissue is human! I lost a baby through miscarriage at at 3&1/2 months I saw my baby! I quite frankly don't care how many thumbs down I recieve I know what I saw. I saw a tiny baby!
2007-12-27 02:09:24 · answer #10 · answered by pkvan 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hi Kirsten
I am pro choice
this is my mothers story , which you are most welcome to use for your paper if you wish as an example of the reasons some may have an abortion
when i was 7 my mother was in a terribly abusive relationship
she was beaten and raped in front of my sister and i
she looked after this mans 2 children also , one was handicapped
after the rape she planned to escape but this man kept watch over her like a prisoner
she found out she was pregnant and knew she had to do something
so one night she ran away with all 4 children while the man lay drunk
she had to take the mans children to their grans and just run off anywhere with my sister and i
we had no clothes, money or personal belongings
she went to her sisters who was the only family she had , but her sister also had children and no room for us all
so my mother left us there until she went to a shelter and eventually found an appartment for us
during this time she arranged for an abortion , as this man was looking for her and she was scared he would find out about the baby
so she did it
she nearly died doing it
and at 7 years old i was really the only person my mother had to help her through this
that was 30 years ago
to this day she mourns that baby , she knows that her life got better in the end and that the baby MAY have been safe
but this is only in hindsight and may not have been so if she had went ahead with having the baby
i love my mother very much and know how difficult this decision was for her
so despite the fact that i could not have an abortion ....
i would not judge anyone who has to make this decision as i know how heartbreaking it can be
sometimes people have very little options and must do what is right all round ..... even if it hurts them deeply
2007-12-27 01:33:45 · answer #11 · answered by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋