Abortion (Yet another serious thread)

Abortion - where do you stand?

  • I am Pro-Life

    Votes: 5 18.5%

  • I am Pro-Choice

    Votes: 16 59.3%

  • I fall somewhere in between

    Votes: 6 22.2%

  • I prefer not to state and start an arguement

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
MrBishop

MrBishop

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Abortion : This is a seriously easy way of starting a fight. Just me bringing up the topic seems risky, but I try not to walk away from serious threads, but add them instead.

so...without further ado

There are basically two camps in the Abortion arguement.

Pro-Life - the foetus is a human being with rights, and only God has the right to terminate it's existance.

Pro-Choice - The foetus is part of the woman's body until it's birth and she should have a choice over what happens to her body and what/whom is growing within it.

Normally, with two extreme concepts on the same idea would be expected to be polar opposites, but in this case, it doesn't seem to be. There is no spectrum because technically, there is no opposition.

I am Pro-Life AND Pro-Choice. I would prefer that Abortions do not happen, I would prefer adoption, or the better use of birth-control, an end to rape etc... but, at the same time, I respect that a woman has rights over her own body, and if the pregnancy would cause harm to herself or the child, or if the child is badly deformed, or ... well, there are a lot of arguements for abortion that I shouldn't state them all here.

Are you Pro-Life, Pro-Choice or other?
 
Ahh brings back memories....if only (Q) was here to see this...

I am pro-choice. Let her do what she wants. I don't place life on a very high mantle....it is all a cycle of life and death in nature.
 
I am pro choice i think the woman has a right to decide whether she wants the baby or not but id rather she htought about adoption before abortion
 
I fall somewhere in between. I do not think it's right for women to 'continually' get 'knocked up' and have an abortion to 'fix the problem'. Granted, this doesn't happen often, but ... it's still there. (these women should be "fixed" and helped for their problems)

However, I believe that there are instances when abortion may be the only positive solution.

I'm very fortunate to know someone who is the result of pro choice. His mother made the choice not to abort (pregnancy due to a molestation) and instead gave birth and put him up for adoption. Several years down the road (23 approximately), they reunited.

I suppose I'm rambling, but I guess I'll say I'm about in the middle, with a lean towards pro choice.
 
Rose said:
I fall somewhere in between. I do not think it's right for women to 'continually' get 'knocked up' and have an abortion to 'fix the problem'.
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Thats the argument that a lot of pro-lifers give. But not all women who get 'knocked up' and want a termination are like that. Rape victims...should they have to carry an unwanted child? thats why Im pro choice. That and the foetus hasnt even properly developed at the point where it can be terminated. It barely has internal organs. well anyway...
 
Pro-choice within the first 2 months, after that period i'm pro-life
 
steweygrrrr said:
Thats the argument that a lot of pro-lifers give. But not all women who get 'knocked up' and want a termination are like that. Rape victims...should they have to carry an unwanted child? thats why Im pro choice. That and the foetus hasnt even properly developed at the point where it can be terminated. It barely has internal organs. well anyway...
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o_0 did you not read my full post? Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying? I specifically said that the scenario I gave wasn't all that common (though probably moreso than I'm aware of) and I'm referring to the women who practice unsafe sex without thinking of the consequences. There isn't a shortage of stories from women who have had2 & 3 or more abortions. That's just wrong. And I'm not saying that the unfortunate bastard children of these women should be born - that'd be miserable, these poor children would probably end up in an orphanage for most of their life. It's not their fault. I'm just saying that these women need to be taken care of - treated, not just allowed to rely on abortion.

I'm also not saying that rape victims should be forced to carry a child as a result of the rape incident. I did say that I was fortunate enough to know someone who was born from a similiar incident. His mother had to make the decision whether or not to abort or give birth. Both instances fully justifiable.
 
No I wasnt picking at your post and I did read it fully and I didnt intend for what I posted to be in any way related to what I said and I apologise for it coming across that way. I was using what you said to help me with my pro choice argument. What I meant to say is a lot of pro-lifers use that situation to jusify what they do to people and abortion clinics.
 
steweygrrrr said:
No I wasnt picking at your post and I did read it fully and I didnt intend for what I posted to be in any way related to what I said and I apologise for it coming across that way. I was using what you said to help me with my pro choice argument. What I meant to say is a lot of pro-lifers use that situation to jusify what they do to people and abortion clinics.
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Ah. Gotcha. :) Sorry 'bout that. A bit touchy today.

/me goes back into hiding for a couple more days
 
aww comeout Rose lemme be helpy and friendly with no flirting involved ;). You still didnt answer that PM either...
 
Prochoice, however its confusing

I feel its acceptable to get an abortion once, but if the woman gets 'continually' 'knocked up' rather than 'fix the problem' she should be 'fixed'
 
Although i don't necessarily think abortion should be illigal, i do think atleast under the most common instances in which it's performed it is wrong. I've shared my opinion many times on this issue so i won't get into any long replies however i will say this, for generations people didn't want to believe that blacks and indians were people. People don't want to believe that a fetus is a person. Forget the debate of whether or not it's a person. The fact is that it is a living thing and it will be a person if its life is not cut short. That's enough for me.
 
Pro-choice

I also think that someone who chooses to abort a pregnancy more than a couple of times should be offered some kinda counseling or something tho'.

Falling pregnant accidently is unfortunate.......but doing it more than a couple of times is just bloody stupid.
 
def pro life.

all life is precious and so should not be destroyed once it has been created.

i dont really agree with abortion after rape but then that would depend on the individual and whether they would blame the child for the rape. Surley tho the best thing in the case of rape would be to get down to the drs and get the morning after pill.
 
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