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Should abortion be legalized?
August 16, 2008 - 06:34 PM
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Do you think abortion should be legalized? IF Yes why?
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 16, 2008 - 07:06 PM
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Yes. The women wanting to abort their babies most likely would not be doing this because they are against life, or because it's easy; they were most likely raped or are not in a good economc position to support life. Giving them the right to abort their child gives them the choice on whether or not to keep the baby alive, put it up for adoption, or face possible social stigma with an abortion. Personally I am for keeping life alive, but think it's fair to keep services open to people who are not in the position to make that possible, or who themselves for whatever reason do not want to keep life alive. As well, this is a women's rights issue: Men are not the ones who are faced with this choice, and raising a baby can be a large setback in the life of a woman, especially if she has to raise the child on her own. She should be able to be in charge of her own life without breaking the law.
Abortion, if not legalized, will most likely go into the black market. Then the conditions for abortion would be worse, the cost higher, so unaffordable for the poor causing them to seek cheap abortions, which may be less safe. So not legalizing an abortion is damaging further to the health of the woman. Also poor women may be charged or sent to jail for not raising a baby when it should be their choice.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 19, 2008 - 10:44 AM
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i've never and will never support murder. I don't believe in capital punishment, death sentences, nor abortion. Humans did not create humanity thus does not have the right to kill it. Who are we to end the life of another human? Are we God?
There are SOOOO many women who can't biologically have children and would love to adopt.
I'm a very open-minded, progressive type of gal. But i really don't see any progress in killing humans in development.
africhika. peace...
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 20, 2008 - 12:31 PM
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Also, abortion helps regulate overpopulation. The more births there are, the more food is needed to support this life, and the less food there is for other humans and animals. A human fetus is not a born human. I'm not sure about this, but I think humans may be more succeptible to feeling than fetuses, for fetuses are growing cells in a water-like condition. Their nervous system may not be fully developped. This is the controversial part of abortion; where one defines "life". Yet there are many young children who lose their parents and are in need of adoption each year. Why not have them be adopted instead, and have children who may need extra support prevented from being born, no matter how cold that sounds?
Plus, we are by nature omnivores, and with natural selection, why kill animals and not humans. We tend to prioritize our race, but this extra life on earth may as well be sacrificed to allow food for other life in better conditions. If you choose to abort your child, that is.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 22, 2008 - 12:56 AM
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Personally, I detest abortion, but I think it should be a legal and viable option for a pregnant woman. Many women are not financially or mentally prepared to bring a child into the world.
Rape victims deserve the right to erase a man's crime. Can you imagine bearing a child who you might have no love for at all? Putting your body through hell because some man who you may or may not even know did a terrible thing to you? There needs to be another option.
Teenage girls who become pregnant may not be completely at fault either. In places with abstinence-only sex education, maybe they didn't know to use birth control; maybe they were drunk at the time, or maybe the condom broke. Why make them have a baby that they may not be responsible for?
However, I do not feel that abortion should be treated lightly. I think that any legalization of abortion should come with an increase in sex-education funding in schools and more support for adoption agencies. It should be a last resort for only the most extreme cases.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 22, 2008 - 05:01 AM
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only in rape victims, risking the life of the mother by developing in the tubes. Only those unfortunate cases then i would grudgingly say yes.
Generally it should not be legalised to me its like legalising murder.I believe life starts at conception thats why even in wombs babies need food,oxygen etc.
I guess even the Almighty will agree with me.Give up the baby for adoption if you hurt him/her that much.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 24, 2008 - 11:13 AM
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in my personal conviction, abortion is a sin! Lets say you've been raped or whatever, will abortion be the answer to your problem? why create another problem? why let an innocent child die just because you've been raped? I understand the sufferings of these victims, but with proper guidance and counseling they would not resort to this solution! I've been to institutions where these victims are being taken care of and i dont feel that these mothers would like to do abortrion. according to them, this is their child and whatever happens they will always love them! Thuis is what you I unconditional love!
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
August 24, 2008 - 01:44 PM
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I agree with you wholeheartedly! The fact is that women who actually want to abort the child they are carrying are so few! You are absolutely correct in saying that most women, even rape victims, would never even think of having an abortion.
I believe firmly, though, that a woman deserves the choice to abort her child if she sees it as necessary. In no way do I think that this is an easy decision to make, but I think it is one that the would-be mother would have to think about and deal with for the rest of her life.
Personally, I would probably not condone my wife or girlfriend or whoever getting an abortion, but I think it is not the role of the government to make that choice for the woman. It is something that she has to deal with morally.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
September 25, 2008 - 10:01 PM
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Georgia,
It's called adoption! It costs nothing and it preserves the innate right of the baby to live! Did you know that the numbe rof babies aborted for rape is so small it's incalculable? this is no reason to legalize abortion. I truly and heartily support firm and PUBLIC punishment for anyone attempting to get an abortion.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
September 25, 2008 - 10:04 PM
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kinkysmiths wrote:
Also, abortion helps regulate overpopulation. The more births there are, the more food is needed to support this life, and the less food there is for other humans and animals. A human fetus is not a born human. I'm not sure about this, but I think humans may be more succeptible to feeling than fetuses, for fetuses are growing cells in a water-like condition. Their nervous system may not be fully developped. This is the controversial part of abortion; where one defines "life". Yet there are many young children who lose their parents and are in need of adoption each year. Why not have them be adopted instead, and have children who may need extra support prevented from being born, no matter how cold that sounds?
Plus, we are by nature omnivores, and with natural selection, why kill animals and not humans. We tend to prioritize our race, but this extra life on earth may as well be sacrificed to allow food for other life in better conditions. If you choose to abort your child, that is.
A certain 1940's leader may agree with you on that statement- I wouldn't be proud of that at all. Overpopulation, in fact, is a myth. The whole of the earth's current population could live confortably in Texas and food waste is absolutely massive- don't give me that.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
September 26, 2008 - 07:53 AM
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Lets not be carried away. I hesitate to say this but abortion is murder or rather manslaughter in its primary state. If a young woman can have tha thought of denying another person the opportunity to live because she was not ready for his or her arrival i think thats cruelty. I always suggest that if a person is facing hardships in life,such that he or she is not sure to take care of a child when he is born ,then ,she should quickly sent her to a foster home where that child can be raised to be someone the world will need in future. Imagine what would have happened if Nelson Mandela,Kwame Nkrumah, Diego Amando Maradona,Oprah Winfrey,Martin Luther-King,Isaac Newton,Frederick Douglas WERE ALL ABORTED. What would have happened to the world.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
October 6, 2008 - 12:15 PM
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In America it is, and I support it. I don't believe we should judge those when we aren't in their shoes. Whether they are a rape victim, the pregnancy is life threatening, or whatever. Also, it irks me that people believe that those who get abortions are unfeeling, as if the process isn't a hard one. I understand people argue for adoption instead of abortion but lets think about the legistics. Imagine you're an impoverished single woman without insurance, living on your own, and you find yourself pregnant. If you choose adoption, you're in danger of losing your job because of your pregnancy. Arizona (a state in USA) is a "right to work state" meaning they can fire you without giving a reason so its very difficult to prove discrimination, not that a person in this scenario could afford a lawyer. Plus, hospital bills for the delivery are HUGE, not to mention the work you'll miss. How is this individual going to pay their bills? What about the emotional loss? Is it better to lose something you never knew, or live with the pain of loss? Plus, if abortion isn't ok, then what about birth control? Doesn't that do the same thing? For me personally, I don't know if I could go through with it, but at the same time I don't think I'm strong enough to live through that kind of loss.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
October 10, 2008 - 07:27 AM
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I wonder how the Law or general opinion would read if men were having the babies!
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
October 11, 2008 - 04:32 PM
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Oh Anu, lets be fair to ourselves here. Imagine what would have happened if wonderful person in your own life was aborted. You would not have had the opportunity to enjoy her company.
Its a selfish thing to deprive another person the opportunity to live. Just because we have the power to do so doesnt mean we should do it. Ooooh, if only we knew some great men we missed.
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Re: Should abortion be legalized?
October 12, 2008 - 12:09 PM
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I feel its better to be born where you are wanted to be born ...
and that it's a choice that should be left to the father and the mother and in some cases the mother only.
I firmly believe it's a personal decision not something for the rest of us to pass a judgment esp when we are unaware of the circumstances.<br
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