Rape...not good I know. wish it didn't happen.
but still why should the baby be punished for the sins of the father? it's not the baby's fault.
put a helmet on people.
Put a helmet on? Are you telling rapists to put a condom on? Are you saying that rape is okay with a condom? What are you trying to say here? Consider me confused, please clarify.
It is not one person's choice. I believe that since it takes two people to make a baby, the father should have a right in the say in decisions made.
Every case is different. You can't honestly say that a rapist should have a decision can you? That's disrespectful to the woman.
I honestly don't care how hard the choice to keep a pregnancy is, there is never really a reason that generally means ending the life of a child.
It is not a child. It is a fetus.
The only case might be saving the mother's life, but that isn't very common with modern medical procedures... and more often than not the mother will opt to save the child's life over her own. That is when/where a decision must be made, and I will admit, I am not the one who should decide in that case.
How in the world can you say that there is only one case where it can be allowed? That is a disgusting point of view.
"Back-alley" abortions cause 68,000 maternal deaths each year in the 33 countries where abortion is not legal or available, according to the World Health Organization in Oct. 2006. Why not try and make a 'safe' environment for the mother? It doesn't matter if it is legal or not, people will STILL GET IT DONE.
I feel like a thread like this will go nowhere cause I seem to be saying the same drivel I did when I first posted in this thread in response to drivel from others. In the end, I like this quote and I think people should abide by it.
"We know that women have abortions for many reasons. Even if we disagree on the issue of abortion, we can agree that these are private personal decisions we all must be able to make based on our own circumstances, beliefs, and values. We should respect and support a woman and her family as they face the life-altering decision of whether to have a child. It is neither my place nor our government's place to make such an important life decision for someone else... We all care about life and about doing our best for the people we love. When we bring children into the world we want them to have the opportunity to live a good life. And we want to build a better future for our children and our grandchildren.
Abortion and reproductive freedom more broadly defined are important pieces of ensuring this common dream. To obtain a better future, we each must be free to make profoundly personal decisions about our reproductive lives without unwarranted government intrusion. As with all freedoms, there are limits. But a government that respects the personal integrity of its people both interferes in these essentially private decisions as little as possible and helps ensure that everyone has the opportunity to make these decisions responsibly."
Jan. 22, 2009 - Louise Melling, JD