What are your thoughts on abortion?

Don M. said:
It appears that there are several new participants on this forum...which is a Good Thing. There is Nothing Wrong with bringing up an old topic that they have not participated in...in fact, new members might have new ideas that were Not presented in the older discussions. Welcome New Members...and Feel Free to express your opinions...and ignore the Old Farts who that might irritate.
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One should feel free to post and respond as they desire, never let negative feed back influence you. Actually negative feed back just gives me the urge to post that much more.
 

Two things that would help reduce the number of abortions greatly. Free, readily available contraception...genius. For women without insurance or the very low income deciding between food or contraception...that's not an easy choice. Also the same bozos who want to eliminate abortion also want to eliminate the welfare and social outreach programs that might let some women decide to keep their babies. Provide options...education, child care, mentoring programs, job training, housing...for the long term.
 
It is murder.

...I'm going to remain utterly civil...but if a fetus is already dead or has a condition incompatible with life outside the uterus, in the case of rape or incest, if the young woman is perhaps fourteen or younger, if prolonging the pregnancy could kill both the woman and fetus...then I feel it's compassion, not murder. My G-d doesn't believe in suffering like that.
 
I think that money spent on supporting things like Planned Parenthood, family planning in our schools, and supplying birth control means to our younger vulnerable populations is money Well Spent. Heaven knows, we already have far too many unwanted children being neglected or abused by unfit parents.
 
Don M. said:
I think that money spent on supporting things like Planned Parenthood, family planning in our schools, and supplying birth control means to our younger vulnerable populations is money Well Spent. Heaven knows, we already have far too many unwanted children being neglected or abused by unfit parents.
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I completely agree -- it IS money well spent.
 
It always perplexed me that some of the more vocal anti-choice people are also against birth control. Never could understand that.

Then it becomes completely misogynistic. In their mindset a woman's function is to reproduce. She shouldn't be having sex if not to procreate. But those same people believe in the double standard that for men it's different of course.
 
Denise1952 said:
I see it this way as well, I also can understand "maybe" why people don't want to talk about it. It's beyond horrible, so maybe it easier to turn our heads and let the unnecessary deaths continue. I guess I am a bit shocked already, at those here that don't see a baby as having a life that deserves protection, as much as anyone elses.

I am as guilty as anyone else, turning away rather then to look at ask, what can we do to change this. I know there is no convincing someone that has made up their mind with a clear conscience. I'm grateful to you Ameriscot, for speaking up for the life that is living within a woman. I just want to say again, I believe there are good reasons for an abortion, but it is not because someone had sex, and oops, forgot to use some contraception. So who pays for that mistake, an innocent child.

I also am dead set against the equally horrible tactics of killing doctors etc. You would think a world full of seemingly advanced mentalities could come up with better ways than needless deaths.
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Whilst these subjects are very controversial, it is good to have intelligent expression of opinions. Is any subject ever really "dead"?? Not as long as the issue is still in practice. As for the killing of Doctors, tis not every anti abortionist's will, but the will of a sick few. I have always maintained there is no reason to dis each other over a difference of opinions/ ideology.
 
I don't have anything new to add to this debate, but I can't see why anyone should be annoyed by "raking up old subjects." If you're not interested in discussing a subject, just don't go there. God knows, there are enough
other subjects on this forum!

As someone has pointed out, even a subject that has been thoroughly discussed is "new" to the newer members of the forum.
 
Sunny said:
I don't have anything new to add to this debate, but I can't see why anyone should be annoyed by "raking up old subjects." If you're not interested in discussing a subject, just don't go there. God knows, there are enough
other subjects on this forum!

As someone has pointed out, even a subject that has been thoroughly discussed is "new" to the newer members of the forum.
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I agree!
 
I am a woman and believe I should have control over my body under any circumstances. I do not feel the government should have the right to dictate to any woman what she has to do with her body. Abortions were illegal in the 60's and prior and some horrific stories came from that law, unwanted babies from rape or other circumstances that suffered, botched illegal abortions, maiming of women's bodies, and death. Your body - your choice.
 

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