Abortion agree disagree

Abortion do you Agree or Disagree , give reasons?

I don't think anyone if really pro-abortion. It's a pretty horrible thing for someone to have to go through.

I am, however, pro choice. I understand that I have no right to take away a woman's right to choose. I do not agree with late term abortion (anything beyond the first 14 weeks is a bit too sketchy for my tastes), UNLESS it either:

a) Endangers the life of the mother if she were to carry it to term
b) The child is or will be dead once it is delivered
c) The child has a complication which will cause it to die immediately or very soon after birth.
d) If the child is found to have a condition which will cause them to live a life of excruciating pain/ minimal function (extremely low quality of life).

My opinions on this are based on the understanding of foetal viability. The reality is, when most terminations occur (before 14 weeks), the foetus is no more than a parasitic organism.People often argue that has a heartbeat, and apparently has 'brainwaves' as little as 40 days after conception, so it's human, and you therefore, are wrong in terminating. While the heartbeat bit is true, the brainwaves bit is not.

The idea of brainwaves came from some research done in the sixties which has since been debunked. The measurement of brainwaves involves using Electroencephalography (EEG), which measures electrical potential over two bipoles (separated charges). In order to do that, the cortex needs to have axons, dendrons, neurons and synapses between. This does not happen until between 20-24 weeks along, way after the first trimester, which is when most terminations are performed. This means any electrical activity in the cortex before then is not 'thought', it is random firing in the brain, almost like a test done by the body to make sure construction is going to plan. And because of this revelation, while nerves/pain receptors develop (at the *very* earliest) at 8 weeks, without a functioning brain, pain and pleasure cannot distinguish themselves without a functioning cortex. This point of it being a 'thinking, functioning human' at 12-14 weeks is therefore irrelevant.

Some have accused me of being 'heartless' and even 'evil' for having this viewpoint. The reality is, I look at the cold hard facts as opposed to emotional ideals. I choose knowledge over 'feelings'.

I have personally been through an abortion and it was a very very hard decision. I was stressed for weeks, but here were the facts:
I am currently committed to something that would not physically allow me to have the child. I am single and live on my own. I am already in debt and can barely afford myself. I am not married, why would I started a family without being married. Family acceptance is very low, so lack of support. The father was also not ready to have a child at this point in time.
Do I regret my decision, no, maybe I am old enough and mature enough to think it through properly, but it would have been great to have a child but also very unfair to the child, to the people around me and to myself.
Anyone who is against abortion should really think it through, so many children come into this world in unfair environments. I know lots of people who say oh I had a child young and I don't regret it, well I hope you don't regret having your child, but here is reality I have had friends who have been told from there parents that they should have never had them and they were a mistake, and they actually gave there child up at a young enough age that they knew they were given away.

I don't LIKE abortion,but I feel that it is a woman's right to CHOOSE whether she wants to keep the baby or not.

I wouldn't like anyone to tell me what to do with my body, so I'm not going to tell anyone else what to do with theirs.

Another thing is that I don't see why someone that ACCIDENTALLY fell pregnant HAS to keep a baby if they can't support it.

I feel the same its ther desision some times there are other ways some times there arnt!!

I think abortion is baby murder , I am not religous and have friends good friends who have had them but this is my opinion , I think its sick and people need to do a little research to see how the doctor KILLS THE BABY because it would change peoples (some peopls )mind

This is a four month old fetus some states do abortions up to 6 ,

strongly disagree. I dont care how old that person is, its their fault for making a baby, and I think they cant just kill a baby, a living thing that they made, but what ifeelcrazy123 said, its a woman's right to choose. but I still think its not right at all

Disagree: If you thought you were responsible enough to have sex an apparently not use protection then you should be responsible enough to take care of a child. But I also think that if a girl was raped, that's the only time that abortion may be ok.becuase you were forced to have sex an you could stop it. Other wise I don't think its good at all. Your literally killin a baby!

I'm pro-life when it comes to me and my own - my children are raised to understand that abortion is murder. They are also raised with the knowledge that whatever mistakes they might make, they have the support and love of their parents.

Not all young girls have that kind of support. Some pregnancies are caused by rape - not by consensual sex. And still, some pregnancies can cause harm or death to the girl/woman carrying.

That being said, while I still forbid abortion in my family, it is not my place to tell someone else what they should (or shouldn't) be doing. I just turn my head the other way, because it is not my right to impose upon someone else's pain.

I disagree totally if your old enough to make a baby then your old enough to take full liability for your baby!

I had to go through that this year and I really agreed with abortion untill I got pregnant but, after you have that baby and you look at it then you realize that its the right decision not to have an abortion

im against abortion in sooo many ways. just becaus eyou couldnt wait and had to have sex yet you dont want the baby. well its as simple as not having sex. if you every heard the saying one night could last the rest of your life. if you dont want a baby well what can I say other then dont have sex. before having sex you should think about the risks that might happen.

***I disagree totally if your old enough to make a baby then your old enough to take full liability for your baby!***

- some people DO USE protection and it fails...because no protection is 100%-
- There are also MARRIED couples that decide to have abortions because at that stage they can't take care of a baby
- and also there are young girls who live in poverty without proper education who get pregnant (not always there fault)
- oh and then there is rape, which was also not the girls fault.

My point is that circumstances are to VARIED to be able to generalize as to WHAT the circumstances is under which women fall pregnant and that is one of my MAIN reasons why I am pro-choice.

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I've full respect for how you reached your decision , but it something I can never come round to , I understand there are cicumstances and I am not talking bout them (e.g. 12 year old fall pregnant after being raped) but im not talking bout that , im talking bout the people who use it as an easy way out without giving any tought to the Baby and I stress BABY, I see you are irish so am I and I must say my opinions have no way being infulanced by the curch I just belive its murder , and a lot of cases its murder because of lazyness or irrasonsability and again I stress its murder of a BABY

100% disagree I was a teen mom 15 years. old to be exact and now 10 years. later im the mother of 5 all of my pregnancies were hard and being a mom is the second hardest job I've ever done but it is all worth it I am religious and when it is my turn to meet GOD I do not want to have to explain my selfish reasons for killing one of the most precious gifts he has to offer!!! taking the life of another is murder no matter how you try to spin it to meet your selfish needs and wants abortion has become modern societies glorified birth control nothing more thanks for asking

I am strongly against abortion. The child did not ask to come into existence, why should they be taken out.
The only time I'm not against abortion in all honesty is if the woman is raped. They did not ask to be raped why should they suffer the 9 months of pregnancy then labor to give birth live with the damaging effects of their body because of it.
Or if they're not ble to carry through with the prengancy do to medical factors.
Any other time, if they're mature enough to have sex then they're mature enough to carry through with the pregnancy if they choose they do not want a child they can give it up for adoption

So... nobody really knows what they think.. until they are put into that particular situation. Abortion.. such a tough topic.. there are just some people who know what is best for them selves, and some that don't. Nobody needs to put their two cents in about anything personal in someones life (like abortion) unless they have something to do with it. People make mistakes everyday.. (like having unprotected sex) and not knowing what really could come next. People say that it's different if the women was raped... but the baby is still a person that knows nothing. Having a baby is an exciting, scary thing. Some people are just not ready. Also.. there are people who feel the need to put somebody down or be rude when they hear someone has done this procedure. Why?? Don't you honestly think that the women is going through enough?? An abortion is something you will NEVER forget.. and maybe never forgive yourself for. It could really tear someone apart, even change who they are. So like I said, I feel, if its not your child.. stay OUT of it. xoxo

***im talking bout the people who use it as an easy way out without giving any tought to the Baby and I stress BABY***

Then be more specific... you can't make such a statement while ignoring the FACT that abortions are sometimes NECESSARY.

I don't like abortions, nor do I encourage women to get them. I'm pro-choice, because abortions are sometimes necessary, and when they ARE; women have the right to CHOOSE.

*** im talking bout the people who use it as an easy way out without giving any tought to the Baby and I stress BABY***

I am appalled you classify abortion as an 'easy way out'. An abortion is one of the hardest decisions someone would ever have to make. I know people personally who have had abortions, and they never looked at it as an easy option. Furthermore, if you're so keen on every girl who ever gets pregnant to get it through the birth canal, how many of these babies are you prepared to adopt? Or is that not your problem?

***I see you are irish so am I and I must say my opinions have no way being infulanced by the curch I just belive its murder***

I'm not Irish, I'm a kiwi who lives in Ireland. It scares me that abortion is illegal here, as there is a huge risk of people having 'back alley abortions' because of having no other options available. That's a risk to the mother- if you believe abortion is murder, how would you feel about a back-alley abortion taking *two* lives? If people have no other options, I think they should at least legalise it, and make it safe. Or if you're still against it, lobby for easier adoption laws in your countries, subsidised pre-natal for young parents or parents earning under a certain amount.

***a lot of cases its murder because of lazyness or irrasonsability and again I stress its murder of a BABY***

Unless you know *personally* the story of every girl who has ever had an abortion, I suggest you keep your judgements to yourself.

 
For myself (a man) I am against abortion. However, I firmly believe that it is the woman's right to choose, no matter her age. My only suggestion is that they become informed of the various facts and opinions regarding abortion.

To abort or not?

Below is information on abortion. The first link is just factual information. The second link is a youtube link with information including pictures (not for the squeamish).

About abortion (go to page 2 for procedures)

http://contraception.about.com/od/contraceptionfailure/a/aboutabortion.htm

Okay, I viewed all 5 parts of the youtube film below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iipPDUsojngfeature=PlayListp=496AB0FBA5F0EA9Aindex=2

Granted it is anti-abortion but I think it is very informative and is worth viewing by anyone considering an abortion.

Although I'm anti-abortion in my own belief, I am also pro the individual woman's right to choose for herself because of my belief. I think that the film should be mandatory viewing so that people can make an informed choice.

 
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The priority here should be comprehensive sex education, birth control, condom use and emergency contraceptive.

Inspite of that in the case of accidental, unwanted or inconvenient pregnancies I do support pro-choice.

I just think a baby is an inappropriate burden for someone who doesn't want it.
a child is a huge responsibility and a commitment that should'nt be forced on someone who isn't ready for it.

I don't have an ethical problem with abortion itself.
I don't consider an human embryo a human any more than I consider egg or sperm cells half humans.

think of it this way- you are born 1:10000000 of sperm, slightly differing genetically. So the you that was conceived would have been a different person if any other (sperm) cell would have done the job.

In other words you wouldn't be here. The vast majority of people allowed by (egg , sperm) will never exist.

***secondly wemon who want abortions in Ireland dont have to use back alleys they just go to England an do it ***

Not everyone can- flights may be pretty cheap, but some people in this country can barely afford to pay rent. Or they can't afford to take the time off work. Then there are young girls who don't want their parents finding out- not easy for them to just go for an unexplained sudden trip to England.

***(wear a condom) (take the pill) (get a blow job ) dont Have sex if your not responsible to deal with the possibilitys***

Newsflash: Contraception can fail. Also, as a married woman, my husband and I have discussed what would happen if we had an unexpected pregnancy in the next 4 years, and believe it or not, we'd choose to terminate. We're responsible enough to deal with the possibilities, recognising we can't cope with a child at this point. Keeping the child would be the irresponsible option in our case, and we wouldn't be the only ones.

***but I do know a lot of people (friends) who have had them and they had them because they were lazyness or irrasponsible .***

Those are your friends- hardly a vast sample from the vast pool of women who have had terminations.