Are you for or against and whats the reason?

[destiny_star2006]

Hi there I dont want to fall out with anyone on this subject so lets just say these opinions are our own and we would only ever truly know what to do if it happened to ourselfes in different situations!
Me personally am totally against abortion as I cannot justify killing a life no matter how small it is I think its wrong!
But thats not to say in difficult situation i,e abusive situations rape etc etc that i wouldnt feel different so I can only give my point of view as to how I feel now!
Some girls use abortion as often as the morning after pill which I think is disguisting!!!!!
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[SageMother]

I have yet to see evidence that women use abortion frequently without good reason. Some simply don't have access to good birthcontrol or suffer from health issues that make birthcontrol more dangerous than abortion.

I think decisions to abort should be left to the individual woman, period. She is the person that must go through the pregnancy. Those who don't approve of abortion can simply not have an abortion, and men can't get pregnant and shouldn't have a say.

Males against abortion should get their vasectomy today and leave these decisions to women.

[mollyL]

I agree with SageMother, the stories about girls using abortion so frequently are totally anecdotal and have no basis in fact. I have never encountered anybody, either working in clinics or in my private life, who didn't view an abortion as anything but a tragedy.

[riskey58]

No I do not believe in abortion. I don't believe that there are any good reasons to take a life. I think that they make it far to easy for people to get an abortion.

[lovetochat]

I think abortion should be available, with support for the woman as well. It must be an awful thing to go through. I really don't believe that many women would choose lightly to do this, but sometimes it must be for the best. I'm very glad to not have ever been in that situation.

[tater03]

I personally believe that it should be a women's choice and that it should not be taken away from them. That being said I am not sure personally if I would be able to do it. But again I guess I would never know for sure unless I was in that situation. I went with my friend one time who was getting an abortion and there was this girl in there that was on her sixth abortion and she was on 18 years old. So yes there are people that choose to use this as a form of birthcontrol which I don't understand.

[Jewel]

In my opinion, it should be completely up to the woman who is pregnant. I can't say what I would do if I were put in a tough situation, but nobody else would have a say in my choice, that's for sure.

[Green-Moo]

I feel that it is an option that should be available. I've personal experience of a close friend going through abortion, and I could absolutely support her reasons for doing so in the set of circumstances that she found herself in. Saying that, it's impossible to say what I'd decide myself if I were faced with similar choices.

Green-Moo

[Jewel]

I really don't think that you can judge what you would do until you are actually in that situation. I think the movie Juno is a good example of that. Juno goes to the clinic to get an abortion, but gets nervous in the lobby and goes back home.

[debrajean]

When I was younger I believed it should be the decision of the mother. But as I've gotten older and had children of my own, my views have changed. I just don't think taking a life is justified. It's not that baby's fault that it was created. If a woman believes she wouldn't be able to care or love the baby the way it needs to be loved, then giving the child up for adoption would be the way to go. There are hundreds of people out there who are longing for a child and are unable to concieve, place the child with them. JMHO

[mollyL]

This isn't an easy question and we are entering an area that calls for personal reflection since the ethics involved are so deep. But here's the rub, if safe procedures aren't available then women will resort to back alley doctors, this is a historical reality. I'm not equipped to dictate the moment consciousness enters a fetus, but I can see without a doubt the reality of botched abortions on living breathing women. I have to come down on the side of it being a woman's option.

[micheal]

The issue is a sensitive subject. I mean I personally don't judge others for their decisions due to the fact that people have their reasons for what they decide to do. And their are different circumstances when it comes to people have abortions. I try not to get into others business when it comes to abortions because I for one am not GOD.

[crystal]

Well personally I think that it's a womans choice to do whatever she chooses to do with her body. I don't understand why people are so involved in other people choices in life, it disturbs me so much.

[Lacey Anne]

I am against abortion in any circumstance, just as I am against killing a newborn. Life is life. I lost a baby at 13 weeks. I got to hold his tiny body in the palm of my hand. He had ten toes, ten fingers, little nose... He was a BABY. I've always been against abortion but holding my son... My tiny, defensless baby... I could never be for abortion after that.

[Calypso]

I believe that abortion should be the choice of the woman who is pregnant. I will say that I work in the healthcare field and I've never seen a woman who used abortion as birth control or in a way that many of us would consider frivolous or casual.

[Green-Moo]

Originally Posted by Calypso

I believe that abortion should be the choice of the woman who is pregnant. I will say that I work in the healthcare field and I've never seen a woman who used abortion as birth control or in a way that many of us would consider frivolous or casual.

I have. The girl concerned was in her early 20s when I knew her, and had had 5 abortions at that stage. I am pro-choice, but she made me very, very angry.

[Lacey Anne]

Originally Posted by Green-Moo

I have. The girl concerned was in her early 20s when I knew her, and had had 5 abortions at that stage. I am pro-choice, but she made me very, very angry.

I've known people like that too. It honestly makes me queasy. How dare people take life for granted to such an extreme?

[Green-Moo]

Originally Posted by Lacey Anne

I've known people like that too. It honestly makes me queasy. How dare people take life for granted to such an extreme?

Indeed. I never worked out quite why she was so free and easy with something that to my mind is pretty major. Her own health would also be a concern.

[justontime]

I think it should be available to the mother up to a certain point (somewhere between 12-16 weeks) then only on medical need after that. I can't imagine that anyone would contemplate abortion lightly, but I don't think anyone can judge another person's circumstances or choices.

[Calypso]

Originally Posted by Green-Moo

I have. The girl concerned was in her early 20s when I knew her, and had had 5 abortions at that stage. I am pro-choice, but she made me very, very angry.

Good grief, Green-Moo! I've been fortunate enough never to run into anybody like that. I can understand why it makes your blood boil. The women I've dealt with have usually experienced a birth control failure and they've taken the abortion decision very, very seriously.