Abortion: for it? against it? why?

Wow.. so people can give db low ratings, but nobody dares to comment? pathetic!

if you give a low rating, at least be decent enough to say why!

please?

I believe in some instances it is a good thing. To many babies are born addicted to crack and premature ... some are born to rape victims and they should never be forced to bear a child from their rapist. Some are born to victims of incest .. the victim should never have to bear a child.
Some women for different medical reason should not carry a baby to term because of risk of death to themselves .. they should be allowed to have abortions.
I think if the abortion is done very early .. it is not a bad thing. The first two months for example .. after that I do not think it right except in the issues I said above.

Too many people say they are against abortion and want to fight to ban it yet .. umm where are they when the babies are born and the mothers need help? I believe in the choice of the mother. We should all be able to have a say in what we do with our own bodies. .. no legal official or anyone else should be able to stop us ..

If men carried babies the veiws on abortion in the world would be a lot different! I am so sure!

PS .. this coming from someone who is pregnant right now!

I hate drive by raters .. but I don't like people who stay and leave me mean remarks either! :)

I think it's a very personal thing and most people don't want to get judged or criticized for their beliefs.

Oh yeah .. a by the way fact ..

Sometimes women opt for abortions because they want to give the baby up for adoption knowing the biological father would not be good for the baby BUT by law he has to agree to the adoption too ...

Some women would rather get the abortion then allow the child to be born and live in hell with the other parent.

well, i'm not judging anyone for what they believe, just stating my views and asking for the views of others.

dena - that is something that i did not know.

i guess, the only time i would say an abortion might be okay, is if it's the kind where the woman takes the day-after pills or if it's done VERY early (like 6 wks).

I personally think abortion is wrong but I also think it is a moral issue that should be decided by women. As wrong as I think abortion may be I think should be left to women to decide (it is their body). How many men would support a law that banned them from having sex in an effort to end abortion??????

After the 3rd month seems like the mom should just carry it the rest of the way if possible. Most states have it outlawed after the first trimester... I know michigan does.

LOL Robert .. right exactly my point!!!!

Can't wait til the male birth control hits the streets!

LOL! i'm with dena on the male b/c!!

and i wasn't saying that abortion should necessarily be outlawed, i just think it is wrong

I wouldn't do it, but I wouldn't stop anyone who thinks it's OK from killing offspring they'd raise to think like them.

I'm neither for or against the act of abortion, however, I am in 100% support of a woman's right to choose. I watched a college friend almost die from trying to carry a child because she didn't want to abort. In the end it was her or the fetus. I'm sorry, but there is nothing "wrong" there.

hmm.. another interesting point, marianne and e.m.

i was raised extremely conservative (which could also be defined as "extremely sheltered")

i guess that might be an ok exception to the rule.

I am opposed to abortion 100%, regardless of circumstances of conception - married, unmarried, rape, incest, drug addiction. Nothing can justify taking a human life.

I have heard it said that abortion is a personal choice between a woman and her doctor. Not true. There is one more person involved - an innocent child to whom God has given a soul.

If we can defend abused children and fight for the freedom of people in other countries, we can and should defend preborn children whose lives are at stake.

Human life is sacred.

I'm totally against abortion. As someone who went through fertility treatments to become pregnant with my daughter, and later suffered a miscarriage when my daughter was 2, it sickens me that any woman would kill their child. I believe life begins at conception.

Okay, here's my opinion. I personally think abortion is wrong. But I will not judge someone for getting it done. You just never know the real reason behind it. Now this is where I become hypocritical. I do however belive an abortion is okay in some cases. Like in cases of the age of person pregant. I would never want to force a 9 yr old child to give birth ever. Also in cases of incest. To many medical problem and deformaties occur with incest. I am divided on what I think when it comes to rape cases. because the child did nothing wrong, neither did the woman. But I have heard cases where a woman has choosen to give the baby up for adoption in cases of rape. Just to have the child come back years later and hold it against her for never knowing her father and such. So, even thou I think it is wrong to have an abortion. As I think it is murder. I am not fully against women having it doen in the early stages of pregnacy only. Does that make any sense?

Deeanna with you asking the question I don't think you would judge others, but merely stating that some people judge others based on their beliefs and believe that their beliefs are right no matter what.

a woman should make the choice right from the beginning . sometimes you can't but you'd save yourself a lot of stress by being careful not to get pregnant in the first place.
anyway i'm totally against it. imagine killin einsteins,mandelas,ghandis....

I believe that abortion is wrong.
In my entire life, I have only heard one story that I accepted as a good reason for abortion. I know someone who was raped and got pregnant. Even though she was mature enough to physically get pregnant, her young body wasn't able to birth a child without a hgh risk of her losing her life, and she was also very unable to handle the emotional ramifictions of being pregnant at age 12.

However, I think that convenient abortions, abortions in cases of rape and incest, and that sort of thing are wrong. I'm sorry, even if I were raped, I would still carry the baby. At that point I may put it up for adoption, but there is no way I'd abort it.
And don't say that it's easy for me to just "say" that without being in the situation. Anyone who wants to respond that way, has NO idea...

Anyway, abortion is murder. It's wrong.

I haven't read all the comments yet but I am very pro choice. I don't think every abortion situation is fair or right but I am absolutely against loosing the freedom to choose. Each woman has her own circumstances and she should always have the right to choose. What if she was raped, if she is passing on a genetic birth defect to the unborn child or is she is sick?

There are many children in orphanages that could be adopted and are not so I don't think there is a "shortage of children" for those who can't reproduce. There are many arguments and I am not saying one is more valid than the others, all are good points.

I just think that preserving our freedom to choose is essential. Late term abortion and just killing a child because it's inconvenient is not acceptable and we could restrict those types of abortions or require extensive counseling but who are we to decide what is best for EVERY woman in the country?

Our country was built on freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom to choose and so on.. I want to preserve my freedom so I am pro choice but I would not have an abortion.

I am against the bible talks about harming the child in ther mother's womb. First Amendment Right gives everyone the right to life.

It's not about what each of us would do becasue at this point we each do have the right to choose...

It's about whether or not you want to allow each woman the freedom to choose what is right for her and her situation.

LIKE YOU IM 100% AGAINST IT!! I THINK ITS MURDER TO KILL ANYTHING LIVING!! YES ANIMALS INCLUDED>> GOD MADE US FOR A REASON!!! LIKE YOU SAID THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE CHILD EVEN IF THE BIRTH MOM DONT!!

"however, there are situations when you have to consider what is best for the unborn child or for the woman carrying him/her."

Many women abort for poor/ selfish reasons and it is not right or fair and yes we need to do something to prevent this but I don't think completely eliminating a persons right to choose is the answer. It's a convenient solution (like aborting a baby when it's inconveniently) but not necessarily the best answer.

I'm definitely against abortion, but I think in the end God will be the judge of those who choose that route, not me.

No abortion!

I'm against it.

thanks for all the comments, i love to hear your opinions!

I'm pretty much pro abortion, but a few main cases were i feel no matter what it is okay. Rape is a good excuse. Another is the mother isn't healthy enough to carry. And what if the mother was to thin, they usually self abort. What if you are to young and you get pregnant? I wouldn't want a kid at my age. Those are the better cases.

100% Pro Choice.

how old are you, tiffany?

I think its a personal choice.Be it right or wrong its your own choice.If you can live with it so be it.

Personally, I think people have the right not to carry a baby to term if they don't want one. What confuses me is when people go through with having a baby, and then kill it.

Good article and opinions so far!
Here is mine:
I'm pro-choice and will always be pro-choice. It's MY body and I know what situation I am in, so I should have the right to do what I NEED to do.
One night, my bf and I DID have a close call. The next day we seeked out the morning-after pill. It cost me a lot less to prevent the pregnancy than having the child I couldn't afford at the time.

I will always come down on the side of choice. There are too many reasons but the most important one is that I don't want to return to the days when women had to petition the court to get a legal and safe abortion. It wasn't healthy then and it isn't healthy now. Besides, what business is it of the government? We continue to live in a free society. If these anti-choicers really care about abortion they would be for every form of birth control that is out there, and they would insist that all young people learn about birth control. The pro-lifers are all about control of a woman's body. Women are in control of their own bodies. If an abortion is necessary (and there are varied reasons), then so be it.

Im against abortions!!!! I dont care if your 2 weeks into it. Its still a baby. you are taking a baby's life. No way! the only way id do it.. if the baby is in risk of not making it anyways..or we both are in risk.

I am not FOR abortion, what I am for is a woman's right to choose one and have it be safe and legal.

I'm probably one of the few "undecided" people out there. Both sides have compelling arguments, and I personally wouldn't have one. However, I'm older, established, have some financial security, and have already had 2 children so a 3rd would be an absolutely wonderful surprise and heartily welcomed (but won't happen - we got snipped). But what if I were 16 and birth control failed? I have a strong personality and simply would put the child up for adoption. But what if I were a drug addict? Would I really want to bring a crack-addict baby into this world? Or a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome baby? What if I got meningitis during my pregnancy (causes serious mental retardation in the baby)? Or, what if, like my cousin, I carry a gene that causes serious birth defects, and I got pregnant because birth control failed? These are all extremely difficult questions, and unfortunately, they're questions that we can't really answer honestly unless we're IN that situation, heaven forbid.

The thing about abortion is that no matter how much the pro-lifers want to make it a black and white issue, it is gray. There are many challenges in life and sometimes abortion is the appropriate choice. There is no reason for the government to have a role in the matter.

If it's really just a woman's right to choose then no man should ever be required to pay child support.

I say choice. I belive that the fetus inside the mother is a living person, but that doesn't mean I can judge upon every persons situation. I my self would never have an abortion, but what about the cases of rape where the mother ends up pregnant because of a violent act? Also there are some cases where if the child was not aborted the mother would die. These are acceptable terms for abortion. I also strangely back this opinion with my christian beliefs, and really anyone that is christian should consider holding the belief. The bible says that God is the ultimate judge. He can decide what is right and what is wrong, not me and not any politician. It is time that christians stop trying to play God and start trying to live the best christian life they can. Choice is in my opinion the only option.