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Originally posted by My_Reality
reply to post by kevinunknown
I am going to have to respectfully disagree with you.
I support abortion due to the simple fact that what a woman decides to do with her body is her business. I cannot see how that makes me or the woman a child killer. Every woman I have known that has had an abortion(3) was emotionally devastated afterward. The last thing they need is to be labeled a murderer by people who disagree with her actions. In fact, people who verbally attack women who have abortions are the true problem. They are manipulating a woman's anguish to forward their own personal views on morality, which is hypocritical.
An embryo or a fetus is not a child. While in the womb, it is evolving into a child and is completely dependent on the biological processes of the mother for survival.
In my mind, the most important aspect of this debate is that if you are not the expectant mother or father then the situation is not your affair. Leave them be and allow them to make a choice without outside interference. No one should force their beliefs onto others. At it's essence, forcing unwilling women to adhere to the anti-abortionist mentality is no different than radical Islam forcing Sharia onto an unwilling population.
This is the true cruelty. Forcing beliefs onto others is as morally decadent to me as abortion is morally decadent to you.
Originally posted by NoClue206
reply to post by HarmonicNights
Why would non-believers care? Why should they worry about people aborting unborn children? Finish out whatever life they want and die, that's it for them. For non-believers there is no punishment after you die for murder, rape, theft etc etc. Sounds to me if there is a non-believer that cares then maybe he/she is lying to themselves about what they truly believe.
Originally posted by NoClue206
reply to post by HarmonicNights
Why would non-believers care? Why should they worry about people aborting unborn children? Finish out whatever life they want and die, that's it for them. For non-believers there is no punishment after you die for murder, rape, theft etc etc. Sounds to me if there is a non-believer that cares then maybe he/she is lying to themselves about what they truly believe.
Originally posted by eletheia
reply to post by Somehumanbeing
I suggest you look up the defination of parasite ( technically valid) And although babies do
survive sometimes at six or seven months gestation it is never without a lot of medical
intervention, and then more often than not they have complications in life.
Originally posted by eletheia
reply to post by Somehumanbeing
I suggest you look up the defination of parasite ( technically valid) And although babies do
survive sometimes at six or seven months gestation it is never without a lot of medical
intervention, and then more often than not they have complications in life.
Originally posted by rudeboyrave
Originally posted by NoClue206
reply to post by HarmonicNights
Why would non-believers care? Why should they worry about people aborting unborn children? Finish out whatever life they want and die, that's it for them. For non-believers there is no punishment after you die for murder, rape, theft etc etc. Sounds to me if there is a non-believer that cares then maybe he/she is lying to themselves about what they truly believe.
just because someone is a "non-believer" doesn't mean that they lack compassion for life.
Are you kidding me?
Originally posted by furzball
reply to post by kevinunknown
Just reading first post so if I miss a few things in the thread. Ah well.
For me, I don't like the thought of abortion used as a contraceptive. However, in cases where
-For medical safety of the mother
-mother was raped, drugged, victim of incest, or any other form of molestation
I believe that their is a right to abortion since it was not the woman's choice to carry the child (rape scenario) or it would kill her to (medical safety). That's my opinion. However I do support a womans right to chose what to do with her own body. The child ain't paying rent, isn't outside the womb to get adopted, could cause trouble at work and home. So about as much right to live as a tumor. I know, I seem split between pro life and pro choice. I'm just saying I'd rather see the option on the table rather then have it illegalized. Especially because of above scenarios.
Originally posted by OhZone
All so "pro-lifers" are really controll freaks using your twisted logic and masquerading as do-gooders.
You want to Force women to be pregnant.
Originally posted by geekyone
reply to post by dizzylizzy
I am fed up with all the moaning about men. They are not the only ones who think this is wrong. I am all for womens rights but I think abortion is harmful to women and not the quick fix that it is made out to be. Those who have abortions have to live with the guilt and memories and "what if".
You've got it in ONE ...YOU may think it is harmful to women,but THEY have to live with their
regrets or guilt or whatever. I dont think one of these women are asking YOU for approval I think
they are adult and responsible enough to make their OWN DECISSIONS with out your views or
interferience. Live and let live .