If you would consider having an abortion (or consider wanting your wife/girlfriend to have one) why?

[Storm]

I apologize because I don't mean to make a generalization here, but all of the women that I know that have had abortion have pretty much said it was the "easiest option."

That's rather depressing.

 

[justbehappy]

That's rather depressing.

I completely agree

 

[TheKnight]

I know I'm being a pain in the *** here, but that's not a justification, that's just a repetition of your claim. Why is the taking of human life wrong? I disagree. I think the taking of life from a concious being is wrong, on the grounds that concious beings have the capacity to suffer, which is universally agreed upon as undesirable. I also extend it to ecosystems, on the ground that suffering of sentient beings results from harming ecosystems.

You haven't provided a justification for your stance.

I think that taking human life (or any life) without a justified reason is wrong because I believe that God created the world and is the giver of life. As such, it is He who makes the determination of who should live and who should not.

That being said, I, as someone who finds it profitable and sensible to do as I believe God says, believe that it is wrong to take life in any circumstance for which He does not allow a life to be taken.

 

[footprints]

And the other hundereds of thousands of children already in the system (in private and g'ment orphanes, foster care, etc.) who will grow up in the system and then be kicked out into the world when they reach 18 years of age?

Sorry, but this whole adoption thing is merely a pie-in-the-sky distraction.

Many people want the puppy, not so many people want the dog or the b*tch. It is no different with children.

 

[Dena]

If the baby had something horrible that would result in painful death after birth then yes, I would consider an abortion. In the case of assault I would just give the baby up for adoption (obviously, there are plenty of parents out there who would love to have a baby). Other then what I first mentioned, I have no reason to abort nor would I see it as moral or ethical. It would just simply be murdering my child.

 

[justbehappy]

If the baby had something horrible that would result in painful death after birth then yes, I would consider an abortion. In the case of assault I would just give the baby up for adoption (obviously, there are plenty of parents out there who would love to have a baby). Other then what I first mentioned, I have no reason to abort nor would I see it as moral or ethical. It would just simply be murdering my child.

Agreed, except I couldn't abandon my child if I was raped; I would still keep it

 

[dust1n]

Please read my previous posts. People want NEWBORN BABIES. In fact, there are even more couples on these waitings lists than there are mothers considering this kind of adoption (picking a family for their baby). That fact alone proves that people are simply turning to the easiest answer - abortion.

20k kids starving a day...

 

[justbehappy]

20k kids starving a day...

In America?

 

[Dena]

Agreed, except I couldn't abandon my child if I was raped; I would still keep it

I'm not sure I could. I did have a friend who did and she was perfectly happy but for me and my husband, I'm not sure we could do that. And since I know there are sooo many people who wants children and cannot have them, it's possible that would be the best option in that situation.

 

[alyxandres]

In my opinion its circumstantial, cases like insest rape or heath concerns. While everyone I think should have a chance at life there are exceptions in favour of pro-choice where the pluses out weigh the minuses.

My father told me something when I was a kid about being a man, he said a boy when presented with problem generally seeks out a right/wrong answer, but a man when presented with the same problem should seek out a best/worst answer as a free thinking person will come to many realizations that what we think is right isn't always what's best.

 

[justbehappy]

I'm not sure I could. I did have a friend who did and she was perfectly happy but for me and my husband, I'm not sure we could do that. And since I know there are sooo many people who wants children and cannot have them, it's possible that would be the best option in that situation.

If your intentions are for the well-being of the child, then that is perfectly fine