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Abortion...your opinion.
Lately my school has been talking to us about abortion. They think it's wrong and I'm not sure about it. I'm NOT pregnant, but there are girls in my school who are and each of them has said they wish they would have had an abortion. I think it's wrong, but it could also be for the best if one was to have an abortion.
Please voice your opinions on abortion. I would love to hear everything you have to say about it.
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I love how guys give these idiotic ideas on abortion being 100 percent terrible in all cases, including rape. They then condemn "I don't want this baby.... I'll just abort it... whatever," and say they should just put it up for adoption, which is ironically the same philosophy.
Should abortion be the very last, last, last resort? Yes. But is it 100 percent wrong? No. Not even 80 percent wrong. Adoption is a better option, but having a kid isn't made up of randomly giving birth then putting it up for adoption. There's a whole lot more to being pregnant than popping out a baby and moving on with your life; you carry that baggage forever.
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Are the girls in your school who are wanting abortions able to get them? Whether or not you beleive it is wrong, it is legal and their choice. The problem with any major decision, is that once it is done...that's it. So, I just hope that these girls are educated enough about all their options and the risks of each one as well as the potential benefits. Abortion is only safe if done by a professional medical doctor and it is safest when done early on.
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WELL you have lots of opinions.. and.. yeah. ill just say mine too. I belive in soemthing called "partial life" that just means that i belive that they are alive before their born but their life is not equal to one that is already living outside the womb.. NOT that a fetus is unimportant but if the mother has a high risk of death i think thats the only appropriate time to have an abortion. ultimetly i think its the mothers choice. personally i wont do it unless im going to die and thats positive that i wont live threw the birth of my child. but i dont belive that i should have any right or control over tell someone else they cant have one.
and thats my opinion.
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You already have a lot of opinions..but I suppose I'll add mine to the pile.
I think extremely early term abortion is fine. If it doesn't have a heart beat, to me, its not a living being in the first place. It has the potential to be a baby, yes, but saying its killing a baby that early is like saying digging up a seed is the same as chopping down a tree.
If a mother could die because the birth of her baby she should have the option to abort it. If she wants to risk it thats up to her too. If I recall most states agree with abortion for extremely risky pregnancy.
I would never have an abortion. I'm 16 and if I was pregnant NOW(miracle virgin pregnancy XD) I would keep it even if it was still only a cluster of cells...even if that means no college and no great future in sight for me. I would get too wrapped up in wondering what could have been for the baby - you know?
I also think abortion should be limited, if its ever legal. Its disgusting when women use it like birth control.
And that my opinion :]
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My opinion on abortion fluctuates. I used to be completely against it, then I thought it was okay if someone had been raped, but I'm back to being completely against it & I think my opinion will stay with this way.
Anyways, if a girl is dumb enough to have unprotected sex [knowing the consequences or not], she should keep the baby. It is her fault she is pregnant, and now the baby is her problem. Therefore, she should take responsibility for her actions. If everyone gets an abortion, what less are they learning? Oh wait, they aren't.
If a girl is raped, she should still keep it. Of course, the question of "Who is my daddy?" and "How did I get here?" will come up, BUT shit happens and just because someone forces their way onto you doesn't mean you should kill something. It's not the baby's fault that you were raped. Keep it. There are always other options such as adoption. Abortion should never be your plan B when you get pregnant.
If incest has occured, there is always adoption. I realize it'd be weird to have your dad or your brother's baby, BUT again, this isn't the baby's fault. You shouldn't kill something that had no say in the process that occured to make it. So, whenever you have unprotected sex, keep the baby. You know the consequences, & you acted anyways, so it should be kept.
No child is a mistake; just an expected miracle. Abortion is wrong, and anyone who gets one [no matter the reason] should rot in hell. Those kids they're killing can be geniuses or doctors & they're ruining it.
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I am a Christian and I go to a Christian College. I am currently enrolled in a class called Human Sexuality at my college which teaches the Christian way I am also an American though. I personally do not believe in abortion, but I am not going to oppose God's will for something I am not sure what his will is. For one it says nothing about abortion in the Bible, for those of you that think this you are sadly mistaken, sure we as Christians can assume what God wants but unless he comes right out and states it, it becomes only up to our interpretation. Another thing, there might be some people out there that believe that sex should just be used to procreate. Sure this is a valid reason to have sex but it is not the only reason. What about people that can't have children because of a genetic thing or a medical thing? Are these people less than human b/c they can't have kids? The clitoris has only one function and that is for pleasure, why would God create something if it wasn't meant to be. God wants us to have sexual pleasure. Of course God wants it to be in marriage. Another thing I don't understand, why so many kids with no experience in the matter answered this. I know I have none but some of these answers were wrong and outrageous. Yes you are entitled to your opinion, but when that contains information you don't back up with facts then you probably shouldn't state them as facts. Now I am almost done. Our country is made up of many different religions and when Christians start imposing their moral beliefs on an issue such as abortion then we go against the freedoms that our country has that no other one has. You have a right to get out of our country if you wish. Many young women make stupid decisions, but many don't make the decision to be raped or even worse to have incest relations. Are we saying that is God's will? I would hope not. You make your choices and I will make mine. God will judge you in the end, but in the meantime don't pretend you are God and think you know the answers when clearly some of you are not mature enough to discuss this topic. God gives us free choice and people will make mistakes all the time. If you are so high and mighty about this issue then please lets talk about your sins and stop judging others before you can walk in their shoes. God walks in our shoes everyday and he should be the only one that should judge. Also it is a shame that your school takes the stance they do. They should give you facts from both sides of the issue and let you make a decision about what you wish is best in your life.
P.S.
I was adopted, but putting a child up for adoption is not an easy task. So don't just throw out that option like it is an easy one.
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well, i look at a person's decision to have an abortion or not to have an abortion as i would their religious belief or whatever... it's totally up to them and none of my business. i think that if you are willing to have consensual sex then you should know that there are consequences and be willing to deal with those. with that said, i know that if a child is aborted that they will "never have a chance" or whatever- but they will also not ever have to live in an abnormal home, knowing that they were a mistake, that they weren't supposed to happen, and now that they exist, they messed up life for mom and dad (if dad even still hangs around). then again, i'm one of those people that believes that everybody has their own personal business, and i don't like forcing my beliefs or opinions on other people (and i don't like it when people force their opinions or beliefs on me either). truthfully, it depends on the situation, and in the situation, the mother should use her best judgment. also truthfully, if i were raped, i would have an abortion. no doubt. should i be condemned for my beliefs? no, because my body is my business and nobody else's. with the law standpoint, here's something to think about: think of the people who say that abortion is this terrible thing and it should be outlawed... well, a majority of those people aren't pregnant, and if they were, then nobody's making them abort their child anyway. that's called sticking their noses in places they shouldn't. so it makes no sense to me why it's been scientifically proven that abortion is not really murder, yet people still try to outlaw it from a moral standpoint. i'm about to wrap this up, i promise. anyway, people in the u.s. differ in morals, and it would be unfair to follow one set of morals (or follow just one religion, that goes along with the freedom of speech, thought, and religion thing). if abortion is against somebody's morals, then that somebody shouldn't have an abortion. if abortion is hunky dory with somebody's morals, then go ahead. but whatever anybody else says, abortion is a personal matter for whoever chooses to partake in or abstain from it.
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IT'S ABSOLUTELY WRONG!!! in the Bible it clearly states that God is against it, and if we're his children and a follwer for him, we should be against it, too.. i agree with the person in front of me, if your willing to have sex, then you should be willing to face the consequences. getting an abortion is just like killing someone, and in the ten commandments it says thou shall not kill.. besides, idk how people can even think about getting an abortion when you know your killing a poor little innocent child that was supposed to be coming into this world and has a purpose, until they're lives were destroyed by an abortion, yet God takes them home where they can have peace and happiness eternally with our Savior Jesus Christ!!! hope i helped make everything more clear.. =) Skyla
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If you're big enough to have sex you are big enough to raise a child. That's how I look at it.
When I hear these stories of these poor little girls who have nothing else to do, but a abort their child I say...BS. It's not fair to your baby. That baby did chose you to be it's mom. It wanted you even though you may not want it.
I think it is 110% wrong. Keep your legs closed and you won't have to deal with having an abortion. It's WRONG people.
ABORTION=MURDER
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I'm completely against it. The only reason other than that I'd be for it was if the mother's life was a stake. Then, she'd be able to choose. Other than that, I find it wrong. You had sex, you suffer the consequences. You knew before you had sex there was a chance you could be pregnant, no matter what. You can always give it up for adoption. If you don't want to do either of those, too bad. You shouldn't have been sleeping around. Don't murder a child just because you made a mistake. It's not the child's fault.
If someone was raped, I'd still be against it. I know it's not their fault, but that would be really hard to make a law. Like, for example, a girl who had sex willingly got pregnant. She could easily say, "Oh, I was raped. I'm having an abortion." I'm not saying you have to keep the baby, because that would be really hard to be reminded of what happened everyday. There's always adoption. There's tons of families out there who'd love to adopt a child.
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i belive its called murder. and heres why. the girl who is having it, cant live up to what she did, so she takes the easy way out and gets her baby killed. that baby could've been the president for all we know. but seeing how the girl couldnt accept the responabillty of her actions she just kills the kid, and goes and bangs another dude, and do it all over again. now must girls aint like that, but some are. i feel that sex is only to done to make KIDS. and not just beacuse you love your partner, or your horney, or you want it real bad, or just for pleasure. the bible says in the book of matthew that sex is only to be done to make kids. thats where i get that from. and also, for the person below who answer this question, its not only the girls body damn you, its the baby, the life inside of her shes destroying, so therefore i belive it should be consider MURDER. thats how i feel about it
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I think if it's your body, it's your life, your decision and you should have a right to have one. If you don't like it, then you don't have to get an abortion. Just don't hate on everyone who has one. It's just wrong. Some girls cannot afford to have a child or to be put into that situation because their parents will kick them out. Even if it's RAPE, parents still kick out their kids. You know what you're getting into when you have sex. You may be using two birth controls. And then you may get pregnant. You were being responsible about it but it just happened. It's life and your sexual urges, you can't always keep people pure and away from it. It seems the more you protect, more rebellious the person becomes. Once you start having sex, it's almost hard to stop. I think people have a right to have one if they want or need one for health reasons. Especially if they have a disease that could be passed onto their baby. They shouldn't be looked down upon just because they are young or that it's "wrong". It's not coming from your body. Just because someone is choosing that, it doesn't mean they are stupid. It's because they aren't ready and there was an accident. [Bad as that sounds, just not planned] There's many young girls who are using condoms and the pill, and still that protection is not enough for them to be looked as "responisble"
Becoming a young mother is hard enough, many cannot handle that financially or emotionally, so it's in their best interest to have an abortion. Some women aren't fit enough to have a child. You want your baby to be healthy as much as possible.
You know, if you were actually put into that situation where you thought you may be pregnant. Abortion would come across your mind at least ONCE. so many people speak from not experience but how most people view others. it's sad. you have to be in it, to actually understand it.
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I personally wouldn't have an abortion, however, there are some cases in which I find it acceptable.
If a girl is raped, she should be able to decide if she wants to abort the baby or not. The baby would be a reminder every day of her life that she was forced to have sex against her will. Futhermore, she could have attracted diseases that could be passed down the the child.
I also think abortion is acceptable if the mother's life is at risk. If her body isn't strong enough to have the baby, she shouldn't be forced to have it. If she dies during delivery the baby would die also. It's best to save at least one life.
Any other time, I am completely against abortion. If you make a mistake, you need to live with it.
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I'm almost completely against it.
It's acceptable, though, if by going through with the pregnancy your life would be in danger. For example, many girls who can get pregnant, their bodies aren't able to carry the child & it could kill them. This happens a lot when girls are raped. A 12-year old could have her period, but not be ready in other ways. Also, etopic pregnancies are deadly to both mother AND baby.
Other than that, it's your own faut you got pregnant. When you have sex there's that chance that you will, no matter how small. There are so many people wanting to adopt, I don't see any reason not to go through with the pregnancy & give someone the opportunity to raise a child.
-LM
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if your stupid enough to have sex at an age where your not ready for the possible consequences, then you should have the baby, if you cant raise it..give it up for adoption. abortion is ONLY SLIGHTLY okay when a girl is raped.
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I am absolutely, 100% against abortion. I think its wrong and I think that there are no excuses when it comes to getting it. I don't care if a girl is raped, has consensual sex, or whatever.
I think that if a girl is raped, well.. its certainly not their fault, and I'm not suggesting it is. But I think that they should still have the baby and just put it up for adoption.
If someone doesn't want the baby- I find it completely heartless to just say "Oh- I don't want it so I'll just abort it... whatever,"
PUT THE THING UP FOR ADOPTION AT THE VERY LEAST!
Sorry...
--Jack
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I personally dont like the idea about it, however I think it should be availible for certain reasons. Like for teens, because they dont usually plan on having a child that young, it just happens. And because they're probably not ready to have a child and take care of it. They should have the choice of if they want to have an abortion.
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