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Thank you for commenting. Now I agree with you i was slightly judgemental and that was wrong. But, the bible also says to preach the word of God. Maybe i wasn't clear on what i ment when i wrote that question. As you know there is several different reasons why a woman could have an abortion for example, rape, problems during pregancy etc.. also there is another, like when a teenager who knew that there was a possiblity that she could become pregant, but wanted to have sex anyway, and knew of the outcome that could happen but made a choice to go ahead and have sex. and not only teenagers do that, then finding out she is pregant says i dont want the kid and aborts the child. Now I'm sorry if this is judgemental at all, but that is wrong. why should that baby suffer death because of a choice his or hers mother made? you know there is another options. like adoption. thats just what i don't understand. Thanks again.
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Maybe give some free advice about: Abortion?
Personally, I'm against abortion unless it's in absolutely necessary situations. I am educated as to the consequences of sex, and I waited until I was in a situation where I could deal with them. I wouldn't have sex with a guy who I wouldn't raise a baby with because I would never be able to have an abortion.
In an ideal world, everyone would be smart like me (haha). This is a far from ideal world.
In some areas, education isn't freely available. Kids are either taught nothing, too little or too late. They're preached abstinence with no alternatives, so they find out that birth control exists and think it's a magical, fool-proof solution because nobody told them otherwise. Or they live in a community where it's acceptable to use abortion as birth control and nobody sat down with them to explain that it's not really for that.
I look at my mother as a fantastic example for women everywhere. She was young, engaged to my father. They were both university students. She got pregnant because she took antibiotics at the same time as birth control (her doctor never told her they cancel each other out). She kept me despite the odds being against her. Because of her, I learned the value of human life and the importance of being responsible. Not everyone is so lucky.
Now, we could outlaw abortion except in cases of medical emergency, rape or incest. Let's follow that train of logic, because that's how things used to be and things were pretty okay, right? Well...
In a world with no free access to abortion, back-alley clinics spring up. It's just like how in areas where drugs are illegal, dealers are in business. Just because something's illegal doesn't mean that nobody's going to seek it. So women and girls go to these illegal abortion clinics because they made a mistake and they're scared, and they face being cast out of their families, losing their jobs or worse. These clinics don't exactly follow the rules, because who's going to enforce them? Just like a dealer can cut illegal drugs with dangerous substances, an illegal abortion clinic can use unsanitized tools, unsafe procedures and can charge out the nose. While abortion was illegal, women were being killed by these people at an alarming rate, because to them death was better than continuing a pregnancy. Or they'd try to take matters into their own hands, which often led to infertility at best, or infection and death at the worst.
Yes, adoption is an option, but that means carrying the baby to term and delivering it. It means going on maternity leave, which means a cut in income if your job even offers that as a benefit. It means medical bills that you may not be able to afford. It means that if the baby is born to a drug addict or an alcoholic, it will suffer for the rest of its life because of its mother's bad decisions. It happens an awful lot. There are a ton of sick children waiting around to be adopted because nobody wants them. It's a terrible situation.
The best thing that people like you and I can do is to leave the existing system in place and work to change attitudes instead. Petition your local school board to provide comprehensive sexual education to people before it's too late (you can't wait till they're 16 any more!). Sign up to Advicenators to provide advice to people who are confused and scared. Volunteer at a shelter for young mothers. Make a difference.
I never advise abortion as the only alternative or as an 'easy' alternative. I do mention it because it is there, but I educate girls on both the positive and negative aspects. You can't force your beliefs and faith on others, but you can work with them to change them just a little.
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