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I wonder if the anti-abortion people would be willing to look after all the children who have been put up for adoption and give them a loving and secure childhood.
That is the stupidist thing I've herd in ages. Your bodey disposes of sperm anyway, it is allways being produced but you may not put it to use so after its been there for a while it is disposed of to make way for newer sperm .
^Badly explained but you get the point.
Following the script to the letter I see. Keep up the good work!
Totally irrelevant though.
Look - no is arguing in favour of abortion. What we are arguing for is a woman's right to choose.
Not to mention the life the child would have afterwards.
Some are, some churches are offering to contribute towards the upkeep of the child if the woman keeps it.
Which you'd know if you did any research.
You just cant put the rights of a foetus over the rights of the woman, its a dangerous route to go down, and even people who wouldnt choose abortion for themselves should realise that it needs to be legal.
1. ( from a physician who happens to be an atheist) : When parents’ chromosomes are united all material features of the heir are established. A structure of her brain, her hormonal system, her motoric reflexes, her odd habit to get up at 3a.m., a colour of her eyes, a curliness of her hair, a group of her blood, her sexual orientation, her gestures, her ice-cream preferences, her strange love to lizards, her unique weird half-smile that makes a half of her boy schoolmates crazy- everything is. The world ‘IS’ doesn’t mean something like ‘maybe‘, ‘may be‘, ‘probably‘, ‘could‘, ‘would’ , ' no bad idea', ‘if ever-never‘, ‘outta‘, 'wanna', ‘gonna‘, ‘kinda-sorta‘. It means tough and definite IS.
( If you had have some device to read individual genetic codes you’d be able to make her photos- 1 y.o., 3 y.o., 7 y.o., 14 y.o., 18 y.o., 40 y.o. so on)
The fact that this human being ( Yes, a human being! Not a drop of biological substance) hasn’t developed her abilities yet doesn’t make her a private property of her parents or somebody else ( including so called Society). Murder is murder and if you AGREE that a creature that has everything that makes a human to be a human- except 9 month she needs to develop these abilities- deserves to be killed, because she doesn’t think, doesn’t walk, doesn’t feel ( Are you SURE?!) and doesn’t pay taxes ( though I guess it would be enough from socialists’ point of view) you MUST agree that killing humans who are sleeping or in coma or under strong drugs is justified- they don’t think, don’t walk, don’t feel and don’t pay taxes ( bastards!).
When a child can survive outside of the body of its host, then it has a right to life in my opinion. Until then, then the mothers needs are more important. There are enough unwanted children in this world already without adding to it. Have you opened your home to them?
Therefore if she doesn't want it she is perfectly entitled to have the choice to not have it. It sounds cruel, but it is what it boils down to. The only time when the line gets blurred is when a child can naturally survive outside the womb, but isn't doing- and that is at about 24 weeks, when, conveniently, the abortion cut-off line is.
Yep, the parent has no right to that information. It is unusual for such a thing to happen – well unusual for neither parent to know. If there is a split in the parents relationship then often the parent without custody (a.k.a The Father
They can do so at their own risk – e.g. if the patient is comatose – however, if the patient finds out and object, then they can sue.
No such thing as a “minor” when it comes to consent.
The only defining factor is if the doctors thinks that the patient can understand the risks of the procedure. It is theoretically possible for a five year old to consent to an operation. Unlikely, but possible.
A doctor will always prefer a parent/guardian to sign, but its not unusual for teenagers to consent.
Hmmmmm...biological determinism. Shaky ground really.
yes, abortion is a horrible thing. i'm sure no woman WANTS to have one, but sometimes it's for the best.
when you have a baby, you are creating a human being who you are then responsible for for at least the next 18 years. it's not like getting a dog, when you can sell it, or give it to the RSPCA if you can't afford it or get bored of it.
and understandably, sometimes people are not ready for that.
maybe they're too young, maybe they don't have an income, or a home, or a stable relationship. whatever their reason, they're entitled to that choice.
when i was a teenager, i had trouble looking after my hamster, so there's no way in the world i would have coped with a little person who was entirely dependent on me.
How is that relevant?
I think its a shame a child of 13 or 15 is having sex.
We have to understand that as time passes and we evolve we will have to lower the age of concern. This does not apply to everybody but in most cases a 15 year old is fully ready and prepared both physically and mentally to have sex. We cannot suppress nature with prudish moral stances.
If you made abortion illegal it would mean a rise in back street abortions which would cause further physical and psychological damage to the woman. Just a point to make.
As for the idea of being 'unwanted' or 'killed', if a baby has no consciousness then is it truelly a death? After all as has been said before it ius part of the mother,
Another point that has to be made is that the human race is too big for the planet anyway and if everybody keeps on popping sprogs it'll use up not only money resources, but also the resources of the earth. The planet cannot sustain us forever if we keep on using and using it up and repopulating (and for the record I don't plan to have children, or at least more than one child).
As for the biological arguement, there is no concrete evidence I have seen to back it up. Got any links?
I agree. It's something that our generation doesn't really think about, because (well in my case anyway) I've grown up in a time where abortion has quite rightly remained a safe and legal procedure in the UK.
In one of my lectures, we were shown a picture of a woman's abdomen covered in gangrene, after a botched illegal abortion. Very unpleasant and humbling experience. And sadly, there are places in the world where the use of knitting needles, bleach douches, blows to the stomach and who knows what else, still happen.
To clarify - I think it's a shame that some kids are having sex at 15 and not using contraception, instead having to resort to abortions when things 'go wrong' ...
Yes, abortions should not be seen as a form of contraception. Much more emphasis should be given to the use of contraception, not only to avoid unwanted pregancies but to stop the spread of STDs which sadly are ever growing nowadays.
I am 20 years old and i have two children, 20 months and 9 months. When i found out i was pregnant again just this March even though i was on the injection i felt that there was no way i could cope with three children under 3.
It would not have been fair on the baby for a start, it would not have had the life it deserved, not the attention it deserved. It would have been tough on me, my partner and my two children to survive as we are not working.
I had an abortion on the 2nd April
I dont regret it.
hmm its mainly females (need to find a sourve for that info) that are having sex at younger ages, and sadly i dont complain if they are in a caring relationship and of similar ages but getting drunk and sleeping around with older guys like 18/19+ (like they tend to do here where i live), even if ur bord and theres nothing else to do it doesnt excuse it,
I think you are wrong. it's entirely up to a woman what she decides to do as far as havigng sex goes and legally as long as she's over 16 she has the right to chooses who with and when she has sex. The 18+ men who are sleeping with girls under 16 need to take responsibility.