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i happen to disagree with you myself <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"> but i can see both sides of the coin. i just believe it should be an option.
It's better to regret things you've done than things you haven't.
~N.Reich
My big concern is the belief that a fetus feels pain. Anti-abortion activists have always used this argument to make their case, but it simply isn't true. A fetus is incapable of feeling pain until very late in the pregnancy: week 28. The central nervous system, which is required to relay pain messages to the brain has not devloped enough until then. I checked the statistics for Britain, and over 92% of abortions are performed by the end of the first trimester and,99.95% of abortions are performed by week 24. Late abortions are extremely rare, and in every country I know of, only performed if the mother's life is at immediate risk. By the way, the fetus doesn't feel pain during this type of abortion either. The mother is given a local or general anesthesia, both of which travel through the plancenta and anesthetize the fetus as well.
Just thought that the facts should be made clear so people can make informed decisions.
I am happy to respect anyone's opinion, even if it has been formed without all the facts. The only thing I can't respect are pro-life people who think that they have the right to make that decision to have an abortion for me. It's my body, my decision, end of story.
Well said burnout girl!
but i guess some people can't really help if they have to get an abortion if their parents are making them or their man walks out on them and that is really sad to hear. I just have so many mixed feelings about this whole issue and when i type it it more then likely doesn't sound right at all but at least i can say i tried!!!
well have a happy new year everyone.
N.Reich
I think that people should keep up their responsibilities than just get rid of them the easiest way.
One of my best m8's had a baby when she was 15 and she makes a better mother than any other I've seen and she still got one of the best grades at Gcse
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i was pregnant, through rape. and as much as i wanted to give the child a right to life, i couldnt go through with the pregnancy.
the guy who would be the "father" found out i was going down this path. and lets just say i didnt have an abortion but i didnt have a baby.
a catholic friend in school tells me that what he did is a punishment for what i considered doing and was going to carry through. i dont know what to think.
there are so many different teen pregnancy situations, u cant possibly have one right answer for them all. at the end of the day, it's a personal decision, and people shouldnt be so hard on those that opt that way.
its easy to say that youre against abortion, and that its wrong, when you havent faced the fear of the situation.
if you can go through with it, well done i say. and lisa, your friend is amazing.
dont frown-u never know who's falling in love with your smile!
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dont frown-u never know who's falling in love with your smile!
Ok, this is going one step further on the abortion issue. I have never really stated my views, mainly because I don't like the argument.
Personally, I think the idea of abortion is fair enough: I'm male myself, so maybe that affects the view. I'm also a teen - i've never had children of my own, which probably affects my views as well.
I've not lost my mind it's inserted elsewhere - hence the limp.
what post?
how can you say that RachaelHolmes is selfish and spoilt and only interested in self gratification?? did we actually read the same post? she stated clearly she considered adoption, and after hearing of someone who WAS conceived from rape and then adopted, finding out, decided this wasnt something she wanted to wish upon her baby. and that she felt suicidal, this isnt a "spoilt and selfish" mind at work. she was willing to kill herself to prevent the spawn of this rapist from living.
people who are raped go through enough, they dont need the reminder every single day of their ordeal by looking after their child. and loving something that was brought into the world by such a horrific act.
your mum must have been very strong to carry you to term and then care for you, as yu were conceived of rape. but i know i couldnt do it. and people are entitled to their own opinions about this, abortion is legal, and surely it is a better alternative than the victim having to commit suicide??
If you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Ash
Ash
*is getting heartily sick of all the abortion/pregnancy topic around at the moment*
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sometimes you've just got to keep going....
People, look at the date! This post hasnt been opened since January, its well and truly dead! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif">
It matters not who won or lost, but how you place the blame.
I would just like to point out the fact that unwanted pregnancy is unwanted because it was a mistake. Not everyone who falls pregnant is stupid and irresponsible. Sometimes things happen no matter how good your intentions are. Life may not give you a choice. People have sex before they are ready to have a child, this is not their intention. Plenty of people get away with not using contraception, and plenty of people are responsible but something basically beyond their control goes wrong. I just think that we need to stop judging others so harshly. You do not have to agree, but if you have never been in the same shoes you have absolutely no right to criticise someone else's decision.
This above all, to thine own self be true.
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sometimes you've just got to keep going....