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Abortion: What I Believe

Abortion--What I Believe

Life begins at conception. That’s what I believe. I think abortion is mostly immoral.

If you have sex, there is a chance that you will have a baby using contraception or not. If a person willingly engages in sexual activities, he or she must accept that there are risks and unintended consequences. If that person is not ready to deal with those consequences, then, he or she obviously was not ready for sexual activity. In these cases, there should be noexcuse for abortion.

“But the condom broke. We were trying to be safe!”

To me, that sounds like, “Yeah, I jumped out of the plane, but I was wearing a parachute. It’s not my fault the parachute had a hole in it.” And I agree. It isn’t your fault it had a hole in it... But you knew that was one of the risks before you decided to do it. And you need to accept responsibility for your actions.

There are situations, however, in which I believe the woman should have the option of abortion. In the case of rape or incest, for example. If the woman’s life is in danger, or if the child is going to suffer from a debilitating handicap forits entire life--these are extreme cases.

In extreme cases, exceptions are often made. In these cases, the mother hasno control over the issue. It isn’t simply that she conceived at an inconvenienttime. I feel that these situations are too extreme for anyone who isn't immediately involved to have a say in them. These are cases in which the mother (and possibly father, if the situation calls for his input) must use her own judgment. In some of these cases, I would still strongly encourage the mother to keep the baby, or at least put it up for adoption, but she should have the final say.

What do you think?

And I know some of you are probably fuming, so please take a second to calm down before you comment. It's okay to have a strong opinion. It's not okay to be an A-hole haha. I'm not narrow-minded, so know that I'm going to consider your opinion--you don't need to shove it in my face.

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  • I think a fetus is a fetus and a baby is a baby, they're two different things. I think life starts when you can experience it. By this I mean be able to respond to stimuli and feel. At conception a fetus is incapable of doing both. I would say life starts at 20 weeks after conception since that's when they can begin to experience it. I think this because we do not bat an eye when we swat a fly, even though they feel pain, their life means nothing to them, likewise I think it's the same for a fetus incapable of experiencing.
    If a fetus has significant risks of coming out as mentally or physically disabled I think we are being selfish by wanting to put the through so much pain and suffering just because we want to feel good about ourselves at night.
    I do agree however that people shouldn't just get abortions in replacement of condoms or because the condom broke if they're in a relationship. Although by not allowing this it's harder for those that need abortions to get them because they're looked down upon and abortion doctors would be far more scarce.

    • "If a fetus has significant risks of coming out as... disabled I think we are being selfish by wanting to put the through so much pain and suffering..." A very valid point, and I agree... to an extent. Soon after abortion was legalized (Actually, the same year, I believe), my grandma was presented with the option to abort my uncle on the basis that he would be mentally handicapped and would not live to be five years old due to some strange muscle deficiencies (it's a very rare case, and the doctors still don't know what to make of it), but she chose to not. My grandparents worked very hard with their weak little boy, and one day he was finally able to move a little, to swallow on his own, and eventually to walk. His 5th birthday came, and he was doing much better than anyone could've imagined. He's in his early forties. He still can't speak, but he has his own way of communicating. He's incredible to me. If my grandmother had aborted him, I never would have met one of my best friends.

    • Yeah that's true, and I understand how much it hurts to imagine if they had not been born.

    • But I am glad she was given the choice. I think it's right to give someone the option of abortion in that instance. I'm just saying that it's not necessarily selfish under all circumstances. Like you said, if it's "just because we want to feel good about ourselves at night," then I think it certainly is selfish. People like my grandparents, on the other hand, seem to have unselfish motives. They put all of their effort into making sure that my uncle had a chance to enjoy life if he could. Thanks for the feedback. It was certainly thought-provoking.

Most Helpful Guy

  • I'm okay with abortion as long as it's being done for certain reasons and not others and the baby hasn't passed a certain point in development. It doesn't make sense to say that the soul enters the body at conception. If that were the case, then identical twins would not occur.

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  • I'm for women having the option, that's why I'm pro choice. To be honest, I have no idea whether I would get an abortion or not but I want the option to if that's what I decide.. My life doesn't affect you and vice versa. It's non of your business what I do and if someone wants to have a baby or not I really don't care. It's their life.

    Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect yours, but you don't have much life experience. I'm almost 25 and I wouldn't say I totally have it figured out either. Another big issue I have is that you're a guy, so I really don't think you have any say. Yes, it takes a man and a woman to create a baby but the woman has to carry it so ultimately it is her decision. Until science figures out a way for men to carry and deliver babies, they don't have the final say.

    • Your life may not affect me, but your life certainly does affect the life of your child. Something to consider is at what point does life actually begin? What makes that fetus different from the child outside of the womb? Is it a heartbeat? Is it the formation of the brain? An interesting question, I'd say, and perhaps you have an answer. Perhaps you've pondered this yourself. If we are willing to say that the fetus/embryo/blastocyst/whatever stage it's in is not "technically" living because it has no way of truly experiencing life, then should we not extend the option of humane termination to family members of those who have serious mental handicaps, causing the victim to spend life in a hospital bed? These are all questions I've answered for myself, but I like people to consider and answer themselves. I'm here for stimulating conversation all night if you want haha

    • Okay, maybe not ALL night haha

  • I think it's up to each individual woman to decide, honestly.

  • Abortion because you had unsafe consensual sex is selfishness otherwise I support it.

  • I support abortion. We are getting swamped on this planet.

  • I like the part where you say "And you need to accept responsibility for your actions." That is only true! Either do or don't. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • Sex exist to create new babies. I don't understand the big fuss about it. "Oops i did something that is there to make way to a new baby and now a baby is growing in my belly."... Really, look at that logic. You're totally right bro.

  • Only a wuss, evil thinker and a fool would say life starts at birth. When you're conceived and sperm and egg unite, it is growing. If it's not life, why does it grow? Things that have no life to it will not grow.

  • I'm for abortion , I mean have you seen how many parents are irresponsible? If the woman or the man doesn't want a child then do an abortion it's better for the fetus not existing than having a shitty life with shitty parents. Moreover we are overpopulated . BUT I think you really have to be dumb to have an accident nowadays with condoms, morning after pills, pills, I think having a real accident (incest, rape) is really rare and the rest are just dumb women who do not deserve having babies

    • Hahaha Yeah, good point. There are some pretty awful parents out there. What about adoption, though? Isn't that better than aborting the child?

  • see i agree with u, however sometimes the man won't take responsibility which is why there are a lot of young single mothers out there... you can't make a women have to deal with all the consequences

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