How do you feel about abortion? is it selfish?!?

Question

not for me but just want opinions......would you get an abortion?? how do you feel about it?

what if there was no abortion?

Answer 1

I think it depends entirely on the situation. Do I think its selfish for a rape victim to get an abortion? Nope.

Do I think its selfish for a woman to have unprotected consensual s*x and get one? Yep.

My opinion would vary from situation to situation. While the thought of having an abortion at all makes me cringe, I think in certain circumstances- rape, incest, mothers life at risk, severe disability of the baby- I think in these situations the woman/ girl should have the option to abort if thats what they choose. I don't believe anyone in these situations should be forced to go through the pregnancy.

Now if a woman has consensual s*x and gets pregnant, I don't think its right to have an abortion at all. I think there are forms of "protection" out there for a reason and they should be utilized if the woman doesn't wish to get pregnant.

Answer 2

I think it's all up to the person who is having the baby. It should always come to the decision about what is best for the baby. If I knew I couldn't give my baby the best possible life I could give it just because the condom broke, then I wouldn't hesitate to abort it. I have a very science-driven view on the subject, so I'm probably not the best person for a pro-lifer to talk to about the real develpoment a fetus goes through during gestation.

I agree with many that abortion shouldn't be used as a form of birth control... isn't it expensive anyway? But if you protect yourself as best you can... there isn't much more you can do. We ARE just animals deep down and we have natural drive to have s*x, but we are human enough to protect ourselves and should know the consequences of poor sexual decisions.

I still wonder to this day why people are surprised when they get pregnant when they don't use any contraception...

Answer 3

Hmmmm..... You know, that's a really tough question to answer. Personally, I would never get an abortion. However, I believe that people should have the right to choose. I do not think that young girls who were overtaken by peer pressure and rape victims should have to keep a child they never expected. Additionally, there have been cases in which abortion was outlawed and mothers who would die in childbirth were unable to get proper abortions.

Again, I really don't think it's fair to punish these people. Teenagers and pre-teens who have the ability to become pregnant still don't have fully developed brains. The frontal lobe (involved in the decision-making process) hasn't fully grown. Therefore, teens don't have the ability to make fully reasonable decisions. So, why punish them? Many times. they already suffer mental consequences. It's like adding insult to injury, and.... sorry for the lecture. Hehe... That's just my opinion.

Answer 4

I personally would not, but it's a very tough choice. I think adoption would be a better route then to let a child live his or her life unloved. I think what people choose to do to their bodies is their business. I can't make the decision for them. If someone uses abortion as birth control they should be sterilized.

Answer 5

i think that you just opened the wrong can of warms by asking this question.

Answer 6

well if you are going to have s*x- especailly unprotected than you should be aware of the consequences and prepared for them. unfortunatly for some people it is way too easy to get pregnant.  i dont agree with it i wish people wouldnt choose it, but i dont think it should be ileagle

i feel that people have to make their own choices but there is always adoption

if there was no legal abortions people would preform them in alleys and people would still get them....

also i would not get one- hence my 18 month old daughter- i love her and believe i made the right choice

Answer 7

i would only get one if i knew that my child would be in pain for the rest of his or her life, or maybe if i was raped because i wouldnt want to have a child that way(knowing i might resent the pregnancy or the child). or maybe if the child or the mother would die....

i think it is selfish when someone doesnt use the proper precautions and uses abotion as a way for birth control. they could use the pill or a condom for that, or they could give the baby up for adoption.