So why aren't the anti abortionists out there adopting?

Question

Instead of giving out hassle to women on Yahoo Answers?

Why are they not practising what they are preaching?

Every time a woman asks a question about abortion, someone shouts her down with the reponse 'you murderer..why don't you get the baby adopted?'

So why don't they adopt instead?

Answer 1

excellent point sunshine, excellent point!

Answer 2

Lauralam - I think the point people are trying to make is that a lot of anti abortionists say that because adoption exists then you should never abort - what the concensus on here seems to be is that adopting is very difficult (as you have just pointed out) and therefore means that children end up in kids homes - not a great life for a child.

Personally, I believe that people should have the choice to abort and I believe that most people do it after much consideration.  It would be lovely if all the children given up for adoption were adopted but that just doesn't happen.  So if you don't want a child and won't/can't show it any love the choice is abort or have it adopted (which could mean a miserable childhood in a kids home).

Answer 3

I am mostly against abortiona and I did adopt an baby who's alternate fate would have been an abortion.  Now his B-mom can live her life without the guilt and he is wonderful Alive and such a blessing to have around.

Answer 4

Some pro-life people adopt, but we don't all have to.

There are currently 200,000 couples in the US desperately seeking to adopt, yet less than 25,000 babies available each year.

A lot of the children that aren't adopted, are just that, children, not babies.

Answer 5

It's so easy for people to take the moral high ground on this without actually doing anything about it.  They leave it to someone else to adopt kids.  Maybe we should start pointing the finger at them for being selfish and bringing their own children into the world when they should be adopting kids first that really need a parent if they really wanted to practise what they preach!! Just an idea!

Answer 6

Exactly!  Thats what I ask them every time they post their "abortion is murder" protest.  Whenever people lecturing me on how abortion is murder I just let them finish their preaching then I ask them "well how many children have you adopted today?  How many decent foster cares have you opened up?  How much have you donated to orphanges?"  and then the majority of the time, they wont answer me.  You know whats really funny about the prochoicers?  When they say things "I think abortion is murder no matter what, unless the girl was raped."  They don't realize that's called Prochoice.  Thank you for posting this I couldn't agree more!

All you people saying the adoption agency wont let you adopt then why not donate money to foster cares, orphanages, or as someone had said, sponsor a family.  And whoever asked "where's your proof" well millions of unadopted children is the proof!

Answer 7

right on Kay! I agree, don't encourage adoption encourage parenting!! All people need is a little support and encouragement and parenting can be beautiful, goals can be accomplished and families can strive!!

and amandas statistics below me, about how many children are available for adoption are inaccurate.

Answer 8

Or if they don't want to adopt, why not sponsor a family? I do know some pro-life people who DO do that though...

I hate it that it happens for pro-life reasons, but it's wonderful to see when an orginization, even church based, provides really need support for expectant mom's to do a good job raising their kids.

Thumbs up to anyone who participates in such!

Answer 9

We are... BtW we are PRO-Life and perhaps if clinics would let young people know that that was option, we'd have more to adopt. Instead you shelter woman from the truth - that it scars their soul, their body, and their family if they ever tell. Trust me - I know. Thank God for his forgiveness. Hopefully you will turn from your wicked ways of advocating for the destruction of life, and ask the Lord to forgive you too.

Answer 10

We do and Have...

Answer 11

So it's either agree with abortion or adopt?

I personally would not have an abortion, I have a son and have another on the way...I can't say that I was 100% ready to have either of them.  But I got pregnant and I never ever thought of getting rid of any of them.  

I practise what I preach when I say 'take responsiblity'...I have and still do!! Now what's your point?

Answer 12

And how do you know they're not.

It's an assinine quesiton.  And you can't spell, by the way.

Oh and I'm adopted.  My biological family found me 20 years ago and guess what?  I was less than 2 hours from being aborted.  So F you!  An abortion KILLS a human being.  

That being said, I DO NOT judge any woman who makes a decision to do with her body what she wants.  I fully realize not everyone feels the way I do and I will not go out and march and demand that they see things from my point of view.  But s***w you buddy, I count, and I was thisclose to losing my life.

And to the idiot above who makes herself feel better by saying "it's just a blob"  Oh, please, it's a blob with a life.

Answer 13

abortion isn't murder, as long as you catch it early enough, it's just a blob of cells and it's not a person with thoughts and feelings, if we didn't have abortion the world would be a worse place, it's helped loads of people and i'm all for it as long as people are sensible and it's used for genuine reasons

Answer 14

How do you know they aren't????? Seems like you are jumping to conclusions much like they are....just something to think about.

And to all the people who WANT to stick it to the anti abortionists...how about educating the people getting pregnant? Hmmmm. Instead of wasting time asking AAs to adopt let's spend money on educating the people getting knocked up!

Answer 15

Can people PLEASE just STOP putting abortion and adoption together.

They have NOTHING to do with one another.

And to those adoptive parents out there that even THINK it does - shame on you - for you will cause  you're adoptee a lifetime of hurt and pain.

Non adopted people do not have to be grateful for just living - how dare you place that burden on adoptees.

Answer 16

I know exactly where you're coming from.  I've made pro-abortion comments below only to be faced with the adoption solution.  They just won't listen.

I was adopted and my parents went through the process twice.  It is one of the most difficult processes you will have to endure.  If you are over-weight you can't adopt; if you smoke you can't adopt etc etc.  Also people who want to adopt and get through the process, more often than not, only want babies.  

The truth of the matter is that children who are put up for adoption are likely to end up in care system, being past from home to carer and back.  There are plenty of records and statistics available on what kind of life a child who has come through the system is likely to have.

These people live there life thinking everything is black and white - reality check - it's not!  If someone truly can't offer a child love and they become pregnant, sometimes the kinder thing is to have an abortion.  These people would no doubt like to see it pushed back into the underworld of drunken doctors butchering women which people fought so hard to get rid of.

Answer 17

I think we should make all the anti-abortionists adopt at least one child each. Then we would know that they truly believe in what they're saying and not just passing the buck on a problem due to religious/spiritual beliefs.

Answer 18

im an anti abortionists..i would love to adopt but the adoption agency wont let me adopt right now after losin my babies ok.so i will practice what i preach..thank u

Answer 19

I don't know one person who is against abortion that has adopted either. What's up with that? Pompous attitudes, holy and thous. They should walk a mile, or even ten feet in their shoes!

Answer 20

They are!

Of course, this question is poorly worded.  That is like saying, Why don't vegetarians care for all of the cows in the world?  Because we are against killing, it doesn't mean that we want to take in the victims.

Answer 21

I would adopt except you are buying the child and in my religion it is forbidden to buy a child.  Otherwise I would adopt. And yes that is exactly what you are doing when you adopt. But my husband is going to let me adopt when we go back to his country as adoption is free in the Muslim countries.