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  • it depends, i think its horrid when people who actually could look after the baby even if unwanted have an abortion, but if they are really unfit to be a parent then i think its best for the baby
  • I don't think abortion is wrong under any circumstances. Every woman should have total control of her own body. When a baby that is born breathes "the breath of life" as it says in the Bible, that's when life begins. Otherwise, there would ALWAYS be a funeral and death certificate for a miscarriage. I feel fortunate I never had to make the decision to have an abortion, but I know I would have had they been legal at the time.
  • it's always wrong. if you kill something God created it's murder...thats wrong. if God didnt want you to have it he woulnd't give it to you.
  • I JUST READ THIS IN THE VANCOUVER SUN PAPER THIS MORNING.......IT KINDA MAKES ONE THINK.... The bearing and raising of children can be a lonely road Letter Saturday, July 05, 2008 If you aren't prepared to volunteer your time to improve the life of a fetal-alcohol, crack-addicted or damaged child, then you should simply sit down and shut up. Your opinion doesn't count. My husband and I have five children, and one is severely autistic. Not one person has ever offered to pay for his expensive treatment, babysit to give us a break or assist us in our constant struggle with government bureaucracies. A Revenue Canada employee called him a "retard." Nobody cared. A teacher at his school refers to him as "gross." Nobody cares. The ministry of children and family development makes our lives a nightmare of paperwork. Nobody cares. I wouldn't wish this life on anyone. No one, and especially not the morally bankrupt Catholic Church, should be able to force a woman to have a child.
  • The only time abortion should be considered as a choice, if you will, is when it is more likely that the woman will lose her own life in labor than that of the child. If the very unfortunate circumstance in which you describe is the case, the choice of adoption is still viable. However, it is a good thing that the scenario in which you describe is such a rarity, and most abortions as we know is simply made by 'choice' of the woman claiming she has the right to do with her body as she chooses, yet gives no thought to the body in which she created and who has no say in the issue. PS I love it when an honest answer gets downrated because someone else disagrees with the answer given.
  • Not me
  • I think abortion is needed in some medical situations. A child, is not capable, mentally, emotionally or physically to have a baby, especially after being put through such a horrific tragedy.
  • i dont think it should be used as birth control but i do think there are reasons for it.
  • it's wrong that's it and i'm done i don't care the circumstances. That would be sinning against God. He doesn't want you to keep your child from having life is that fair for the baby no way.
  • Let me cite the case of Sherri Finkbine in 1962. She was pregnant and had taken the drug thiodimide that caused birth defects. X? rays showed the baby would have no arms or legs. She opted to abort and had to go to Sweden to do it. I don't know about then. But currently you could count on care for that child to run between one half and one million dollars yearly. On the rape or incest, at least the child not being the victim can be placed with parents not suffering the assault and have a normal life. I'm a man though. But, I'm going to say the decision rests with the mother. Were I to be the father and the mother make the decision, I would hope to be asked. Either way though her decision. I would want to be asked though so I could support her in the decision.
  • It is wrong. my opinion is this: the value of a child on this earth is not determined by the circumstances of its conception. by aborting babies for that reason, it costs the entire human race. we have no way of knowing how many future nobel peace prize winners, future cancer-curing scientists, future cherished wives and husbands, grandparents, and beloved mothers and fathers we deny the world. Nevermind that the trauma of aborting your baby does not alleviate the trauma of rape or incest. neither trauma will ever be erased. i imagine it is more the case of one trauma heaped upon another once a woman discovers that denying life to her unborn baby doesn't actually soothe the pain that is there as a result of its conception.
  • Abortion is murder unless the mother will die. too many options available and I am so sick of hearing "it's rape..that justifies it".. bull. morning after pill.. which I do not agree with anyway..too many people wait years to adopt and never have that child to love because more babies are aborted every year than have died in IRaq. Abortion is NOT going to take away the memories or trauma of that rape but I can guarantee you that an abortion will double or triple that trauma.
  • let me answer this way... is the new child, innocent or guilty of any crime.??? i find it hard to imagine anyone blaming the child for being ... a child... do you??? therefore killing is killing. wrong is always wrong... and can never be justified as right, sorry. adoption is always a real option. millions of adults worldwide were the product of horrible crimes. explain to them why they didnt and dont deserve to live
  • I know there’s plenty of intolerant people out there that will downrate this, but I believe that no matter the circumstances under which a girl or woman gets pregnant, it’s almost certainly going to be wrong. However, she’s *always* welcome to consult with her Father in Heaven, and preferably also with one of His mortal servants (e.g. her bishop) to gain some perspective. Regardless, prayer is *never* a bad idea. That having been said, if you’re not dealing with risk of severe physical or emotional trauma, you probably shouldn’t even bother to ask; you already know what He’s going to say. And just because *you* think you’re going to have severe physical or emotional trauma doesn’t mean *He* thinks so, nor even that an abortion wouldn’t make the situation significantly worse! Bottom line: yes, there are very, VERY rare situations in which an abortion is the lesser of two evils, but I’d guesstimate maybe one out of every million pregnancies where it’s even considered?
  • I read about Sherri Finkbine and what the OP fails to mention is that a number of people offered to adopt this baby, despite its deformities. I seriously doubt it would cost anything like $1 million a year to look after such a child - that's just scaremongering and very far-fetched.
  • I believe in the woman's right to choose what option is best for her and the fetus. I would like to hope that most people would opt for adoption, but I understand that is not always possible.

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