Abortion Issues Return to Supreme Court

[Birdy]

Glad you understand my point. [/sarcasm]

If you're pregnant (or the father), you have something to say about the child's life because it's yours.
I'm sorry you can't respond seriously to my post.

[LightningBoy]

No human owns another. That's SLAVERY.

The parents are the Caretakers, and the Teachers; NOT the owners.

And stow the 'tude. It's called sarcastic rhetoric; and it was a serious response. I'm sorry you can't accept a legitimate rebuttal.

[Birdy]

Right, whatever.
I didn't say anything about owning.

You saying something about homeless is a totally different subject.

I'm just trying to also see your side; I think I do now, but I don't get the feeling anyone who's anti-abortion is trying to see my point of view.
Guess that'll never change.

[LightningBoy]

My point with the homeless is that if you're arguing that a child should not be born, because they'd live in poverty, then maybe we should eliminate the homeless so they don't live in poverty either.

I know your point was that the parent should have a say in how the kid's life (or lack there of) goes; but my point is that nobody should be allowed to choose between life and death. A crummy life beats a no life any day; at least then you can decide for youself if you want to live.

[Birdy]

Yeah, well, ok, you can see that, I see it differently.

I understand that you think of life as a sacred thing. I think however that everyone should have the choice to decide for him/herself what to do with that choice. If you don't want to do that, that's fine, if you want to, it can be done in a legal way. I think if you make it illegal people do it in backalley's and illegal, and that only causes more trouble. But that's a different discussion.
True, baby's can't decide for themselves. I understand your point, but don't agree.

[Puck]

[Birdy]

[Republican_Man]

[Birdy]

[WeAz]

i want abortion, but not without limits. i don't want to be able to get an abortion just because i want a girl instead of a boy, that kind of abortion should be illegal. but if the life of the mother or the child is in danger, or the child has a fatal genetic diesease or mental disability, then they should get abortions.

[Republican_Man]

Uh, do you not mean extreme mental disabilities, because I submit to you that most disabled kids--particularly those with Down's Syndrome--have better lives and better outlooks on life than most normal people.

[Leo Wyatt]

I know I am not allowed to post in this topic but, I am taking a chance. Charlie you can yell at me later.

Janeway_74656,

You said if the woman's life was in danger?

I was in danger and I didn't abort my baby. People are just too selfish. And think of themselves and not the baby.

[magenta]

When I was 18,I had an abortion.I am now 36yrs old and a mother to 2 beautiful kids,2 and 4!At the time I was wild,out of control,using various drugs,the father wasnt interested in becoming a parent.I had no regrets with MY desicion to end the pregnancy.
It was MY body and MY right to choose to end it!I was in no mental,emotional,financial or physical state to raise or give birth to a child that quite possibly would have had a disability of some kind.
I was taking birth control pills,but forgot 2 out of the month,being a low dose pill,fate dealt its hand.
To this day I know it was the right thing for me to do at the time.If I were to fall pregnant at my age again,I would keep it.But if I were 40 or over I would review that desicion,too old to be a mother!
A woman is the 'owner' of her body,its her right to make life changing desicions that will affect it.There are too many young{teenagers]or younger having kids,I have seen first hand what happens to these kids when raised by immature irresponsible 'kids'.
Kids having kids,thats what it boils down to.All schools in the world should have a program with those take home baby like dolls.They would find out first hand just how hard it is to raise a baby.Middle of the night feeds,crying for hours,no sleep,no social life-no more fun teenager stuff!
When you have lived a lot more years,seen the world,worked for a living,saved money.Maybe you gain some knowledge/wisdom to give to your child,with no regrets of what might of been.
Well thats my 2cents worth to the subject,my opinion.

[Puck]

[Leo Wyatt]

Being a single father is not so bad, ask my uncle. If he was a member I am sure he would give his views. Would you rather have a dead baby? oh wait, I already know the answer. Everybody loves killing innocent babies.

[IntrepidIsMe]

Don't put words into other people's mouths. If you can't do that, then I suggest you not post in this topic anymore.



Anyway, I don't think that it would be right for me or anybody else to tell a woman that they should have to die for another life. In that case, they should be able to make the choice.

[Leo Wyatt]

That was not my intention . It just went out the wrong way. Everyone make mistakes

[LightningBoy]

Again, what's wrong with sarcastic rhetoric? It's a better was to get your opponent to better explain their case.

[Leo Wyatt]

Who are you talking to LB, me or the guy above? Or am I too sleepy to think?

[LightningBoy]

Anyone. People are taking arguments too personally; a lot of it is just sarcasm, which is a good argument technique.

[Seven of Nine]

If I had gotten dangerously ill while pregnant (second time around), it would have most likely been before 24 weeks, therefore the baby would most likely wouldn't be viable. However, it could have killed me (and the baby) and Samantha wouldn't have had a mother because I was too selfish to go through all the turmoil of getting an abortion. It wasn't easy, in fact, it's the hardest decision I've ever had to make. I think I made the right one though.

[IntrepidIsMe]

[WeAz]