Friday, August 25, 2006

   My thoughts on a couple controversial topic: Abortion
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if you aren't going to even hear out an opposing side, with an open mind, you don't have to read this. But if you disagree and you want to logically, calmly, and respectfully reply, i would love to debate!! or if you agree, that's great too!


Abortion

In my opinion, abortion is WRONG. And morning after pills/other contraceptive for "after the fact," is wrong. Maybe a morning after pill if you've been raped, but Abortion in any sense is wrong

I guess it's a feeling of "women's rights" vs. "life's right" and when you define life. Personally, I define life as beginning in the womb. But even if it didn't start till birth, if you have an abortion, you are taking away an innocent person's RIGHT to live. They may not be born yet, but this person could change the world, and if it were me, i'd never take that right away from someone.

Also, it's about personal responsibility. If you are raped, take a morning after pill (go to the doctor, then the cops), and rape is a case in which i can sort-of see abortion, because rape is a HORRIBLE thing to go through. I kind of would rather die.


Anyway, rape is one thing, but if you CHOOSE to have sex, and get pregnant (or get a girl preggo), it's my opinion that you should take responsibility for your actions. If you just kill someone who had no choice in the matter, that's like running away. If you really don't want the kid, fine, give it up for adoption. There are MILLIONS of people that want to have a kid, but can't. Don't take the kid's chance away because you don't want to deal with your own mess.

I think even high school/teen parents can take care of a kid. It's incredibly hard, but not impossible. I don't think one should consider their pregnancy what killed their future. It's harder, but it's not impossible.

Resentment of a child, too, is very wrong. The kid has NO choice in the matter. If it were up to him, he'd have been born at a later time, too. But he was born because YOU decided to have sex, so don't blame HIM for YOUR mistake.

My friend had a baby at the beginning of her senior year...it was hard for her, but she never regretted her son, and in fact, she is GLAD she had him, just regrets being young.

Her baby's daddy was a complete asshole. First, he wanted her to get an abortion. She said "NO WAY! This is my problem, my responsibility, I will not do that to this baby."

then he wanted her to give it up for adoption (later, she discovered, so he could adopt it with his OTHER gf, who told my friend because the OTHER gf thought it was wrong, too) but my friend really did want her child.

and she's a GOOD mom. Her son is the most darling little boy imaginable. he's SO happy~ ^__^

and as for teenage moms, that doesn't even...well, you know, my friend was about 5 months pregnant, and she had a miscarriage... :( she was scared, but she really was excited for her baby, and being responsible, and learning things, and saving money...but she lost it, and it broke her heart

So, if that baby is supposed to not be born, it won't. if it is, don't mess with it, and own up to your actions.

that's basically all it is. I feel very strongly on this, thoughthank you!
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