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Originally Posted by tisonlyi
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Why should a 20 year old be so terrified of telling her parents she got pregnant that she's willing to drink herself into a medical situation to try and 'deal'?
Those people here who condemn, in my view, are the real problem.
Acceptance breeds responsibility. Persecution does just the opposite.
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A better question to ask of a
responsible 20 year old is this: Why is she having
unprotected sex when a responsible person of that age by now surely knows the consequences of such action?
A simple assessment of the act of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol for the purpose of inducing a miscarriage/abortion or whatever you might like to call it is this: It's irrational behavior being engaged in by a person who was not emotionally ready to deal with the consequences of the irresponsible act of having unprotected sex.
The above statement offers neither condemnation or persecution. Just to be clear about it this one offers both: The behavior of this woman is nothing more than an all too convenient form of after the fact birth control and I personally think it is barbaric. I am of course assuming that in this case she will be successful in causing the premature termination of her unplanned, unwanted, and easily avoidable pregancy.
If she has already started this farce then perhaps at this point it would likely be the best thing for this unborn child. If she is not successful then the real tragedy is that she will most certainly sentence this child to a very painful and likely very short life in this world. Under no circumstances is excessive alcohol consuption while knowingly pregnant acceptable behavior.