Well, I have to admit I'm a little afraid. The generational pattern on my mom's side of the family is predicting triplets for me. I'm not sure that I will end up with triplets, by any means, it's mostly speculation.
Anyway, I'm not sure that I could deal with an abortion...that's a situation I'd have to be in before I could judge another's decision as selfish.
I do think that her priorities were a little out of whack, and I really sympathize with Peter. The man should definately get some say in the matter, and he is obviously not the kind of guy to leave her to care for the children alone. He seems like he would have gone way out of his way to help her, and all she was worried about was her life, not his.
I'm pro abortion in some situations, but the fact is she knowingly and willingly had unprotected sex. That's what bothers me.
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Originally posted by StormBerlin:
I would have done the same thing. She knew the result of going off the pill, and she got pregnant. It isn't fair to say that she should just accept the consequences of THREE children. In fact, to say that children are nothing but consequences is worse than deciding not to have them. I think those of you who think she should live with "her consequences" are worse than someone who decides whats good for her and takes care of it.
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Ok FIRST let me highlight: "She knew the result of going off the pill"
Did she really weigh all the options though, like... adoption.
Second, if work is that important to her should she really be having children? It sounds to me like she really didn't even want one, much less three.
Third, this is the woman who will be treating the one child as the consequence because that's what it was, it was an "if" situation. Who knows maybe she'll realize that she loves the kid and be a great mother, but she clearly wasn't ready to get pregnant. So the responsible thing is to use a condom. (stated for the millionth time...because it's common sense)
And we should definately think about this:
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Originally posted by analog:
If her selfishness is the x-factor, I wonder how many other abortions are caused by similar motivations but are just not known to be caused by such feelings?
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He's got a good point. Maybe some of us have been really naive as to peoples motives for getting abortion. I know I have and this woman has really opened my eyes.