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Impetuous1 · 07-28-2006, 05:48 PM

I'm not going to argue about abortion. Suffice it to say that I would never get one myself unless I were raped. I couldn't bear to carry a child that was got on me by a violent means. But from an encounter that was mutual, I would always decide to keep the child. Of course you have to keep in mind that I am 30 and am fully capable of raising a child both financially and emotionally. I agree that women most definitely have responsibility in making decisions about whether or not they want to have children and if they do not; what they want to do to prevent it. They have more responsibility in that area than men do or ever will. Because the woman will almost always be the one stuck with the child. If it were up to me, all women would be on birth control from the time they start menstuating until they're conscientious enough to make informed decisions.

But I can't be against abortion for the reason that I've met some people who were adopted. They rarely have the love that most here probably received from their biological parents. Most of the ones I met were mistreated in some way or another by their adopted parents. A few of theses individuals you would not want to have met in a dark alley. On top of that, it's not easy to adopt a child. Those who can afford it often are white and choose white children. What of all the children who are black,hispanic and asian? What about girls who get pregnant through incest or rape? What about those who are too young to financially support a child? Raising a child is expensive. Let alone the hospital bills for giving birth for those who are uninsured. What if you learned your child will have severe, visible malformations and retardation?

I believe that you have to seriously weigh the quality of life the child will have before you make the decision to abort.

For the record, I've never gotten an abortion and doubt very much that any woman uses it as their primary source of birth control as it is not cheap. It would be relatively cheaper to get on contraceptives. But, I could be wrong.

07-28-2006, 05:48 PM	#53 (permalink)
Impetuous1 Insane Location: Arizona	I'm not going to argue about abortion. Suffice it to say that I would never get one myself unless I were raped. I couldn't bear to carry a child that was got on me by a violent means. But from an encounter that was mutual, I would always decide to keep the child. Of course you have to keep in mind that I am 30 and am fully capable of raising a child both financially and emotionally. I agree that women most definitely have responsibility in making decisions about whether or not they want to have children and if they do not; what they want to do to prevent it. They have more responsibility in that area than men do or ever will. Because the woman will almost always be the one stuck with the child. If it were up to me, all women would be on birth control from the time they start menstuating until they're conscientious enough to make informed decisions. But I can't be against abortion for the reason that I've met some people who were adopted. They rarely have the love that most here probably received from their biological parents. Most of the ones I met were mistreated in some way or another by their adopted parents. A few of theses individuals you would not want to have met in a dark alley. On top of that, it's not easy to adopt a child. Those who can afford it often are white and choose white children. What of all the children who are black,hispanic and asian? What about girls who get pregnant through incest or rape? What about those who are too young to financially support a child? Raising a child is expensive. Let alone the hospital bills for giving birth for those who are uninsured. What if you learned your child will have severe, visible malformations and retardation? I believe that you have to seriously weigh the quality of life the child will have before you make the decision to abort. For the record, I've never gotten an abortion and doubt very much that any woman uses it as their primary source of birth control as it is not cheap. It would be relatively cheaper to get on contraceptives. But, I could be wrong. Last edited by Impetuous1; 07-28-2006 at 05:57 PM..