Abortion and Men?

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 10:36 am Post Subject:

Gary, can't help but disagreeing just a little with ya here...I too on an 'brain' level am pro-choice. My hope and prayer is that all women would make the right choice...I know that sounds stupid. What I mean is I think it should be our choice..I personally could never had done it...however trying not to be hypecritical I wasn't pregnant at 16 either (i was 18 :wink: AND married)...I have had the misfortune however, of holding the hands of many family and friends that had abortions...and can tell you that not ONE isn't haunted later in life...ok that being said. I think the father in most cases should have 'some' imput. If the father wants that child and is willing to raise that child on his own...that no one including the woman he impregnanted should be entitled to kill his child without his consent.....being honest, most guys could give a crap less...majority of abortions are preformed on young teen agers or very early twentys...the 'daddy's'' even pay for it a lot of the time. with a big, 'whew wee...dodged that bullet'. But on the off chance that there is a responsible young man out there that does not want his child distroyed. He has (IMO) a right to fight it.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 10:48 am Post Subject:

I too am also pro choice but I can see some instances like rape that would really make it hard for the person to make a decision. I have a couple family members whom suffer from infertility and find it kind of a shame that there are people like them whom would take and raise these babies.
BUT I have also seen little hurt children come and go from each of my relatives foster homes. Were these unwanted babies and is this the life they have ahead of them if the mother does not abort? I still believe every life is worth saving..I just question the human race alot in my mind. Shortly I will have to watch a two year old be returned to the family that molested her...Sometimes I wonder which way the little lost soul would have been better off. I know she has her whole life ahead of her but what kind will that be? There is so many sides to this issue.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:40 am Post Subject: abortion

Every circumstance is different. I think the decision should be between the couple. I don't believe in Abortion, myself. But, I know a few women who have had one. Remember, guys, it takes TWO ,....so BOTH people should have an opionin in the decision.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 03:31 pm Post Subject:

I agree with all the comments above from our lady Internet friends and that's my point.

Let me name some men I'd like to smash in the mouth with a baseball bat when they start talking about abortion:

Sean Hannity
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck

They do more harm than good to change hearts and minds and how easy it is for them since they will NEVER be faced with the circumstance.

I'll bet my last dollar if all three woke up tomorrow morning pregnant NONE of them would carry the baby to term.

AND now for my religous comment... to be spirtually consistant if you actually truely believed in God you'd believe life begins at conception and once created the life can't spiritually be destroyed, so abortion would be the fast track to Heaven without all the trials and tribulations that come with human existance.

This debate needs men to butt out and allow women to handle this issue.

Men are a bunch of intellectually dishonest client #9s on this issue.

There, I said it and I feel better!

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 06:31 pm Post Subject:

Gary, no way is this just a woman's issue. The last time that I checked, when my wife was pregnant, she was carrying my baby.

For those who believe that abortion is murder, they have a responsibility to be vocal and do all that they can to stop it.

Where I think that we agree is that most people who are on the pro-life side of the conversation are probably pretty hypocritical. In other words, it is very easy to be pro-life for somebody else, but it's very different if it is your 12 year old daughter carrying your brother's baby who is going to have down syndrome.

(If it matters, I would describe myself as anti-abortion, but am pro-choice.)

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 07:08 pm Post Subject:

Where I think that we agree is that most people who are on the pro-life side of the conversation are probably pretty hypocritical.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 10:35 pm Post Subject:

Sean Hannity
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck

AND now for my religous comment... to be spirtually consistant if you actually truely believed in God you'd believe life begins at conception and once created the life can't spiritually be destroyed, so abortion would be the fast track to Heaven without all the trials and tribulations that come with human existance.

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:06 am Post Subject:

I think this thread demonstrates the actual feelings of most Americans on the subject of abortion. NOBODY is really for the termination of an innocent life, INTELLECTUALLY.

But a woman's own body, her own person, and her being the one who WILL mostly be responsible for the child is the only one who can ultimately make this decision.

Putting my religous hat back on because I try to think about these things all the way through to the most logical conclusion.

So the 15 year old pregnant girl asks, "What would Jesus do?"

Jesus says, "Have the baby."

But she just can't, she just can't handle the stress, the fear, the burden on her parents, afraid it's going to hurt, worried about her young body being distorted, how she'll pay for the baby's care, thinks she'll never get married, go to college,...so her whole world has collapsed.

So she has the abortion.

Now, what would Jesus say?

Jesus would say, "I'm disappointed you didn't have faith in my advice, but I forgive you and don't do that again."

She's relieved, and wants to ask one more question but she's afraid.

She wants to ask, "What happened to my baby?"

Jesus smiles and says, "Your baby is safe and sound with me."

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:34 am Post Subject:

Now, what would Jesus say?

Jesus would say, "I'm disappointed you didn't have faith in my advice, but I forgive you and don't do that again."

She's relieved, and wants to ask one more question but she's afraid.

She wants to ask, "What happened to my baby?"

Jesus smiles and says, "Your baby is safe and sound with me."

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 02:20 am Post Subject: my point of view..

Abortion is .one of the most hotly debated social and moral issues.The problem in debate is that both sides are extremely dogmatic and defensive in presenting arguments..As my own disposition is concern, as a jehovahs witnesses i stil value the essential of LIFE..
Whether we like it or not abortion lis killing in the sense that it ends the life of a fetus.. i know the decision to have an abortion is a difficult one and its up to us to put up with the consequences of such private choices.And i would rather see a hundred children abused than to see one child killed.