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oh absolutely, the girl needs as much help and information as possible-
I think what it all comes down to is...yes it does depend upon the circumstances and it is naive to believe that we can write a simple law that makes sense in every situation. Some people might see it that way- but they are forcing a choice of whose life is more important? And then, it is a circumstantial thing- the mom may be a total loser and maybe the baby will be a saint. Or the other way around. How can anyone other than God judge this? How can you regulate it? I still say they have to figure out how to take care of these children before they force them to be born. That's a problem whether the mom is a loser or not...
posted by
FactorFiction
on April 5, 2005 at 11:23 AM
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I can see your point...
but let's say that rather than deciding to end her baby's life, she's contemplating suicide. Is it not important for us to come alongside her with help and counsel to dissuade her from making such a drastic and final decision?
For many people, it's not that they want to take away the woman/girl's right to choose, it's that they see some serious danger in the choice she is contemplating, and they want to encourage her to take a less dangerous route. And we must not forget that abortion is fraught with dangers. Not just the danger of a botched abortion---which can make a girl sick, render her sterile, or kill her--- but also the mental and emotional damage that can be done when a girl/woman aborts and then finds that she really didn't understand the process or what it entailed. I once befirended a girl who'd had an abortion and then deeply regretted it. She was suicidal. It was heart-rending to see what she went through --- and all because no one had made certain that she was completely informed about what the abortion process entailed.
For others, they feel a moral imperative, much as you might if you saw a man with a gun threatening to kill someone --- if you see a life in danger, you feel bound to protect or save that life. To people who believe that life begins at conception, knowing that a woman is considering ending that life makes it imperative on them to try to dissuade her. I don't always agree with the tactics and approaches used to achieve that end, but I understand and support the motive of saving a life.
posted by
editormum
on April 5, 2005 at 10:25 AM
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I also ponder the following when it comes to the abortion issue-
what if the girl/woman is _supposed_ to choose? What if we are not supposed to make the choice for her? That is very much the easy way out. No agony in making the decision then, no matter what she does choose!!
I rather like that thought myself- that it is one of the test's that we face in our life here on earth. If God did not intend for us to face the dilemma on a personal level, why would that ever have become an option?
Just another thought.
posted by
FactorFiction
on April 5, 2005 at 9:10 AM
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