Dana, calling "abortion" "murdering our children" is a religious concept, imo, not common sensical. A fetus is not a "child".
Michael, someone recently asked me if religious jews were anti-abortion and I didn't know. Is your opinion typical?
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Dinowitz
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: Conversation Topic - Abortion
My mother has a heart condition and was not supposed to have any children. The
doctors wanted to abort my brother due to this. She went through with the birth
and we're both fine.
Was she in medical danger? Yes. Were the doctors right in saying that the
children (myself included) should not be born? Yes. Was she right in making a
personal choice to have us? Yes. No one forced her to abort, they told her
they're professional opinion. No one should force someone to have or not have a
child, only give their professional (or religions) opinion. The final choice is
ALWAYS the persons.
Does that give a woman the right to have an abortion over the objections of her
husband? Well, he can't force her to have the kid. All he can do it express his
desires and if she goes ahead or doesn't, he can just leave. This of course
brings up the whole issue of responsibility if the father wants the abortion and
the mother doesn't. Should he be forced to care for, support or whatever this
kid he didn't want. Even more controversy and issues. One issue breeds another
and another and and and
> what's the definition of a medical emergency? That's the rub. I had two
pregnancies that each posed a serious risk to my health. I elected to continue
them, and came away with no permanent consequences. But it was my decision and
had it been otherwise it would have been due to my decision. Makes all the
difference in the world. I would be very much against some panel telling women
oh no, you have to continue this pregnancy because bla bla is not a serious
enough risk to your health.
>
> Dana
>
> >My take: Women shouldnt be able to use it for birth control. It should be
> >available for medical emergencies and that's it. It is my opinion that we
> >shouldnt have laws that make it legal to murder our children. No religious
> >tenets here, just common sense.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Tangorre, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:59 AM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: Conversation Topic - Abortion
> >
> >
> >What is everyone's take on abortion? I think this is a huge topic and a
> >great conversation topic to get all kinds of opinions and views on...
> > _____
>
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