morning after pill would be the best solution but not all women and not even all doctors realize it's available.
Actually, I have mixed feelings on the "deformed fetus" issue. I have compiled a lot of stories where mothers of prune belly fetuses were told their only option was to abort, but had pretty healthy kids. I don't think the technology is that good. But again, this should be a personal choice. I don't know if I would have the strength, as one woman did, to shop for a casket for a child I was carrying... Rape: becoming pregnant from a rape only magnifies the horror. Being forced to carry the child to term? I can't imagine. I refuse to imagine. The child is innocent, I agree, but I don't tell people they must do things I would not want to do. Dana On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:54:17 -0400, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wooohooo another abortion debate!!!!! > > Actually here is where I deviate from the extreme right-wing anti- > abortion groups. While I am vehemenently against abortion, there are > cases when it should be allowed. Rape, incest, in cases where the fetus > would be seriously deformed, and when the life of the mother is in > danger. My only question is why didn't the rape victim take the morning > after pill? I teeter on the rape issue, but for now would still advocate > it being acceptable. > > Kevin > > >> Really? >> >> So a woman that was raped and is about to have a child with aids is >> being consumerist if she decides to abort? >> >> If there is a medical reason then its also 'wrong' and 'not teaching >> people to love' ? >> >> What if I am not religious? What are your arguments then? >> These all seem terribly myopic. >> >> You mentioned that aside from religion there is 'logic' and 'science' as >> to why Abortion is wrong....but you stuck to religion...what about these >> 'other' reasons? >> >> -Gel >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: GL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> That's the most rediculous argument for killing a baby. Abortion is >> wrong for many reasons. Some of those reasons are based in our religious >> convictions, but other reasons exist in the realms of simple common >> sense, logic, philosophy, science, jurisprudence. >> >> What it does have in its favor at a political level is its appeal to the >> consumerist mentality of the ruling white middle class. Two generations >> of American bourgoise have been conditioned by Madison Avenue (through >> television, films and glossy magazines) to believe that they have a >> god-given right to full material happiness - and anything (or anyone) >> who gets in the way of that is shit out of luck. >> >> An unwanted pregnancy? No different than an unwanted CD player - simply >> get rid of it and go on to the next commodity. >> >> Historically, respect for life from conception until natural death was >> basic to the nonviolent religions and philosophies of the East. Invoking >> this tradition, human rights leaders from Gandhi to the Dalai Lama have >> condemned abortion as a form of violence akin to other practices which >> destroy human life and debase human dignity. >> >> Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching people to love, but to >> use violence to get what they want. That's why the greatest destroyer of >> peace is abortion. >> >> - Mother Teresa (1910-1997) >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
