I have no argument with terminations for fetal abnormality. I do not agree with terminations as a means of contraception. I feel it is very sad that in this day of freely available contraception that the need for terminations remain high. I also take offence at the people that say terminations are nothing, the answer to the problem. Many women have long lasting side effects from physical to emotional to psychological. So just because some women feel it is the right thing to do, or the wrong thing, don't presume it is the same for all. Maureen
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nicole Cousins Sent: Monday, 8 November 2004 3:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: (Adelaide)Meeting to Defend a Woman's Right to Choose I don't support abortion but I don't believe that I should be making that decision for other people. I use to work in a unit were we did many terminations for many reasons and 80% were for fetal abnormality that was not compatable with life. Do we force these women to go to term with these babies because they are still living at the time of the termination. I don't think women make these choices lightly. I would hate to see womens lives lost because we stopped women from having safe terminations and they had to start to do there own back yard jobs. Which would be worse? The fetus may be a life but so is the woman, a choice has to be made. I worked with psyc patients who where cutting them selves up trying to get the baby out, what do we do with these women. I wish the answer was as clear cut as the baby has rights and its a life but there is more to it. Lets hope we don't become a society where we are forced to go through things against our own wishes. God help the woman who are rapped and falls pregnant, 9 months is a long time to be continually reminded of what you were put through. Just one other thing, who is going to care for all of these children, these lives when the country can't cope with the ones it has now. I wonder how many people would adopt extra children just so they could live. And there is definatly not 120000 babies needed for adoption, do we go back to puting children in institutions again because there not wanted, how sad. We can't even house all of our aging population imagin if we add 120000 children to that. Nicole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abby and Toby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 7:26 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: (Adelaide)Meeting to Defend a Woman's Right to Choose > > and how dare anyone take that right away. > > > > Nicole > > How dare anyone take away the right to live. It is a life being > "terminated". If I was about to be killed because someone decided I should > be, then I sure hope someone would speak out for me. > > Love Abby > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
