Yes Sally, I agree. It is a very emotive subject, and personal views on it can be held very strongly. There probably isn't one right answer to this one. The bottom line is we are all human beings, and deserve our wishes to be respected, if we are fully informed. We must not impose our views on others. Kind regards to all, Nicole Carver.
----- Original Message ----- From: "sally" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fwd: (Adelaide)Meeting to Defend a Woman's Right to Choose > I agree with you Nicole, however, I believe this topic was discussed on the > list not that long ago and became quite heated. This is a subject on which > some people have very strong views. I believe this is not the most > appropriate forum to discuss it, and before anyone gets hurt/offended again, > feel that we should not post anymore on the subject. > What do others think? > > Sally > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicole Cousins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 3:00 PM > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
