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Could you go through with an abortion?

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Could you go through with an abortion?

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MovingTarget said:
pro-choice does not equal pro abortion. I voted no.
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yes, pro-lifers annoy me in that being pro-life is about using the hand of government in restricting abortion.

herman cain actually had a mature response on abortion, saying that it's not any of the government's business and that it is up to the individual family -- and he got in a shitstorm of trouble.
 
Blackjack200 said:
Did your ex feel the same way or did she have some regrets? Is it something you had to help her through?
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I stuck by her and yes it was emotionally trumatic. She realized over time that it was the best thing to do at the time and she does not regret it either.
 
hal2kilo said:
I stuck by her and yes it was emotionally trumatic. She realized over time that it was the best thing to do at the time and she does not regret it either.
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Glad to hear. Maybe someday when we're not so screwed up as a society we can support rational decisions by women instead of making them even more traumatic by forcing them to get sonograms and other sick shit.
 
I voted No . Which means nothing, Its not my call its the womans . Its her decision even tho it may be my child . Its her body and I have no say in that .
 
as a gay male, the issue is pretty irrelevant to my life.

I had a female friend go through the issue when we were in college, though, and I offered her whatever support I could (financial, emotional, or just a ride to the clinic).
 
Something wrong with baby that will cause it to have a life of misery I would be alright with an abortion. Any other circumstance I would be against it, however other than voicing my opinion I would still leave the actual decision up to the mother's discretion. Its wrong to force someone to have or not have an abortion.

If they choose to murder an unborn child so be it on their conscious to deem it just or not.
 
If it's early in a pregnancy it wouldn't bother me at all. If it were late term I wouldn't feel right about it unless there were a severe/non-survivable birth defect. Of course I'm a guy so it's not like I'd be making the decision.
 
I think the question pertains to males as well. Assume your wife or girlfriend can't make up her mind and defers to your decision. My answer is yes, I could go through with it if the pregnancy were at early stage. I think I'd have a problem with it later in the process, but even then I might depending on life circumstances.
 
I'm a guy, but helped to make the decision with a girlfriend many years back. It's a tough decision and not one we made lightly. We considered many options but decided to go with an abortion. She made the final call and I said i'd support, (including marriage) any choice she made. Regrets? Sure sometimes. Painful? Yes, especially soon after, but less with time.
 
Although obviously as a man the final call isn't mine, but I would have no problem with giving my approval. I strongly approve of abortion. In fact, I avoid dating women who are pro life. Not because I don't respect the pro life perspective, but because I really want a girl I date to have an abortion if she gets pregnant.
 
I only actually know one person who got an abortion (that I know about). She is currently in her 40's, never had more kids, had the abortion around the age of 20. I always thought she would be a good parent but I swear doing that early on I believe she feels deep down that now she doesn't deserve a kid.

Abortion is way overdone in this society, way way overdone. But then we generally do not praise life all that highly, either existing, or potential (i.e. that kid could be a real human and given up for adoption). People are immoral, nihilist hedonists. I think I'm out of silly words now.
 
No, I would not get an abortion. I'm on meds that could possibly interfere with pregnancy, so I'd go off my meds for the duration (which would suck) but in my view once you have that unique dna you have someone who is a real person. If I had an abortion I would spend my whole life wondering about that person and feeling terrible that I stole their life from them.

Not planning on having kids so I have much less of an emotional connection to the idea of fetus/baby/children than most women do.
 
Doppel said:
I only actually know one person who got an abortion (that I know about). She is currently in her 40's, never had more kids, had the abortion around the age of 20. I always thought she would be a good parent but I swear doing that early on I believe she feels deep down that now she doesn't deserve a kid.

Abortion is way overdone in this society, way way overdone. But then we generally do not praise life all that highly, either existing, or potential (i.e. that kid could be a real human and given up for adoption). People are immoral, nihilist hedonists. I think I'm out of silly words now.
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This is something I"ve been wondering for a while, but is that a real pic of you?
 
I have done this once but would have a hard time doing it again. The news of an unplanned pregnancy is like a bowl of hot soup in the lap. It is kind of an instant barometer for what you really think of your relationship, even if you've never thought about it candidly before. I realized that I could never live with a woman I thought I loved, and it made it clear we should not be together. I still think I did the right thing - that kid would have had a hard time due to the dynamic I had with my ex - but there is nothing about going through the abortion process that's anything other than sad and seedy.
 
Jaskalas said:
So the only reason is for inconvenience? That is just plain murder.
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Jesus Christ, lighten up Francis. A hundred years ago you could still kill someone for looking at you funny in a bar. We're talking about more than a minor inconvenience here.
 
Knowing that my/my partners' economic reality wasn't sufficient to raise a child the way I would want, I would do everything in my power to prevent an abortion in the very first place, ie. wear a fucking condom and encourage my partner to take her own measures.

This idea among the right-leaning that abortions are as casual as Chicken McNuggets from the drive-thru is a total fallacy. In fact, it's nothing but agit-prop.

We're still going to fuck. And if you can't handle that, build yourself a time machine to transport yourself back to the 14th century. And take Ricky with you.
 
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