Could you go through with an abortion?

[Siddhartha]

I voted yes. If I had to do it I would. The women I have known who have had one were all hit pretty hard by it.

 

[HumblePie]

I'm male and have been privy to 2 of them.

 

[Elfear]

For those that voted yes, why not place the baby for adoption instead? In all the pro-life/pro-choice threads I hardly ever see that option raised although it would satisfy both sides. People who don't want the baby could give up responsibility to someone who really wants the opportunity to be a parent. Pro-lifers wouldn't be up in arms either because the baby was allowed to live. Obviously there are some outlier situations where the life of the mother is seriously threatened but the huge majority of pregnancies don't fall in that category.

I personally know a few couples who have been actively trying to adopt a child for more than a year. There are lots of people out there who would love to be parents but can't.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Sanity still has a majority. Just barely, but it's still there.
And for the record, yes. Twice already, in fact...

 

[AnitaPeterson]

For those that voted yes, why not place the baby for adoption instead?

Have you ever stopped to think that this might not be an option in some other parts of the world than the U.S.?

 

[nickbits]

For those that voted yes, why not place the baby for adoption instead? In all the pro-life/pro-choice threads I hardly ever see that option raised although it would satisfy both sides. People who don't want the baby could give up responsibility to someone who really wants the opportunity to be a parent. Pro-lifers wouldn't be up in arms either because the baby was allowed to live. Obviously there are some outlier situations where the life of the mother is seriously threatened but the huge majority of pregnancies don't fall in that category.

I personally know a few couples who have been actively trying to adopt a child for more than a year. There are lots of people out there who would love to be parents but can't.

I'd be worried about her changing her mind last minute. Abortion fixes the problem immediately.
Also, I believe abortion would be less hassle and would not require the woman to endure pregnancy/child birth.

 

[DrPizza]

To cop out on an answer to the OP, I'm a guy, so it's impossible.

However, part of the OP also suggests a false dichotomy - that someone needs to either be pro-abortion, or that they would never have an abortion themselves. It leaves out another position in that "just because I would never have one, doesn't give me the right to tell someone else that they can't have one as well."

 

[MotF Bane]

It leaves out another position in that "just because I would never have one, doesn't give me the right to tell someone else that they can't have one as well."

Something I suspect is a very common position.

 

[crashtestdummy]

I could imagine circumstances where I would be ok with someone I got pregnant having an abortion, but I hope none of them ever occur.

 

[micrometers]

To cop out on an answer to the OP, I'm a guy, so it's impossible.

However, part of the OP also suggests a false dichotomy - that someone needs to either be pro-abortion, or that they would never have an abortion themselves. It leaves out another position in that "just because I would never have one, doesn't give me the right to tell someone else that they can't have one as well."

this is a cop-out, and you're stating the obvious.

 

[monovillage]

Only if I knew the kid was going to grow up to be a Democrat.




btw I answered this question accurately earlier, but thought it was time to add a little humor into a grim subject.

 

[Darwin333]

yeah, well let's just pretend that she says, "let's make the decision together"

making it your call.

When she says "let's make this decision together" it is NEVER your call. What that really means is that its still her call but you are expected to agree with whatever she decides.

 

[Nebor]

this is a cop-out, and you're stating the obvious.

How could you tell it was a cop-out?

 

[micrometers]

When she says "let's make this decision together" it is NEVER your call. What that really means is that its still her call but you are expected to agree with whatever she decides.

again, that is obvious. the question is: how would you react to the responsibility of the call for an abortion.

 

[Jaskalas]

again, that is obvious. the question is: how would you react to the responsibility of the call for an abortion.

The OP also makes it quite clear that this is for a specific hypothetical circumstance where it's your choice and the baby is perfectly healthy.

That ANYONE would say yes to killing the child.... without due cause, is quite enraging.

 

[digiram]

I am pro choice, but would never ever go through with one. If I made the child, I want it to have a life. Just the way I was raised, but people should have a choice in the matter.

 

[micrometers]

The OP also makes it quite clear that this is for a specific hypothetical circumstance where it's your choice and the baby is perfectly healthy.

That ANYONE would say yes to killing the child.... without due cause, is quite enraging.

I view it as the equivalent of amputating a limb. When you think about it, legally and effectively a person is not a person until birth. The birth certificate is the beginning of a person's legal life. Not the date of conception.

 

[amdhunter]

Of course I would. I believe the man should have every right to abort an unwanted child. Either BOTH parents want the kid, or the kid goes.

 

[Steeplerot]

I said yes, it is a choice for a woman and her doctor. Really the anti-choice crowd tend to be men with small penis complex/power trippers.

Breeding is a bad thing imo. We have enough humans that need to learn to work together on this planet, lets feed/educate all then I am down for talking about having more. Establishment society sells us breeding/marriage endlessly. More cannon fodder/taxpayers to fund their schemes. No thanks.

Edit: I would NEVER date a weak minded person who is anti-abortion. I tend to be attracted to woman, not girls or those so wrapped up in religious fantasy they would risk it all .

 

[micrometers]

Of course I would. I believe the man should have every right to abort an unwanted child. Either BOTH parents want the kid, or the kid goes.

I can agree with this, actually. It does suck that a man can not want a pregnancy to go through and yet still be stuck with child support.

 

[micrometers]

I said yes, it is a choice for a woman and her doctor. Really the anti-choice crowd tend to be men with small penis complex/power trippers.

Breeding is a bad thing imo. We have enough humans that need to learn to work together on this planet, lets feed/educate all then I am down for talking about having more.

anti-choice is such a better label. Objectively it is far more accurate than "pro life"

 

[Steeplerot]

anti-choice is such a better label. Objectively it is far more accurate than "pro life"

I grew up in the 80s, the religious nutters have been trying to frame that shit as pro-life for ages, I don't buy it for a second.

 

[HumblePie]

For those that voted yes, why not place the baby for adoption instead? In all the pro-life/pro-choice threads I hardly ever see that option raised although it would satisfy both sides. People who don't want the baby could give up responsibility to someone who really wants the opportunity to be a parent. Pro-lifers wouldn't be up in arms either because the baby was allowed to live. Obviously there are some outlier situations where the life of the mother is seriously threatened but the huge majority of pregnancies don't fall in that category.

I personally know a few couples who have been actively trying to adopt a child for more than a year. There are lots of people out there who would love to be parents but can't.

Let's see..

1) Cost of prenatal care
2) Cost of delivery
3) Cost of possible complication during term, birth, or before adoption
4) Cost of raising a kid even temporarily before the adoption has gone through
5) Mental and bodily drain to the mother. Body changes that occur during a pregnancy never quite go back to the way it used to be.
6) 38+ weeks of having to no longer enjoy life the way you want. More so the later along the mother is.
7) Time lost from work and money potentially lost from lost work.
8) Known potential genetic defects being passed along such as down syndrome.


Those are several factors as to why a woman and/or man may decide to opt for abortion.

 

[micrometers]

I'm starting to think that abortion bans are on-par with thought police since they extend the reach of the state into an individual person's body. Because legal codes always govern our behavior towards other citizens. Legally it is practically impossible to issue "conception certificates" and is simply more efficient to draw the line at birth.

 

[monovillage]

anti-choice is such a better label. Objectively it is far more accurate than "pro life"

Anti-choice about what? It's a stupid label, it should be pro-abortion. Objectively you don't have a leg to stand on.