At what point do you think abortions should be allowed during pregnancy if at all?

[Inqvisitor]

Although im a Christian myself, that's not really much of an arguement for anyone who does not beleive in God.

Well I guess that would be a problem for their soul in the afterlife, when their earthly body hangs from the gallows for murder.

 

[CaptainF]

Well I guess that would be a problem for their soul in the afterlife, when their earthly body hangs from the gallows for murder.

And who does the hanging, would it be you my widdle immigrant killer?

 

[Tycoon101]

Condoms should get jail time.
There is no doubt in my mind that abortions are murder. Slaughtering children is something that I detest.

 

[Masquerouge]

Condoms should get jail time.
There is no doubt in my mind that abortions are murder. Slaughtering children is something that I detest.

So if abortions are murder, I guess then you recommend the death penalty for the women who have one?

 

[Tycoon101]

So if abortions are murder, I guess then you recommend the death penalty for the women who have one?

Yes, in fact I do.

 

[pacesplace]

There is no doubt in my mind that abortions are murder. Slaughtering children is something that I detest.

I agree too, but condoms should be allowed, as a child has not yet been born. Of course, that's just my personal point of view.

 

[Masquerouge]

Yes, in fact I do.

At least you're consistent, then.

 

[Tycoon101]

At least you're consistent, then.

Consistency is key, if you are not constant then you have no argument. I really detest the utter lack of respect for any human organisms nowadays.


EDIT: Could someone pull up a link to a study that shows the negative side affects of abortion? I'd like to see the facts.

 

[Brian_B]

Although I'm opposed to abortions as a matter of principle (I'm not going to argue it is the same as murder but I think most people can agree it's something we'd rather not do) I'm not in favor of banning them outright. That said, and while I'm not a doctor so I don't know all the facts, I would hope people would have abortions sooner rather than later in the pregnancy and thus laws could reflect that level of common sense/practicality.

I can imagine some medical complications could arise over the course of nine months that change the outlook for the mother, etc. However, I don't think people should be allowed to waver back and forth just because they aren't sure. Either you're going to have it or you aren't. Medical complications aside, as soon as you know you are pregnant I don't think it's unreasonable to require you make a decision in a week or two.

 

[Shadylookin]

they should be allowed during the entire pregnancy. third term abortions are fairly rare anyway.

 

[mdwh]

Well I guess that would be a problem for their soul in the afterlife, when their earthly body hangs from the gallows for murder.

I've just consulted with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and He tells me that abortion is okay.

 

[Tycoon101]

I've just consulted with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and He tells me that abortion is okay.

Except if the child is going to be a pirate!
Hey- that may be why there are so few pirates: There are so many abortions of pirates babies!

J/K

 

[Dida]

Abortion should be allowed up to the point at which the baby, if born, has reasonable chance of survival.

 

[HawkeyeGS]

I can't really answer the poll because I can't recall the exact times of awareness in the child. I would think that it should be legal untill the first signs of brain activity and awareness.

 

[Perfection]

200 months after conception should be the cutoff.

 

[Caprice]

200 months after conception should be the cutoff.

So as long as the child is under 16 years of age then, huh.

 

[Phlegmak]

At what point do you think abortions should be allowed during pregnancy if at all?

Aborting the mother anytime during pregnancy is ok.

 

[Caprice]

OK... this is starting to get silly.

 

[Elrohir]

I would say that once the egg is fertilized, it gains the sanctity of human life. So 1/10 of a second after conception, having an abortion, in my mind, is murder. Before that (IE, condoms) I don't find to be murder because the sperm cells themselves do not have all the genetic material necessary to become a human being, and besides, that would make every male a mass-murderer. (Even if you followed the strictest Catholic doctrine on this point, you would, well, still be one "unintentionally") I didn't see the "Only to save a mothers life" option, otherwise I would have voted for that. In that case, it's the exchanging of one life for another; I find it grotesque and only something that should be used in the most dire cases, but it should still be a legal option.

 

[El_Machinae]

The baby is God's property. By committing murder, including cases of abortion, you deprive yourself of the right to live.

Meh, considering God aborts 50% of pregnancies, I'd think He doesn't really care all that much.

I feel that intentionally destroying neural recordings in a human is wrong and should only be done with consent or to preserve the person's life. If I take a hammer to your head, I've committed a crime. If I abort a fetus after it has started recording, I have committed a crime.

However, an unsentient clump of cells certainly does not need to be brought to consciousness - we don't need to expend resources keeping them alive, either. Else I'd be obligated to preserve all my flaked skin cells and store them cryogenically until we have the technology to grow the skin cells into people.

I don't feel that I have that obligation - so neither should a mother.

I have a caveat as well. If you nurture an embryo to become a human being, you have an obligation to make sure that baby has every advantage you can afford - it deserves the best life you can give it.

I'd much rather support adoption than abortion whenever possible.

I see these as two different things. An early term abortion is merely the killing of an unsentient clump of cells. An adoption is abandoning a sentient child into the care of a virtual stranger, for the rest of the child's life. You're trusting that your offspring is nurtured properly.