Abortion

I am 18 years old, and know that I could not support a child.. so I use condoms. However, last month, one broke. I went to a free clinic to get Plan B.. and I got denied from two so called clinics, saying "we dont do that here" Both clinics gave me numbers for Planned Parenthood, but the numbers were wrong because they had moved locations quite some time ago. I went to the town hall to ask where they had moved, they said they did not know. After three hours of this nonsense, I was finally able to get my prescription. I am not a fan of abortion, but I remain pro-choice. But seriously, the whole process did not have to be that hard. I strongly believe that Plan B needs to be easier to get.

 

You know, statistics show that if abortion is made illegal, more people "commit" it...

 

1) NO man has ever died by getting a womyn pregnant. Pregnancy can and does cause death and illness in womyn. NO ONE should be forced to partake in a job that may threaten their lives. It would be like if you donated some blood, and from that day forward, the Hospital could just come and take your blood or a piece of your liver or one of your kidneys at will.

2)Opening you WALLET has NOTHING in common to my opening my womb and the using MOST of my time to raise a child. NO COMPARISON, a little money for child support is NOT equivelant to carrying and rasing a child alone.

3) The "wrecking" you are talking about is MUCH more significant for the mother than the father, especially if he thinks his main responsibility he is trying to duck is paying child support. IT'S MONEY, it isn't your entire life!!!! How can you compare raising a child IN PERSON for 22 years or so with taking 2 minutes to write a fucking check once a month?

4) When men have to risk their lives bearing children, then let them have a say in Choice for the womyn THEY chose to have sex with.

 

i dont think you've read a thing i said.

I would never force anyone to give birth or to have an abortion. That is the choice of the mother. Are we clear on that?

Now, what i said was this: If a woman can get out of her 'life being wrecked' by having an abortion, a man should have the right to not take legal responsibility if he feels it will 'wreck his life.' However, as i also said, this only hurts the KID, not the mother, so i think its a necessary evil and double standard we must accept. But, we should recognize it as a double standard.

 

I happen to agree. It's not cool for a woman to make a decision for the guy. It takes TWO people to create a baby, it's not a guy's fault that NATURE decided to let women carry the baby. It is her body, but if such a "i am woman, here me roar" chic isn't responsible enough to protect herself, then why should we expect the man to suffer for it? You can't go through life always blaming someone else for your own fuck ups. And the fact that it IS the woman who gets pregnant and NOT the men ought to make women in general more responsible.

I'm not excusing any deadbeat by any means, though I'm sure someone here is so anti-man that they'll end up taking it as such. But I know there are alot of spiteful nasty chics out there that will use a baby as an excuse to fuck over some dude. If some 20 yr old girl is allowed to openly admit that she's not ready or capable of handling the responsibilities of a baby, then why should a 20 yr old guy not have the same priviledge?

 

women can have all the abortions they want. i isn't going to affect anyone but her. unless someone wants to take the burden upon themselves to say you're killing a "baby" then its their problem. i'm lost now in my own rant. shh you saw nothing

 

marry me? Jk, lol

very well said, my thoughts exactly.

 

I do believe that deciding whether or not to keep the child should be the couple's decision, if that's what you meant.

 

Paying child support and acknowledgement of paternity does not in anyway wreck the father's life. Whereas the mother if she choses not to abort, must carry that child to term and deal with all the problems that go along with pregnancy, and the child's well being after birth. Being a mother is at the very least at 20 year commitment that usually rests on her shoulders regardless of the father's involvment.

Non-payment of child support not only hurts the child, but does hurt the mother as well, as then she will have to provide for that child on her own. Not always an easy task.

Face it, the father can at any point take off without any feeling of responsibility at all. They do it ALL the time. Very few young adult or teen fathers stick around once they either know their partner is pregnant or after the novelty has worn off after birth. Guess who gets stuck with all the responsibilty for that child then.

So...where is the double standard? I don't see it.

 

Then if the woman is expected to take more responsibility, it should be her choice alone whether or not to carry a child to term.

Yes, and there are also spiteful nasty guys out there that will and have done the very same thing. It becomes a power issue, and that is not right either way.

 

That's not nearly as common as the stereotype tells you it is.

 

I´m totally pro-life.​

abortion is to kill.​

as euthanasia is to kill!(too!)​

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even do if is legalize. it won´t change the way a woman feels after having an abortion. i believe a fetus has life. who are we to decided if a person lives or dies. we are not gods. it has nothing to do with altruisim*. we are just so selfish to let anyone to interfere with our busy lifes.​

 

I am 100% pro-choice for many reasons, alot of them have already been posted here so I won't go into too much detail.. The main reason I am pro-choice is because I am strongly against the gov't having the right to choose for EVERY woman what she can and cannot do.. ever heard of reproductive freedom? And another thing is that so many people argue it being murder, but no one can say for sure whether or not the fetus should be considered a living human being. My thoughts on this are obviously that they are not, but I know everyone has opinions on that, which is why it is such a poor argument! We all have to come up with our own opinions on when a fetus is actually a living child, whether it be w/ conception, viability, birth and all the in-between... But I don't think that just because some people believe it is murder, the rest of the women who are ok with it should not have that as an option. Who are you to decide what is best for everyone? It should be an extremely personal decision based on one's owns morals. If you disagree with it, no one is forcing you to have one. Those who do agree with it would just like to have that option.. I also do not believe that making it illegal will prevent it. Women who are that desperate to have one will still have an abortion.

Anyway, just my thoughts..

 

LOL! Keep telling yourself that. It's more common than you think, and when you've lived a bit longer you'll see that stereotype is well deserved. I've seen it happen way too many times.

 

Very well said!

 

How many, once? Please.

 

Yes I know, you are 17 and know absolutely everything. There's a reason for the expression 'If I knew then what I know now...'

 

I personally know more young women whose children have been left fatherless than not. My own father left me before I was born. I never met him. My stepfather left my mother @ 5 yrs. ago, and neither my brothers or I have seen or spoken to him. My 1st daughter's father moved 800 miles away. My best friend from high school's son's father left when he was 6 months old...never seen him since. A girl that I work with's daughter's father moved to tennessee when she was 3 months old...he signed off his parental rights....I have more, shall I keep going?

 

My stepfather left my mom and me when i was 12,havent talked to him since after loving him like a father for eight years. I have plenty of friends whose fathers have left them too.

 

i'm prochoice due to the fact that it is scarey when a government can tell a woman what she can or can't do with her body. let the woman decide for herself!