i was just wondering what the christian view on abortion is and what everyone elses view on abortion is......personally i strongly disagree with abortion under every circumstance.....there is always a chance that the baby will be born healthy or stable if the doctors say he/she will be handicapped.....and if th woman was raped then it doesnt matter how the child cam into the world aslong as its here and has a chance to live its own life...
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There is no "christian view" on abortion... as many xians are both pro-life and pro-choice.
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rachel27 said:
"They" can say whatever they want. It is really an individual decision and view.
I'm a christian.
I am FOR democracy.
I am pro-choice.
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dkara said:
Dkara is correct. It is individual choice; neither view can be said to be the "Christian" position on this topic.
Like Dkara I am a Christian and I am pro-choice.
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rachel27 said:
Abortion is a difficult and extremely personal decision that isn't made lightly, despite the stories you might hear (ie: women who don't want to ruin their figure, woman who use abortion as regular BC, woman who abort late term pregnancies for no reason other than changing their mind, etc.) The propaganda is all over the map and you need to sort out fact from fiction.
Personal convictions are wonderful...for you. But cannot be applied to other people unless you plan on living their life for them every step of the way.
A woman who discovers the fetus may be severely deformed or incompatible with life must decide if she is able/willing to go through with the pregnancy, delivery and whatever may come after. What you think she should do or what you say you would do is inconsequential, unless you are actually doing it.
The same is true of rape. If you ever suffer through that tragic experience you will do what you will do....but you will not get to tell others what they will do.
People also hold different view on when life actually begins and evidence can be presented to support just about any position you take. Arguing abortion is a no win situation.
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A fetus develops the capacity for thought, its personality if you will, during the second trimester. Having thought is what separates a distinct human being from an aggragate of human cells, it is what makes them a person. Only a person can be murdered, so abortion before the second trimester should be permitted. Once the second trimester begins, it should not be permitted except for extreme medical emergencies.
Of course the very need for abortion is tragic is shows a lapse in sexual responsibility. I know that no contraceptive is fool proof, but the numbers are far too high for that and even ineptitude with contraceptives to explain. People are not taking sex seriously, and they are not taking responsibility for their actions. I am not saying that we should harrass those entering abortion clinics, but we should definitely offer them advice and counse if they are willing to listen.
Of course the very need for abortion is tragic is shows a lapse in sexual responsibility. I know that no contraceptive is fool proof, but the numbers are far too high for that and even ineptitude with contraceptives to explain. People are not taking sex seriously, and they are not taking responsibility for their actions. I am not saying that we should harrass those entering abortion clinics, but we should definitely offer them advice and counse if they are willing to listen.
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im not saying that women who become pregnant in the rape or handicapped circumstances should have the baby and look after it their whole life...if they feel they cant look after the child there are people that will somewhere in the world......and when the child is old enough then it shall make the decision whether it wants to die or not...in the handicapped cases.....i cant change any mothers mind about this situation i just wanted to voice my oppinion and take note of others opinions
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You leave a kid the choice of whether it wants to die or now?!?! That's quite a responsibility, it takes a HUGE amount of courage so even if a kids live has been everything but joy, it wouldn't commit suicide. And how do you want to arrange that on legal matters?
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i dont know anything about the legal side of things....im only 14 but i do know that in my oppinion everyone should have the choice to life and death.....the child isnt there to say i want to die...i can see the other side of the argument that the child also cant say it doesnt want to die...so why not if theres a good reason.....but the child can make that decision when it is alive and stable and old enough to make the choice...many handicapped people from birth have good lifes....people assume that being handicapped would be the ultimate tragedy and that the person wants to die...but people taht say this probably havnt been in that situation so cant really say until they have....
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Sorry, I didn't take notice of your age. Many handicapped people indeed have good lives, but that's not because of their handicaps, they just have learned to live with it. If abortion isn't an option, and you suggest other people in the world raising the children, them I'm affraid you'll have a huge shortage of host people (which there already is) and this will only result in African and Indian children not being able to get a parent.
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well theres new generations being born everyday....no one knows what people are going to think in a few years the amount of host people might increase...no one knows....but when id get my life sorted when im older and have money ill consider looking after a handicapped child
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If you want to have money, you'll probably have to work for it, and if you have to work, you can't raise a child and especially not a handicapped one. And I think it's predictable what will happen in the furure: 3rd world people have a huge load of children, and 1rst world people less and less, so you will definitely not get more host parents...
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yeh but theres always the possibility of a partner and then family......i dont know what aituation im going to be in when i am older thats a olong way off....im just sayin if i could and was in the right situation too i would.....like i said in my last post....when my lifes sorted
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>Sorry, I didn't take notice of your age. Many handicapped people indeed have good >lives, but that's not because of their handicaps,
I see that you two are still very young, but I'd like to point out that the above statement is not necessarily true. It's not always a matter of "learning to live with it" since in some cases it has always been there, and it is all you know. Sometimes a handicap can shape your life in ways that it wouldn't have been shaped otherwise. I am disabled by the way, and I have not "learned" to live with it as much as I have just...lived.
I see that you two are still very young, but I'd like to point out that the above statement is not necessarily true. It's not always a matter of "learning to live with it" since in some cases it has always been there, and it is all you know. Sometimes a handicap can shape your life in ways that it wouldn't have been shaped otherwise. I am disabled by the way, and I have not "learned" to live with it as much as I have just...lived.
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I'm politically pro-choice, and personally anti-convenience abortion. I think that if the baby has been formed without a brain or has died in a womb or there is a definate chance it will die/the mother will die (such as ectopic pregnancies), then it should be aborted. I know these cases are rare (such as harlequinn fetus' [I won't post pictures...google if you want to see...just keep in mind it might be disturbing]) but the option should be open.
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Taake said:
Actually....no. I had the opportunity to possibly be (granted, with many unpredictable risk factors) and it got me thinking about how much a part of me it actually is. No, I personally would rather stay the same. Not to say that I am defined *by* it, but it is a part of my life.
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That's pretty akward, but I've met a lot of people that I never realised existing the last two days (since I registered). Although I still fair to see how people can believe in the Bible, this might actually be very wise lesson. Until now, I've always tried to better myself on strength, knowlegde, social surface, intelligence, looks and wisdom. Although I possess little of most, I feel that this is going to help me.
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