Oh, how easy. Why didn't we think of that!
Yeah!
I think that my philosophy professor said it best, does anyone really believe that "well, kicking puppies just isn't for me"? Everyone has things they believe are wrong, and telling someone to just "get over" their objections is not very productive.
...[W]e need to make sure that women have the tools and education they need to not start life if they are not prepared to nurture it.
I completely agree. Proper education, better access to contraceptives, and looking into more effective forms of contraceptive are the way to prevent abortion.
Then, if a surprise happens, society needs to step up and insure that that baby is loved and cared for in the manner it deserves.
While there are some ways to get help for a baby or young when one doesn't have the financial means to care for them, I agree that there need to be more, and more effective ones!
Abortion is not the answer you think it is. The easy way is not always the best way.
Whoever told you that abortion is "the easy way" was mistaken. When it comes to an unintentional pregnancy, no choice is "easy" and all have their drawbacks. Abortion takes a lot of careful thought and is a difficult choice to make - but almost all of the women who make it feel that it was the best choice for them out of many bad options.
Another thing that I always hate about these discussions is the fact that no one ever considers the fathers and families of these babies. Why is the man discriminated against in cases of abortion? He has zero say if she decides for an abortion.
I think (or at least hope) than any women in a non-abusive relationship would talk with her partner before getting an abortion (and, really, they
should talk about what they would do with an unintentional pregnancy
before they consider having sex).
But, of the two biological parents, only one can have the "final say" when they disagree on what to do with an unintentional pregnancy. Since the unborn human is inside of the pregnant woman, it just makes sense that the final say should be her's.
Finally, where is God's will in all of this? While we are so obsessed with whether the mother's rights are infringed or if the baby has rights at all, has anyone considered the will of God for the mother, child and father?
I do not want to hear anymore about the rights of the mother or whether the child is life or not until someone can show me how it is God's will to end a pregnancy.
If God
is all knowing and all powerful, and He
does have a plan for everyone, then He can very well prevent a given abortion from happening, if He wants to.
If we are to trust ourselves to God's Plan, then we must understand that everything that happens is part of that Plan, including abortions in my opinion.
Seriously, Christians here who are Pro-Choice, please, what is the Bibical stance on this, and please do not say that it is not mentioned so it must be just fine and dandy. Apply some Spiritual Discernment here, if you please.
I would like to see one argument from a Bibical pov that can allow for abortion.
Sure.
Exodus 21:22-25
"When people who are fighting injure a pregnant woman so that there is a miscarriage, and yet no further harm follows, the one responsible shall be fined what the woman's husband demands, paying as much as the judges determine. If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."
(The New Oxford Annotated Bible - New Revised Standard Version)
I feel that this passage clearly shows that God values unborn humans differently than He values born humans (as the death of the unborn is only worth a fine, but the harm of the born woman results in likewise compensations). Thus, I feel that God does not disagree with abortion in general.
And, given that the Ancient Egyptians had abortions, one would think that He would have said something in the Bible if He disagreed with the practice. But, the Bible is mysteriously silent on this (now) very controversial topic.
