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How can you compare a few days of lost work with a lost lifetime, a PERMANENT loss of a father or mother, son or daughter, etc?
Actually, for those such as myself that have to stop taking medicine that greatly improves our quality of life should we become pregnant (least we harm the unborn by taking it), the 9 months thing is more of a concern than the time after.This whole issue is something of a smoke screen anyway. When women are considering an abortion it's not because they cannot bare the thought of letting a fetus use their body for 9 months. It's because they cannot bare the thought of having a child for the rest of their lives.
A saline abortion burns the baby, then it is passed through the birth canal and removed.I may be morally culpable for not saving a life when it is in my power to do so, but that is still not the same thing as actively taking a life.
Actually, for those such as myself that have to stop taking medicine that greatly improves our quality of life should we become pregnant (least we harm the unborn by taking it), the 9 months thing is more of a concern than the time after.
The concern is for the whole thing, really. Giving birth in a hospital is very expensive, but trying to do it without some professional present is ill advised to say the least.Perhaps for women who want babies. But women who don't want babies are probably mainly concerned about what happens after the child is born.
The concern is for the whole thing, really. Giving birth in a hospital is very expensive, but trying to do it without some professional present is ill advised to say the least.
A midwife is a professional, and while they are cheaper, the cost is still noteworthy.Nah. We've got three kids and have never given birth in a hospital. Midwifery is much preferred and cheaper!
A midwife is a professional, and while they are cheaper, the cost is still noteworthy.
Actually, the average cost of an abortion is under $600 in the United States (assuming you use that currency), so if someone pays $3000 for one, they are majorly overpaying. And that's the entire cost, I don't think any insurance companies cover that procedure in that country.It can be roughly equivalent to the cost of an abortion. Our midwife charges $3000 for her services and she also barters. We trade lots of stuff to bring the cost down. This next time around we'll only pay $600 out of pocket.
On the premise that you don't need both kidneys to live, you don't need both arms either....so if a person needs your less dominant arm...or thumb off your less dominant hand....are we obligated to donate it for transplant too? I don't think most people are understanding the importance of having working kidneys and God gave us two for a reason, they are not "spare parts". What about one eye? .... or even one lung (people do survive on a single lung)?
People absolutely do survive with one lung. And can even run marathons.
http://www.everydayhealth.com/my-cancer-story/nyc-marathon-with-just-one-lung/
Loss of an eye impairs 3 dimensional perception, though with time, the visual processing function of the brain can compensate for that. These people still may be disqualified from some professions, like commercial pilots, and long-haul truck drivers.
The main health issue with loss of a paired organ is what happens if an injury or future illness destroys the one that's left. Then you might need a transplant yourself.
I think the OP realizes this.Both kidneys function in a person with two kidneys....one isn't a "spare" just like the eyes. They both function as a set to keep the body healthy. Yes, you can live without one but like with the eyes, it can change the dynamics of the person's life. A living donation of an organ needs to be a gift of the heart because the donor makes sacrifices after the donation.
I think the OP realizes this.
But he's wondering why one act is considered CHARITY and the other (abortion) is considered MURDER.
[devils advocate mode] Why are you calling it a "baby," when the proper term is "fetus"? Calling it a "baby" makes it look like you're using semantics to accuse the carrier of a crime. [/devils advocate mode]Why is it okay to not care for a living baby or even actively harm a living baby when it is still in the early stages of its growth and can't live much more independently than a baby in a crib when we would prosecute them for causing harm when they are old enough to simply breath independently from the mother.
[devils advocate mode] Why are you calling it a "baby," when the proper term is "fetus"? Calling it a "baby" makes it look like you're using semantics to accuse the carrier of a crime. [/devils advocate mode]
[devils advocate mode] Oh, now, c'mon! Everyone knows that a fetus is just tissue, and that an abortion is a simple procedure to remove unwanted tissue from the womb. It is nothing more than a glorified D&C. And the fact that you have two patients is nothing more than a ploy to get more money, since you're treating two patients, not one. You need to get in the groove here. It's the 21st century now and science is going to leave you behind. [/devils advocate mode]A fetus is just the stage of development of a human child (or any mammal at that). To call a 6 month old an "infant" or a "baby" doesn't mean that it isn't also a "child". I am a nurse and I care for both the mother and the unborn child when I have a pregnant patient. All decisions are based on the fact we have TWO patients during that developmental period that both need to be cared for. I think you are the one using semantics. A fetus IS a baby. It is also a human (assuming the mother is a human) the same way a teenager or a "geriatric" is a human.
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