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  1. Dannichu

    Abortion

    First off, date rape is rape. Second, and this genuinely confuses me, so if anyone could give me an answer, it'd be good. Lots of people (and the law in some countries - I'm looking at you, Ireland) say that abortion is only permissible in the context of rape or incest (or when the mother's life...
  2. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I've been reading articles today written by people who think they deserve death. Incredibly relevant.
  3. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Aww, really? I don't ever want kids, but if I did, all I'd want would be for them to be happy. I'd much, much sooner my hypothetical kid never finish school and work in a minimum wage job and lead a happy, enjoyable life, than have them graduate from a respected uni, earn millions and be...
  4. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Just a side note to the "abortion =/= contraception" thing and this: correct me if I'm wrong, but given that abortion's a very invasive, somewhat risky procedure... aren't there significant health risks involved with getting multiple abortions, especially at late stages? I've definitely read...
  5. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I'm fairly sure that's what everyone's saying.
  6. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I know, and I realize that teenagers aren't the highest earners in the world, but that doesn't mean that they're unsuitable and should abort if they get pregnant because if they have the kid, everyone concerned will end up miserable. From stats I've looked at (mostly from the UK, admittedly)...
  7. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Actually, 16-22 is the best age for a woman to have a child, biologically speaking. I don't get what's with all the hate against teen mothers. If a girl's 16 (or 18 in the US) and has finished school, why can't she decide to have her own kid? Who are you to say if she's suitable or not? Odds...
  8. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I imagine that's because most people who believe abortion is murder probably also think contraceptives are bad and end up having many, many children of their own.
  9. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Re: Adoption; Very, very few women have children and give them up for adoption, however, if one did, it would be adopted fairly quickly. Most of the kids "rotting in children's homes" are teenagers (who got put into care because their families were "unsuitable"), who people don't want to adopt...
  10. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Honestly, if she hasn't made up her mind about whether she wants the baby or not after half a year of presumeably thinking about little else, she'd be pretty miserable if she did go through with it. People who actually want abortions tend to have them early on.
  11. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Yes. 24 weeks is long enough to figure out whether you want to keep the kid or not, and (in the UK at least) less than 1.5% of women who have abortions have them after 20 weeks. At 24 weeks, the kid can survive outside of the mother, and while I don't agree that a clump of cells should have the...
  12. Dannichu

    Abortion

    While I agree that a woman who doesn't use protection/used protection and it failed doesn't deserve to be obligated to raise the kid for 16/18/whatever years, I agree fully that if a reasonable time pariod has been set for viability and she is pregnant and hasn't had an abortion by the time that...
  13. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I think "birth" is a bad place to draw the line, though. A baby can survive outside the womb (and not be seriously damaged) from something like 24 weeks. I feel very uncomfortable about babies being aborted at full-term because they are concious, can feel pain and can survive outside the body...
  14. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I agree muchly with Dark Shocktail and Mike. The absolute best way to cut down on the number of abortions needed is to help more sexually active people (mostly teenagers) not get pregnant. As I've rambled about before, the US has nearly double the rate of teen pregnancies compared to the Uk...
  15. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Being forced to look after annoying cousins is punishment. I'm still pretty sure I'd get done if I killed them, though.
  16. Dannichu

    Abortion

    I don't know how many people realize this, but care homes for unadopted children today aren't actually like the orphanage in Oliver Twist. They're well looked after by people who care deeply about their welfare and health. I don't get where all this better-dead-than-in-care thing is coming from o.o
  17. Dannichu

    Abortion

    People on life support can't think or do anything useful. That doesn't make killing them right. My best friend's brother can't speak, act on more than monosylabic commands and will never do anything to contribute to society. However, he's got just as much right to live as I do. Someone on life...
  18. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Honestly, how many babies are the product of rape anyway? I know I've never been in the situation, but if I were raped, my absolute greatest fear would be being pregnant with the rapist's child and the first thing I would do (or my family/friends if I was incapable of thinking clearly, which...
  19. Dannichu

    Abortion

    (Ssh I assumed the operation to sterilize animals would be the same as humans. I never pretended to know anything about it o.o) But involuntary sterilization is a gross violation of human rights.
  20. Dannichu

    Abortion

    Voluntarily, go for it. But the operation for that (especially on a female) isn't pretty (or cheap). I've seen it done on animals and oh dear god.
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