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Old 10-03-2000, 10:05 PM
BrandNubian BrandNubian is offline
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Originally posted by Diva_56:
Reguardless fo whether they are in the same sphere or not... Aborting a baby (killing a fetus in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, trimester) is TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY WRONG! I am so tired of society making an excuse for this crime against humanity. I am pro life... when it comes to a woman making a decision about "Her Body" according to the government, she has the right to kill another human being because it's inconvient for her? It is really sad that women THINK thay have a CHOICE in how a baby's life will end. Get Jesus and realize that all LIFE IS PRECIOUS!
Diva:

IMO, abortion is a very complicated issue. Abortion is not an isolated event, nor is it a self-contained phenomenon. Abortion is part of something more systemic. Maybe what people need is Jesus (or Allah, or Buddha, or the Creator), but who can say? And just putting that out there does not solve the problem.

I am more than respectful of your spiritual path and beliefs, so please don't take this the wrong way, but quoting scripture will not solve all of the issues that a person inevitably has to consider when talking about abortion. The reality is, a more holistic and complete sexual education is needed to educate everyone (especially women) about their bodies, their sexuality (not just the act of sex), the choices available to them, the consequences of certain choices, ways to protect themselves, ways to be healthy sexual beings, ways to be spiritual and sexual.

I think one of the key problems with abortion is that lack of effective sexual education. Perhaps if we had better sexual education, we wouldn't have as much pregnancy or abortion. Perhaps if we didn't live in a culture that is simultaneously oversexed (we use sex to present/sell everything!) and sexually repressed, pregnancy and abortion wouldn't be such problems either. Just a few theories.

Don't get me started...I could talk about this for hours.

I don't think folks on this forum are saying it's necessarily right to abort an unborn child. I think they are saying the problem is more complex than that. For me, I don't think you could do away with RU-486 or legal abortion in general, and think that abortion or the issues surrounding it would just disappear.

Abortion is not the cause of the problems; rather, it is just the result of the interaction between our cultural and social belief systems and customs.

Once again, I mean no disrespect to you. I do think a spiritual foundation is needed. It's just not all that's needed, IMO. I respect your views. And I must apologize for the long post; abortion is a heated topic for me.

I thought I would just drop my two cents.

Peace Love and Progression
B.N.


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