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Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
i agree with whoever posted earlier about taking responsibility.....you don't have to raise the child, just give it a REAL right, the one actual "right" that has yet to be mentioned....the right to life. i've said it before, and i'll say it again: ADOPTION.
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I see your point here, and I think it's valid. But here is my thing about adoption. I'm sure we all know people who have adopted a child before. But do you know how difficult it is for the person actually giving up the baby for adoption?
I do. And I will just say this, as someone who has seen both outcomes: in terms of the emotional consequences on the woman and her family, the differences between having an abortion and carrying your baby to term and giving it up are very very slim.
On the one hand, when given up for adoption, the mother knows the baby lived and will hopefully have a happy life. On the other hand, the mother carried the baby in her body for nine months, went through childbirth, and no matter what the consequences now wants that living, breathing child to be with her, and that baby can't. And I will also say this: many states provide a window of time where mothers who give their babies up for adoption can reclaim their child. And I also know that many mothers who can't afford to raise a child reclaim their children, because giving your baby up for adoption is so incredibly difficult.
With abortion, the mother doesn't have to suffer through that. She does suffer knowing that something that would have become a person never will.
Either way, the mother suffers, many times for the rest of her life. There is no easy solution to the problem, which is why I am 1000% pro choice. It's just not my place to say what the best decision is. I dont think it is anyone's decision but the mothers.