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Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
so, since we shouldn't be regulating what ppl can or cannot do with "their" bodies, i guess we should legalize drugs in this country....after all, using cocaine is a person's choice, and should not have that "right" taken away. 
this subject is a bad one with me as two of my friends and a very close relative have had these done.......it doesn't just affect the woman who has it done.....it kills the child (or would-be child, however you wanna look at it), it damages the person (whether they think it was for the best or not, my relative still has nightmares about a baby without a face), it damages the family (come talk to my family and you may get a different view on it all), it affects everyone in the woman's life. not that i judge these women b/c i don't....i love them as much as i ever have......but it is hard. calling it a "fetus" is one way to make the person who did it feel less guilty. 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.
yes, it was a hard time for women back in 1960 whatever who were unmarried and pregnant, but this is 2004....there is a LOT less stigma attached to un-wed mothers. these ppl had abortions not b/c they didn't necessarily want the baby, but b/c they were afraid of what society would say (not all, of course, but a lot). people need to have the courage to deal with the situations they have gotten themselves into, and need to take responsibilty.....but as was said earlier, i guess that is too much to ask....
i don't understand how probably a lot of you were DARE role models in high school or whatever, but also scream about a woman's right to choose what to do with HER body.
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Moot point. Just because there's no longer a stigma (yeah, right. Go home and tell your mom you're pregnant out of wedlock.) doesn't mean that someone should be forced to become a mother. If we continue to infringe upon the rights of women to do whatever they and their doctors feel is best, soon even the 12 year old girls who get raped or molested will be forced to become mothers.
Just because someone supports a woman's right to choose does not mean he/she supports drug use. There are probably drug users out there that don't support the woman's right to choose. Apples and oranges.
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