Abortion... please don't flame!

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by DZHBrown
I also have difficulty deciding what to do when it is a life or death situation. If either way, someone is definitely going to die, how do you value one life over the other? It's a heart wrenching decision, I'm sure.

I don't know if it really matters. But for the record I am pro-choice.
It definitly is a heart wrenching situation.
When I was training to be a lifeguard we were always told that, while it is a lifeguard's legal obligation to help in a lifesaving situation, if you're own life is seriously threated you are to back off. Simplly, it is better to lose one life that to lose two.
For example, if you saw someone drowing and you went into rescue them and they started grabing at you, pulling you under (which is always a risk), we were always told to back away to protect pur own safety. Of course you would try to calm them down in hopes that you could help them, but the fact of the matter is, you might not be able to save them. That why there are steps to take to ensure that the lifesaver/guard does not become a victim as well (ie. reach, throw, row, tow, go, carry).
While I understand that a drowning victim and an abortion are two completely different things, I think what I am trying to say is that in a case where a woman was going to have an abortion because her life was at risk, I don't think think there is anything wrong with putting yourself first.
While I would hate to see anyone lose their life. I do believe that it is still better to lose one life than two lives.