Abortion... please don't flame!

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally posted by PM_Mama00


How do you feel about abortion in cases of life or death?

Me personally, I would give my life so that my baby would live.

A long time ago, I use to think that abortion was ok in cases of rape until I met two important people in my life that were both conceived via that way. In one case, my friend's mother was raped by a strange man (they never found him) at the age of 16. Her mother kept the baby, raised her, and now she is a productive member of society (she's married and now is an Evangelist) doing great things to help other women.

In the other case, my boyfriend's mother was raped by someone she knew. His mother gave him up for adoption and he was fortunate enough to be raise by a loving family and is a productive member of society.

So in short, in cases of rape, I don't think that abortion should be an option, although I do believe that there should be services availible (counseling, foster families to help care for those women who are kicked out of their homes, adoption services, etc.) to women so that they can safely carry the baby to term.

So I am a little confused about this, if in 1995, at least 47% of the women are aged 25 or older that are selecting abortion, then why are we having issues with teenagers?

AKA_Monet: You are providing some interesting points to ponder.