Timewaster's Guide Archive

Does anyone here think abortion is a fundamentally good thing to do? Leaving aside possible exceptions like health and rape.

I don't think the government should be a nursemaid that watches out for every bad behavior, but I think there are some things that are bad enough that they should not be allowed. Abortion is one of those things. It negatively impacts more than just the mother's life.

Well, I've been hesitating to say it but I've HAD an abortion and I felt - feel - that I had very good reasoning for it. I'm glad that there weren't any restrictions that would have disallowed this opportunity for me in a monitored, healthy environment. (As opposed to the "back alley/dirty knife.") Now, situations have changed a lot in the intervening ten years so if I was presented with the option again, I would chose otherwise. However, for the entire situation at the time I think I made the best choice. The situation was not based on health or rape, but I still feel it warranted it. But then, part of my decision was the belief (which is ok that we all differ on this point) that a fetus is not a child until it's life can be supported either on its own or through machines as opposed to by being a 'parasite.' (Gods, that sounds awful!) Plus, I was within the 12 weeks window set by the law, and many people with much more experience and education than I have even now decided that it was safe to do so before that point (with the assumption that past that point the ethics get more gray.)

There are some really interesting points that have been brought up that I'm evaluating my own personal feelings against them. I appreciate the opportunity to think things through again on multiple levels.

Give yourself time. It could prove interesting to see where you go.

That is a nice avatar! Yay for figuring things out!

Eh, live life and be crazy. Have fun!

Where in Ireland? I have (distant) family that runs a farm and B&B on Dingle Bay.

People who are disrespectful/inconsiderate of their neighbors irritate the heck out of me. One would think after the cops had been called on them twice in the past two weeks they'd not stomp around, scream across the parking lot from windows, slam doors, play music so loud, or a number of other things. 

I did the same as Andrew... But dang, Chaos, that was GREAT!