We also talked about the restrictions on abortion and if they are too strict or if they are fine how they are. I see both sides of this argument. On one hand I think a parent should know about the abortion so they are able to educate their children and help support their child, but on the other hand I do not think they should be able to make the decision for their child. This is an important decision in a mothers life and they need to make that decision for themselves because it is their body and their life.
In addition, we talked about different ways to get an abortion. I did not really understand how abortions were done before now. And the abortion pill was something new to me. I have heard about the Plan B pill, but I had not heard about the abortion pill. This website has more information about the abortion pill. http://www.fwhc.org/abortion/medical-ab.htm
The topic of abortion and adoption is kind of confusing to me because there are so many options and rules that go with each that I am not completely aware of.
Elaina Stansberry
Chasidy Allen Says:
ReplyDeleteI honestly do not know how i feel about abortion. I am pro-choice though. It depends on the circumstance of the individual. I know a lot of people who say they will regret giving their child up for adaption because they fear that the child will grow up and hate them. Some worry that they will be walking down the street and think that the child they see could be theirs.
I read the link on the abortion pill and i'm also not sure how i feel about that either! Once again it depends on the views of the individual. Then again it's nobody's business what the person decides to do.
I think that if I were to get pregnant now, I would have an abortion. Maybe it is selfish but I am not willing to give up my life. There is still so much that I want to do and I know I would not be able to take care of a baby at this point in my life.
ReplyDeleteI think adoption would be harder. Having the baby and giving him/her away would be more loss than an abortion.
I was unaware of the abortion pill. I didn't know that is an option. From the information on the website, it sounds like it can be very painful. I think it would also be very emotional, as any abortion would. But this form of abortion seems like it would be even more emotional. An abortion at a doctor's office involves anesthesia whereas with the pill the pregnant woman feels the pain and can actually see the embryo as it passes. I imagine that this makes the pregnancy very real to the woman and makes it more emotional. I don't know if I could personally handle this.
Abortion is a very touchy subject and I wonder if it makes me a bad person to say that I would do it. But I can never really say unless I were in that situation.
-MADELINE
I don't know which one would be harder for me. I could see pros and cons to each. With adoption you know that your kid is getting a chance at life, but then you would always be wondering if you could do a better job or just as good a job as the people you gave it up to. With abortion there would be no questioning about the life your child would have had whether it be good or bad, but there would also be the weight on your conscious that you never gave them the chance to live out their life.
ReplyDeleteI think that abortions would be just as emotionally draining as an adoption, you have to carry a child to full term then give it away and still be attached, but with abortion you would have you whole life to wonder what time a person your child could have turned out to be. I think the women that have to make these decisions have so much more to deal with than we can imagine.
Maggie Anderson
ASHLEE REECE:
ReplyDeleteAbortion and adoption are definitely two very touchy topics. I would have to agree w/ you on giving my child up for adoption rather than abortion b/c it sounds better. However, when that moment comes it is so hard to let your child go b/c you have already formed a bond w/ him or her. As far as the restrictions on abortion, I think they have been working efficiently. I don't know or agree w/ all the details but from what I've been told a girl has to be a certain age at planned parent hood in order to receive these services. Ultimately the choice is up to the mother if she is of age. Even if the parent wants her to do one thing, she can easily sneak out and do another now in days w/ the rules of confidentiality protecting her. Even though it is her body, we still have to understand that everyone is not "fit" to be a parent and many of the decisions that they do make are immature or underdeveloped. In this case, the teen mom would need some parental guidance; as usual. I read the abortion pill article and it seems legit to me. Of course it sounds horrible, but it sounds a heak of a lot better than the suction method. I think it's strange how abortion is evolving when there has been so much fight against it. I also saw that the article mentioned that a lot of women prefer this method b/c of the privacy it offers b/c they get to take it in the privacy of their home. That is appealing, but if it fails then one has to go in and get an aspiration abortion (original). Women are tearing up and down their bodies trying to get abortions. If I didn't want to get pregnant, I would just be very cautious w/ how my sexual intercourse occurs. I know it's easier said than done but you would figure that a woman not wanting to get pregnant and go through this stress/drama would just be more careful.