Abortion Poll

[웃 910]

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[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

Illegal in most cases and the exceptions I put are rape, incest, and The mother's life is endangered if pregnancy continues

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Morally, abortion is probably the wrong choice in most cases, but people need to be free to determine that for themselves.

Keep it legal. Keep the parents in the loop, and then, in most cases, find a more humane method of birth control for the patient.

Edited February 1, 2010 by Lone Ranger

[raymaga 25]

Legal in ANY case, it's a personal choice that is nobody else's business.

[SunDrop 59]

Legal in all cases, but you've missed the most important factor that is never properly addressed in discussion about abortion.

Should it be legally possible for the baby's father to overrule the abortion, if they were to sign papers agreeing to take full, sole custody and not pursue the mother for child support? Obvious exclusions would include cases where there is an endangerment to the mother's life, rape and/or incest.

I've always thought it unfair that the mother ultimately gets to decide to keep the baby, AND pursue the father for child support. Yup, I know that if you are gonna mess around you should assume responsibility for the possible outcome, but wow, it's not fair on guys.

[raymaga 25]

Legal in all cases, but you've missed the most important factor that is never properly addressed in discussion about abortion.

Should it be legally possible for the baby's father to overrule the abortion, if they were to sign papers agreeing to take full, sole custody and not pursue the mother for child support? Obvious exclusions would include cases where there is an endangerment to the mother's life, rape and/or incest.

I've always thought it unfair that the mother ultimately gets to decide to keep the baby, AND pursue the father for child support. Yup, I know that if you are gonna mess around you should assume responsibility for the possible outcome, but wow, it's not fair on guys.

Good points!!!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Should be the right of the mother to decide. I don't think the father should be allowed to overrule her decision if she wishes to go through with it. He might be able to convince her to have the child but it should be her choice as it is her body. She is not a piece of property or chattel over which anyone else has any say.

[웃 910]

I think it should be up to the mother/father (final say by the mother). But, definitely not something to be proud of or something to brag about, lol.

It is wrong anyway you look at it IMO but I would still support the operation if I wasn't ready to be a parent.

[GabiandVi 34]

Currently, abortion is legal. I accept that and would not try to stop anyone from having an abortion under the current law. I have had many friends who have had abortions and I've even brought a few to the clinic and waited for them to come out, and provided a shoulder for them to cry on. Even though I did not approve of their actions, I understood their pain and I wasn't about to add to it by voicing my opinion. If they asked my advice, I gave it to them, but then, according to the law, I had to accept their decisions. However, I would support any bill to change that law.

But the point is, if you consider that life has begun, you should consider that it should be illegal to end it. Some people consider that life has not begun until some arbitrary moment during gestation. That should be the debate. Not whether ending life should be legal or illegal. That seems insane to me.

As for the father being able to decide, at the very least, I think they should be given the right to sever all ties to the child, including financial support. Any man who fathers a child and expresses from the get go that he does not want the child should not have to financially support it. That seems only fair under the current laws. Women have that right. As it is, they also have the right to affect the father's life with their decision.

[krautlaus 7]

I am not christian or anything, however I am strictly against abortion.

I voted illegal in most cases (except rape (and that is the only real reason for me (and maybe danger for the mom)).

Ultimately it is always up to the mother/each individual. I'm just afraid that most women don't really know what it means to have an abortion (let alone men!). For some it has become another form of contraception which to me is unresponsible and very short sighted.

Please don't get me wrong. This is what I would choose if this ever happened to me.

I personally think that when you feel like you're old and mature enough to have sex, you should be old enough to take responibilty for your actions and care for a human being.

I do understand men though when they would like to have a little more say in this. It is their kid too - their decision as well.

Hope I didn't piss everyone off with this...

[DanielParul 50]

Legal in most cases. There are situations that a woman cannot have the baby or does not want it (rape, incest, mothers life in danger) where it should be a choice that she can make. We got pregnant within 3 months of being married and Daniel got deployed and I had to tell him over the phone. I remember feeling totally depressed and lonely in a country where I knew nobody and I did consider abortion because it just seemed impossible to do it without Daniel in a strange country. We did not do it because we were mature adults with means to raise a child and we did want to have a baby eventually so why not now. Best decision we ever made. Can't imagine our lives without Adi. But I can understand if someone does not want a baby or does not have the means to raise a child. It is an option that should be open.

Edited February 8, 2010 by DanielParul

[tom&tata 2]

it should be legal & an option

[Ladylethal 12]

It should be legalized up to a certain point in the pregnancy, for any reason, I'm pro-choice.

[Anh map 2,098]

Bill Clinton got this question right: safe, legal, and rare.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Illegal in most cases.

To me humanity starts when the egg successfully establishes itself in the uterus and begins its symbiotic relationship with the mother. As a human, he or she is protected by the US Constitution.

Of course abortions will become obsolete when synthetic wombs are developed. Though we may also see a time when a person is sterilized at puberty and must pay for a permit from the government to have a child. Then a doctor makes the person temporarily fertile again. (This isn't science fiction btw. they are considering it for drug users etc.)

Edited February 11, 2010 by Sousuke