Is this it?

[ChristinaM 0]

I read it as:

I will confess that I have used the morning after pill on several occasions. The Christian center told me it was an abortion pill. Turns out it's not, but I wouldn't have done it if it was.

1) I have used the morning after pill on several occasions.

2) The Christian center told me it was an abortion pill. Turns out it's not...

Sounds like you took it and then found out it wasn't what they said.

3) I wouldn't have done it if it was.

It might just be me being dense ( ), but I couldn't make it follow.

[Traviesa 0]

Oh no, I found out before I took it. Christian center wouldn't give it to me. So I went back to the dorm and researched, then went to the clinic and asked more questions, then they gave it to me there.

[ChristinaM 0]

Thank you for clarifying. It's been a long day

[Traviesa 0]

Thank you for clarifying. It's been a long day

For me as well

[britbird 4]

Yeah, the morning after pill prevents the fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus...so depending on where you think conception starts (and most people agree it starts with implantation) the morning after pill is not an abortion pill at all.

Of course there are religious types out there who believe that condoms are a form of abortion because they get in the way of the egg being fertilized in the first place. I really don't have much to say to people who think like that.

Abortion is a horrible thing for all concerned, but I think we all know that whether it's legal or not it's going to happen. And if it's going to happen I'd rather it be in a safe, medically sanctioned environment.

And again I say, it's a private matter. I don't tell you what to do with your body so don't tell me what to do with mine.

[SteveLaura 0]

A simple card scheme could solve this problem. Sort of like a donor card, linked to your SSN. Each person would be required by law to carry one of the following at all times:

1) I am against abortion. I agree to adopt any child at any time with no more than nine months notice. My personal or financial circumstances will not be taken into account at the required time, as I do not believe these to be reasonable excuses not to take in a child.

2) I believe in choice. I may choose to have an abortion, or I may not. I uphold the right of others to make a similar, personal decision. I may also choose to adopt a child, if I wish, although I will not be required to do so.

3) I am against abortion. However, I do not wish to adopt a child, the gift of life, the Earth's blessing, the innocent miracle, the wonder of creation, etc, under the circumstances required by this law. Therefore I agree to shut the ** up about it.

[faith 0]

A simple card scheme could solve this problem. Sort of like a donor card, linked to your SSN. Each person would be required by law to carry one of the following at all times:

1) I am against abortion. I agree to adopt any child at any time with no more than nine months notice. My personal or financial circumstances will not be taken into account at the required time, as I do not believe these to be reasonable excuses not to take in a child.

2) I believe in choice. I may choose to have an abortion, or I may not. I uphold the right of others to make a similar, personal decision. I may also choose to adopt a child, if I wish, although I will not be required to do so.

3) I am against abortion. However, I do not wish to adopt a child, the gift of life, the Earth's blessing, the innocent miracle, the wonder of creation, etc, under the circumstances required by this law. Therefore I agree to shut the ** up about it.

that it won't abort if the fetus is already implanted.

when the egg implants it's not a fetus yet. It's a blastocyst. It then becomes an embryo that next week (week 5 or 6 of pregnancy). Fetus term is not used until week 11 LMP age.

[mikeize 0]

A simple card scheme could solve this problem. Sort of like a donor card, linked to your SSN. Each person would be required by law to carry one of the following at all times:

1) I am against abortion. I agree to adopt any child at any time with no more than nine months notice. My personal or financial circumstances will not be taken into account at the required time, as I do not believe these to be reasonable excuses not to take in a child.

2) I believe in choice. I may choose to have an abortion, or I may not. I uphold the right of others to make a similar, personal decision. I may also choose to adopt a child, if I wish, although I will not be required to do so.

3) I am against abortion. However, I do not wish to adopt a child, the gift of life, the Earth's blessing, the innocent miracle, the wonder of creation, etc, under the circumstances required by this law. Therefore I agree to shut the ** up about it.

word up

I want to know where are the laws that make poverty illegal? The laws that guarantee health-care to everyone? Cuz sometimes it seems like life is only sacred until you're born. Oh and hey, maybe this whole law is actually secretly designed so that the army can enlist kids when they would previously have only been considered to be 17 years and 3 mo's old... hmmm.

-mike

[ace13 0]

Every Child Should be Wanted

(Wanted children are less likely to be abused)

Year

Reported Child Abuse1

1973 167,000

1980 785,100

1987 2,025,200

2000 1,726,000

1.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Center of Child Abuse & Neglect; National Analysis of Official Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Every Child Should be Wanted

(Wanted children are less likely to be abused)

Year

Reported Child Abuse1

1973 167,000

1980 785,100

1987 2,025,200

2000 1,726,000

1.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Center of Child Abuse & Neglect; National Analysis of Official Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

How's this connected to the topic? Are you trying to suggest that the number of abortions is somehow related to the number of reported child abuses? How do you explain such a correlation? Or are you suggesting that there should be more abortions?

[ladyspotthedog 0]

Time to dust off and wheel out ol' Vera Drake again <sigh>

[Carol&Marc 0]

Folks its 2006, there are sooooooooo many ways to prevent a unwanted pregnancy! Need i list them? Lets say someone almost makes a decision to have an abortion, but doesnt when the child grows to adulthood would you tell them "I almost aborted you" of course you wouldnt! why? because of GUILT! where does the guilt come from? cuz you know its wrong!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I actually don't think abortion should be outlawed, even though like you said ET, I am very personally against it. ... I personally would rather the women who have an abortion live to remember it.

So, we are on the same page after all.

[meddykomp 0]

Folks its 2006, there are sooooooooo many ways to prevent a unwanted pregnancy! Need i list them? Lets say someone almost makes a decision to have an abortion, but doesnt when the child grows to adulthood would you tell them "I almost aborted you" of course you wouldnt! why? because of GUILT! where does the guilt come from? cuz you know its wrong!

Are you sure it is guilt? Maybe it's more a protection of your child. And maybe some people would tell their children. I have always known that my parents did not intend to keep me. I never felt bad about that. They were young and I know life was very hard since they really were not ready to be parents. Abortion wasnt an option because they didnt have enough money until after my mom felt me moving. She simply could not go through with it after she felt movement. That was her choice. Then there was the adoption issue. Once they saw me, they couldnt give me up. Was I better off with them than I would have been otherwise? There is no way to know. Maybe I would have had the best of everything had I been adopted instead of growing up with just the necessities. I will never know. What I do know is that regardless of the options my parents considered, they love me. And I don't think that my mom should ever feel guilty that she considered her options. Everyone should make the decision that feels right to them given their situation.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

In ET's signature it reads "I'm...." Not it or the blob of cells and tissue. It is a baby!

Yes it is. To me it is very much a baby. It was my and Nani's baby from the moment the pregnancy test came back positive. That view was very much re-affirmed when we saw and heard the little heartbeat at just over six weeks. But that is MY view. I wouldn't give that baby up for anything but the life and well-being of my wife. That does not mean, however, that I would ever attempt to push that view of MINE onto YOU or anyone else by encoding it into law. I am very much pro life and very much pro choice at the same time. I think being pro choice is being pro life. Above all, it's being pro freedom and personal responsibility.

Folks its 2006, there are sooooooooo many ways to prevent a unwanted pregnancy!

You must have missed the stats earlier:

54% of women having an abortion said they used some form of contraception during the month they became pregnant.

90% of women who are at risk for unplanned pregnancies are using contraception

Edited February 24, 2006 by ET-US2004