How do you feel about pro-abortionist?

@SomeCowgirl (32191)
United States
July 6, 2008 11:27am CST
I've seen questions about abortion on whether it be here or other sites. My question is not about whether you are pro choice, pro abortion or against it. My question is how do you feel about the people that are pro abortion? After reading their responses are you disgusted? I feel disgusted after reading a person's response in saying that they are pro abortion. I don't feel like I could ever or would ever take my chid's life. As a woman, the thought of killing something that was growing inside of me would make me much rather kill myself for thinking it. However some people believe that the child does not have a soul, I believe it does and regardless of if it does or not it still grows within you and is a part of you. Have a Great and Wonderful day!
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@mmiller26 (1930)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I think that this is a personal choice and my feelings on the subject only pertain to me and what I would want for myself. Just as you say that you could never take your child's life, you are speaking for yourself and your own personal experiences. I wouldn't want to have an abortion. I'm speaking from my own personal experiences. However, if I were violently raped by a stranger or molested as a young teen by a trusted family member, I might feel differently. If I were pregnant and found out my child would be severely deformed or were missing most of its brain, I might feel it more humane to end the pregnancy than to force the child to live what would likely be a pretty miserable existence. So I know what I feel for myself, but it would be pretty awful for me to tell another woman who is pregnant under circumstances different than mine what she should and should not do with her body. Which is why we have freedom of choice.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I agree with you in that it is the choice of the mother. However I feel that some of the people who are pro abortion do not have a reason to be. They only wish to abort because the child will have difficulty growing up but just because of that they feel it is okay to abort. Difficulty growing up does not mean that they should abort, it just means that you have to take your time with them. Have a Great and Wonderful day!
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@mmiller26 (1930)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
"I am asking of your feeling towards a person who is pro abortion and their reactions or actions. Are you disgusted by their want of an abortion?" No, I'm not. And I don't believe that just because someone is pro-abortion that that's what they want for themselves. I think there are a multitude of reasons why a woman could have an abortion, and their reasons are their own. If I found out someone had an abortion, I wouldn't be disgusted simply because I don't know the circumstances under which the decision was made and it's not my right to pry into her business to find out in order to make a judgment. While there are those out there who do use abortion as a method of birth control, the majority of women who do it feel they must because of disease, rape, incest, financial, or health reasons. It's not a decision that is made lightly and a lot of women feel guilty about it on their own without me judging them as well.
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@mmiller26 (1930)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
"Difficulty growing up does not mean that they should abort, it just means that you have to take your time with them." I'm not so sure about that. There are different degrees of difficulty. I know a guy who has spent the better part of his life in a wheel chair dealing with the complications of a disease he contracted as a child. He's pretty much paralyzed and has to use a computer in order to communicate. He fervently wishes he could die (or had never been born), but since he can't move he can't do it himself. In his opinion (and mine), that's no way to live. I'm not a big believer in preserving life just for the sake of preserving life. I feel quality of life is incredibly important.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I can't imagine that there are people who can afford to do it and even one of my closest friend tried to abort her baby and she wasn't successful and now she will due on September. I am against of abortion and will never do it. I just don't know why others can afford to kill those innocent infant or fetus and if they don't like having why not taking some precaution prior the act!
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• United States
7 Jul 08
I am pro-life so definitely for me, it's very disgusting!
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Does it disgust you that these people do it, I know that you have said that you do not understand it but does it disgust you thinking about it? Have a Great and Wonderful day and Good Luck!
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@us2owls (1681)
• United States
7 Jul 08
I think it is a very personal choice and the choice should be there for everyone. I once drove past an abortion clinic and there were protestors outside and the majority of them were middle aged men. That to me is wrong and it brought to mind something my grandmother used to say. If the woman had the first child and the man had to have the second there would never be any more than two children in a family.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
9 Jul 08
I understand where you are coming from but I do not think that it was wrong for men to protest. Men are a part of the child's conception and should not be left out from the decisions. Have a Wonderful Day!
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
6 Jul 08
These hot topics on Mylot often draw a lot of attention and I've seen fights break out over opinions. I often try to stay away from them. I have my own beliefs about a woman's right to choose, but I will respect another's opinion and I just hope that they will respect mine as well. Discussions over these things are just fine, but fighting over it is another thing altogether.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I understand what you are getting at. Obviously, by the way you worded the question, your view is clearly stated. Since you asked how I feel about it, I could never make a judgment about another woman without fully knowing the circumstances. I appreciate the thought provoking and genuine way you approached such a difficult topic of discussion.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I appreciate your clarification to me and the compliments on the way that I have worded this discussion.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I can understand that they draw a lot of attention and that fights break out, however, I did not write this discussion to illicit that behavior. My question was of the feelings towards a pro abortionist and their lack of feelings towards it, and I have gotten many varying opinons. Yours included. I appreciate your response to my discussion.
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• United States
6 Jul 08
Frankly..I don't see either side as right or wrong. I believe that both sides have a point, but that every situation has to be looked at and individually taken into account. Like, if a mom fond out her child would be healthy and still did not want to have it..I do not agree with abortion as a birth control method after the fact. And I believe then the baby could be born and a couple that cannot ahve a child could have an opportunity to adopt and raise one. And the dad must also be told and given the chance to raise the baby first, which is not done often enough. However, should a mom want a baby and be pregnant, yet carrying the one she has would cause such high blood pressure that neither would live anyway, (chances could be HIGH that she would have a stroke and die,) the mother's life should be saved by terminating the pregnancy. Why should both pass away? The abortion has to be done. I am kinda tired of pro-choice AND pro-abortion. This is an individual choice for the mother and father of the fetus/infant to be made based on the health of the pregnancy and/or the desire of the parents to raise the baby being carried. It is not a black and white issue. There are grey areas and the DOCTOR and PARENTS are the only ones who can decide the way this should be handled.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Your response is delving into a matter that I was not concerned with in my question. Although I appreciate the long response and am happy that you have responded to me thoroughly, the question I asked was of how you felt about the individual person and their choice to abort. I think in some instances like the one's that you have indicated, it is the choice of the parents. Have a Great and Wonderful day.
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@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Baby after reading your discussion and the people who have already responded to you,it has become obvious that some people seem to be confused about what you are asking,you are asking what do you feel towards people who support abortion,and after reading the responses of people who support abortion do you get disgusted?First off I can not stand people who support abortion,and it makes me so mad that people will kill unborn children,especially since the child is innocent and does not deserve to die,because an unresponsible person does not want the responsibility, and it deeply disgusts me to read the response of someone who openly supports abortion,since abortion is nothing short of murder,and it especially disgusts me when someone responds that they could have an abortion without a second thought,or without a sliver of guilt about what they are doing.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Jul 08
People who do not have a valid reason for doing it disgust me, even though in all fairness it just disgusts me. I appreciate your clarification. I agree with you in saying that the people who do not have a second thought about it disgust me.
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• United States
6 Jul 08
Your are very welcome for the clarification,and I hope that people who read your discussion and read my response will have a better idea of what to respond with,I love you and Happy Posting.
@urbandekay (18278)
6 Jul 08
Not really disgusted they just appear a little blind, like an ethical blindness all the best urban
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@ellijah (244)
• Nigeria
7 Jul 08
i agree with you cowgirl. i hate abortion. it is not good.Good hate it and i hate it too.those doing it are hurting themselves. they will be judge on the last day whether they believe it or not.
• Australia
7 Jul 08
I feel good about pro-choicers. I feel bad about the people who put them down just because they have different ethical standpoint.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
11 Jul 08
I don't know what to say as I feel that pro abortion and pro choice are two different things. I appreciate your response, Have a Wonderful Day!
@DarkDancer (1011)
• Dayton, Ohio
7 Jul 08
I am extremely pro-life. I am also extremely pro-choice. Given my choice, abortion would be absolutely legal, and no one would choose do it. However, Legal, Safe, and rare will work. Now, having said all that, I don't feel any disgust towards someone who decides to have an abortion. I have no way of even standing in that persons shoes, not to mention walking the mile. I will add though that I knew a girl once, and the first time she got pregnant (she was a minor at the time) she wanted to have the baby and her parents made her have an abortion. I must say that I feel a but of disgust toward those parents.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
7 Jul 08
I'm not sure how someone could be pro-abortion. Pro choice yes, but not pro abortion.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
9 Jul 08
I know what you mean. Have a Wonderful Day!
• Indonesia
7 Jul 08
i feel iam not agree about pro abortionist bcause they have big trouble in her self..and big sin to god and human
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
9 Jul 08
Yes there do have to think about what they've done, and it is a sin to god and humanity. Have a Wonderful Day!
• United States
7 Jul 08
As a woman i think if the woman is mature enough it should be her choice but on the other had if she doesnt want to have a baby why not use protection. I was in a situation that when i was dating my sons father he i told him i was pregnant and he wanted me to have an abortion and i told him no because it was the wrong thing to do. I was on birth control and since i was pregnant it was our responsibility to take care of this child. After that i was in another relationship and got pregnant. My dr did test and found out that my health was not the best at that time and encouraged me to have an abortion because i could loose my life so i had to contenplate what i was going to do. Was i going to stay on earth to help raise my 2yr old son or leave him motherless. I had the abortion because i thought that was the right choice so i think i made the right decision. Like i said it was a hard decision but i have to live with it.
• United States
7 Jul 08
I do not really believe in abortion personally, but I think that there are some instances in which it can be ok
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
9 Jul 08
I understand and am glad that you do not believe in abortion. Have a Wonderful Day!
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
7 Jul 08
I think, abortion in itself has certain rules-if carrying th baby to full term will cause harm to the mother or if the resultant pregnancy accrued from incest, gang rape etc, then I will always say Yes to abortion-but those who just get pregnant and then they discover the relationship wouldn't work and then choose to terminate-no will not tolerate these trigger happy abortionists-this is wrong and it is a sin!
@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
7 Jul 08
Am I supposed to feel anything towards either ideology? It's all a matter of opinion. When you judge another, you do so by your standards. In the mind of a pro-choice advocate, everyone wins. No unwanted babies are born, the mother isn't forced to give birth like some sort of breeding stock, and if the mother does want to give birth, she can. I can't feel disgust towards people who want others to actually have a choice. It's the people who want to take that choice away who I believe are messed up.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
7 Jul 08
hi sc. although, this people have the right to their own beliefs, i wish their mothers were pro-abortion themselves so that we wouldn't have to hear their lame excuses. abortion is murder. pure and simple. there are instances of rape victims that get pregnant and although, it is understanble if the victims are angry and wouldn't want to push through with the pregnancy, it is not right to put the blame on the unborn child.