How You Consider Abortion?

@julyteen (13252)
Davao, Philippines
August 2, 2008 9:00am CST
i received a bad news lately, a message from my girlfriend. last month her friend told her that she was pregnant and she want that it to be aborted. we do our effort to stop her and instead we promise to adopt the child if ever she/he may be born. the girl afraid of her parents if they knew about her situation might be she will be battered. my girl friend promised to help here in explaining to her parents but she refuse. this day my girl friend got news that her friend confined in the hospital because of the abortion. i consider abortion as a serious sin. we have no chose except to accept that the baby is gone to her womb. what would be the words we can say to her about her wrong doing?
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16 responses
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
4 Aug 08
I definitely consider abortion as a sin.I would tell her that i'm terribly upset about the deed she has done.Here in India there is a women who wants to do abortion because her child is having 86% heart defect.but the high court here has not granted her petition.
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@forance (151)
• China
6 Aug 08
I want to cry!but this baby's case is different to the starting discussion.
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@Sillychick (3275)
• United States
2 Aug 08
It is not your place to tell her that she did the wrong thing. You are not in a position to judge her. If you believe abortion is wrong, then don't have one. But she felt it was the best option for her in her situation. If you are a friend you should support her and help her get through this, as it is probably not easy for her. I'm not saying you should change your beliefs, but don't impose your moral judgments on her. Imagine you were going through a difficult time in your life and instead of trying to help your friends told you that you did the wrong thing and were a sinner? Do you think that would help, or make you feel better? No. What your friend needs now is support, give it to her and keep your opinions to yourself.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
2 Aug 08
I was going to put a response here but I think you said all that I was going to say and probably better than I would have said it too! You are right, she needs support and love, not judgement and told she has committed a sin.
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
5 Aug 08
Abortion is a personal choice. I believe that every child has the right to be loved and wanted. Some times this is not possible. Mistakes are made. Why should a child bear the stigma of not being wanted. Many women who don't want a choose adoption. Others opt for abortion. I don't feel that we should degrade anyone for the choice they made.
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@forance (151)
• China
6 Aug 08
how poor the baby! as a female,it's often felt sad by nature.the baby comes from my love.even though aborted the reason of the pressure from family or any other things,I also feel so sorry to him/her,he/she is a life.especially at the time of which I can pregnant another one.so if I can't afford to the result,I won't take myself into it.
@lily3753 (388)
• China
22 Aug 08
You are not in her situation, you don't understand what should she do if she have the baby. If you have a baby , there are so many things to do ,and you should act as so mnay roles, monther ,father ,teacher ,friend ,doctor and so on. there no only money but responsibility. And if one is not prepared well for all of these , you shouldn't have a baby. But accident always happens, in this case ,the women have to abortion. The most important things she need is support and love ,and some one can take care of her.
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
what the..@#$%!....she knows already that her parents will get angry and will kill her if she will do something that she's not ready to do...what a brain she has...gosh...she enter that kind of situation...she should face all the consequences...my question to her...how does it feel when doing a baby?...how about killing innocent baby?....
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
what do you mean how she feels when doing a baby? :D peace!!!
@AshleyHasan (1024)
• India
3 Aug 08
Abortion is a sin! We do not have rights to kill the baby before they are born. You can let her know that she is taking someone's life before they are born and it is equal to killing someone with a knife.
• United States
22 Aug 08
I say you should leave it alone unless she brings it up. I am a person that is against abortion for myself, but I also feel I can't control anyone else's decision. That being said, even though a person decides to get an abortion, it still can be an emotional thing for them, and they might be broken inside. They may want to talk about, but then again they may want to keep it inside. Yet another circumstance is they may not be able to bring themselves to do it. So the best thing to do is to let this person take the lead as far as talking about it, and follow their suit. She will open up eventually if she wants to talk about it.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
4 Aug 08
Hello dear julyteen. I think that it is cruel to adopt abortion, especially when the baby is about four months old in its mother's womb.
• United States
3 Aug 08
I think the debate on abortion is a passionate one, and people who are against them want to stop abortions from happening entirely. But as you say, on the whole, abortions will be performed whether illegal or not. The question I would pose is what punishment would be appropriate for women who have abortions. Jail sentences? Certainly if it is a crime, there would be some sort of punishment involved. It does seem absolutely unfair that women should have to suffer the sole punishment when men share equal blame. This is what would likely happen, however. Like all criminal justice problems, the solution would be more complex and involve helping women who are interested in getting abortions to get the help they need to avoid them. I think most politicians are only interested in the political gain of opposing abortion, but not dealing with the larger social problem. If we as a society want to make sure abortions do not happen, we have to truly invest in the women who end up with unwanted pregnancies, and do more to actually prevent them. An intelligent solution like this seems unlikely with the heated climate surrounding the debate.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
I will never consider abortion! I have a big fear on God that committing that mortal sin is a no-no to me. Let us just pray for your girlfriend's friend. That she recover from what she did. And will never did it again.
@jsmith12 (438)
• Canada
3 Aug 08
It's no one's place to judge another. It's so easy to do so, but how can you know what's really going on. Perhaps your friend said it was her parents because she couldn't bring herself to talk about the reason. Perhaps there is some issue you don't know about. It's so easy for people to say they would never consider something, but until you are IN that situation, how can you know? Nothing in life is 100%. Not contraceptives, not protection. Just because I may have an idea on a situation dose not make it right for me to enforce it on another person or individual. Frankly, if someone wants an abortion that bad, it will happen, legal or not. I would rather them be legal so we don't have people doing this in black market clinics, where people could die from infection, blood loss, or worse. Do I think it's right? No not really, because of the medical issues connected to it. But there are times, and places and reasons for others to choose to have this done. Your friend will have to live with her choice for the rest of her life. It is not the time for someone who calls them self her friend to be nagging her on their beliefs. Now that it's done your friend dosen't need confrontation on her choices. She will need support, and understanding. She's just chosen to end her child's life, and there's no telling how that will affect her now, or in the future.
@kezabelle (2974)
3 Aug 08
Im sorry but what she does to her body is not any of your business! You cant force someone to keep their child if it isnt what they wish, unfortunatly just because you see it as a sin that doesnt come into it. Your feelings just dont matter in this situation, and I think a real friend would be there giving support no matter what!
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
I think you should start off by understanding why the girl got an abortion in the first place. Was it because she was raped? Did her boyfriend abandon her? Is she still in school? There are many circumstances surrounding an abortion. I don't think most women would even consider it unless they were really desperate. Anyway, it's good that you're both very supportive of her. DOn't put the blame on her anymore because what's done is done. Just give her a shoulder to cry on when she needs it, because she'll probably do.
• Puerto Rico
2 Aug 08
The baby is there to be born in her. You don't tell how old is she. You have to think this very bad step you are going to do. The parent will not have this abortion, that for sure.This has to be tell to her parent .Because anything that happen to her they will have to take the responsibility if she is a teen. This happen and you are not the only one that have done this. This is a very serious responsibility is you don't what to have it you should give it in adoption. I knew a person that when into that . She said to me that she could see how the baby was fight with the process trying to get away from the the injection that was in her. She saw it all but it was to late to react. The abortion take the baby part by part . They have to cut in pieces so it more easy to take he or she out. The guilt will stay in your live because you don't know why it has to be born thisway.Think it over and give him or she the change to live in another family that need this angel. Yes because every child that is not wanted o wanted is an angel. Let the LORD guide you
• United States
2 Aug 08
I agree with the other poster that said that this is not the time to judge. She needs support, right now, dealing with the physical and emotional side affects of her decision. It can't have been easy; and, even if it wasn't a decision that you can agree with, she doesn't need your scorn and disapproval. It was her choice, not yours. If you can't be supportive, I would suggest staying away from her. I wish your friend the best.