12-year-old speaks out on the subject of abortion

Yeah, I did hear about that. I guess it just goes to show that with ever good there has to be bad. I am still optimistic that there are children like this little girl though. If more children spoke out about their beliefs, maybe some of the stupid ADULTS of the world would stop and take notice. In fact, even the bad news about the 13-year-old dad should make adults wonder if possibly we are doing something wrong that there are kids who end up that way.

precisely. if there are kids who are as intelligent that is because parents were around her and is supporting her every tiny or big steps. the 13 year old dad and some of the other children has parents who focus more on working and making a living than making sure what their children are up to. it is not easy to be a parent and with a crisis that we are all facing now, but we have to be still able to be aware what our children are doing. i hope all this news about what children doing makes adult eyes open that kids of today can make unbelievable things so what they need is guidance

Sweeping generalizations for the win! You don't know these people. You have NO right to judge.

very few late term abortions are done. VERY. FEW. I happen to agree with you that late term abortions are wrong, however, the few that are done are generally done to save the mothers life for one reason or another. That is between the Dr, the patient and her spouse (or domestic partner). I understand wanting to teach our kids right and wrong. I just don't think there is a need to vilify any one thing or action in order to raise a healthy happy moral citizen. Thank you Saffron, you made great points and represented the Choice movement with clarity. :)

do you honestly think a woman just rushes into an abortion? They don't.

And they did not remove all the negative comments. They just removed the most offensive ones, probably the stupid and irrelevant ones I am guessing.

You asked for opinions -- I gave mine. If you want to argue in defense for her, that's up to you. I happen to think it's nothing more than a girl acting out a prewritten speech. And I searched every comment on there. The only "bad" ones I can find left have a rebuttal from someone also displaying a positive. But yes, I did see the explanation. A 12-year-old could be very capable of writing and passionately delivering a speech, no doubt about that. I just don't believe what she displays is "passion." Sorry to offend you so. :-)

In no way, shape or form am I attempting to negate her "argument" Furthermore, I'm not bashing the girl's character. I said I think she did a great job with it! However, it is my personal opinion that she's delivering a speech someone else wrote. That's all: an opinion. A simple, meaningless, personal opinion. I win nothing for being write, nor do I lose anything for being wrong. Never once do I claim that a person's "age" would dictate what they do or do not know about a subject, or how well they can "speak" on a topic. I watched the video, I believe she's acting out what someone else wrote, more like a PSA. I could simply be wrong, and that sits fine with me. I don't get how people are reading more into what I said than what I said. Congratulations on the awards, btw. :-)

I would appreciate your opinions if you could render it without the words "god" "Lord" "evil" and "sin". None of those apply. Are you an adoptive or foster parent? Big brother/sister volunteer? Benevolence is more than words or faith.

If all you are going to do is be nasty, I don't want to talk to you. If you can calm down and stop insulting me and drawing unwarranted conclusions (did I even mention religion?), then maybe we can discuss this like grown ups. Your argument fails to recognize the fact that most (yes, most) people believe that life begins at conception. I will "stay away from your uterus" until another human being happens to reside in there and you decide you want to kill that human being. I don't believe in murder and I will not stand by and let murder occur. That is not just something that Christians believe, nor is it only a Christian belief that fetuses are living humans. I do not appreciate having my religion insulted when this is not even a matter of religion nor was religion brought up. Did you see me insulting atheists/agnostics/whatever? No, you didn't.

You know, you don't have to be religious to be pro-life. Atheist pro-lifers exist, too.

indoctrinated :to imbue with a usual partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principal. Raising a child to view abortion or any other medical procedure as "wrong" is a disservice to the child. Christians indoctrinate like any and every other religion. I have often observed cult like behavior in christian churches. because of YOUR religion, I or my daughters would have to bear an unwanted child. Please keep your religious beliefs far far away from my uterus. I don't believe as you do. (that old freedom of religion thing always gets in the way of this debate) Pro-choice IS pro life (that of the woman who is making the choice)

How is it hard to "fully understand"? I don't think it is any harder to understand at twelve than it is at fifteen or sixteen, and a lot of girls get abortions at that age.