Life is valuable so why is abortion allowed?

maximax8, Life being valuable is also multifaceted. Although, abortion can be deemed cruel to many, however, I do not think the world can really do without it. Even when it is done due to social reasons, yet this life being multifaceted can find justification for those doing so. Why? There are just some people who cannot get past themselves or be assured with themselves that there will not be problems in the future for their child who will be born out of wedlock, unwanted pregnancy and whatever seemingly selfish reasons. Who can assure that the baby born will not suffer or free from the same undesirable fate, unloving adoptive parents, child cruelty, terminal illnesses, neglect or their own incapacity? To the people who are not directly involved (us), we just cannot really tell what is really going on in theses people's minds and what the future holds for these people and their unborn. Yet, you and I know that without abortion they may just not be able to get past their own mistakes and/or themselves. Life is just complicated sometimes and abortion may just be a needful simplification for them.

abortion is a kind of sin that u perform.in other countries this has become frequent process .child is a gift of god and you are destroying the beautiful gods gift in any way because of your silly mistakes.i think abortion should be banned in every country and any person performing this act should be charged and punished.it is highly illegal process

I think you know how I feel about abortion. But the last time I expressed my opinion, boy did I get attacked for it! So I'll just say it again, because I'm not afraid to express my opinion (I just hate people "verbally" tearing into me.), I am against abortion. You know what amazes me? The case that caused America to allow abortion, Roe v. Wade...The woman in question who was fighting for abortion, now is totally against it and is a pro life advocate.

Hi everybody, I haven't been around for some time and now I have to catch up with you. I live in a country where is abortion allowed. In my opinion, it should be. I have seen many families with 13 to 18 kids. Usually they live in a small places, mostly only one room.They have no jobs and they expect other people and Community to look after them. Now I would like to believe they have kids because they love them, but I can't. Why to have so many kids if you can't give them at least proper meal daily, let alone other things they need? I have three kids of my own and six grandchildren. If I were in better position, I mean had higher income, I would have much more. I don't know did I express myself right,but I'm sure you know what I mean. Everybody should be in position to choose what they want.

Abortion is legal in my country, and I think this is right. So many young people are not prepared to have a baby, it is better to them to choice abortion. Because if let the baby born, maybe they can't feed the baby. At that situation, can you imagine that baby's future? Do you think it's unfair to the baby? If like that, the baby can choice himself, I think he will choice he is not born. Happy mylot!

In my home country abortion isn't allowed. It is sad because LIFE as we know it, is sacred, precious and therefore, should be treasured. We only live once so taking the life of a baby even if she is disabled or something is still considered killing. However if both the mother and the child's life is in danger, i would agree of having the baby aborted. I am wondering as to why some countries allow abortion, because no matter what they say, it is still killing.

maximaxi hi hatley here Abortion is legal in the US and I hate'it when women use this as a means of birth control.you are killing a'baby It is human life. there are a Zillion forms of birth control that'dont murder bAbies.Abortion should be reserved for life of'the mom'or in cases of rape as who wants the messed up bAby of a horrid rapist?

Its legal in my country. I completly approve of abortion. Parents have the right to choose if they want a baby or not. You don't want the child to grow up and ask the parents "if you were not interested in raising me, then why did you give birth to me."

Well abortion still remains a topic of debate.......many feel it is right many feel it is not......humans have their own perceptions and values and they have the right to do what they feel like...... I am also against abortion, but then a thought comes to my mind that what about those women who get pregnant accidentally, what about those unfortunate who are rape victims, what about those who have a deformed child in their womb(depends form person to person) These all things makes me wonder that, there can actually be an exception to all these things......but then people who do it because they don't want a girl child, or those who are married and don't want a child then it is absolutely wrong, if you know you are not ready for a child then why not take necessary precautions, you are married and mature enough to understand things.....we can understand if it was a teenager and didn't knew things....... If we take religion into consideration, then there is no exception to anything, abortion is considered a murder and a sin......i have actually seen a video where they show how an abortion is done, they just crush the head of the child in the womb and remove the baby out.....what a gruesome sight it was...... so to sum it up, I feel that abortion should be considered in only some cases and there should be some kind of regulation on who can go ahead and abort a child !!!!

Life is valuable and that is why many go for abortion. In my country abortion is legal if both husband and wife are ok or if the mother's condition is critical, otherwise the procedure is not so easy. I personally think it is good in many cases where the mother does not want her kid to grow in bad conditions and there are many situations where one should abort the fetus instead of allowing the kid to grow and suffer. However, there are many who misuse this freedom give - i don't really appreciate it when people think abortion as an option after wrong doing

i guess your government officers are more open minded. religion has often been that which prevents the passage and approval of some law in our country, we being the only christian country in asia. i am not pro abortion. but i feel that there should be exceptions. happy mylotting.. ann

I am not for abortions as it is a taking of a life. But I also know that having a baby and then giving it up for adoption can also cause problems psychologically for the mother. My husband was adopted and after the adoption his mother went mad and her mental health till this day is suffering even though he has come back into her life, she negates him. I am very grateful that he was born. I think they're are no hard and fast rules, it's not a black and white scenario. There are many situations that abortion is the best answer, like rape etc. I think now with the morning after pill, abortions will reduce dramatically. I know this to be the case in India

In my opinion, the abortion issue is not about right or wrong. It's about the Spirit within each of us being recognized or not being recognized. If a person considering abortion went into a quiet room with no noise, no intrusion from cell phones, tvs, friends etc. - and sought help from the center of their spiritual being, the answer would be on the side of the physical life growing within. Should anyone think Spirit is not within, give yourself the test of silence and sojourn to the center of your quiet self. Search. Make your own decision without interference. Life begins at conception. Human life.

Personally i would never have an abortion for myself, but i am not against it putting a child up for adoption is one of the hardest things someone can do (i know i did it). The emotional trauma is long lasting and can create some serious issues with the mother. It took me a long time to pull myself together. So abortion would be much easier emotionally as you never see, or hold the child, you never name it, hear its cries. So I'm not against it. Some people just can't handle that, imagine what something like that would do to a 12-15 year old girl? Poor kid would never be the same (wouldn't be the same after an abortion either but it'd sure as heck be easier for her) Plus everyone say adoption is the thing, but honestly, there are too many babies and not enough homes for them. Really The easiest way to put s stop to all of this, is to force birth control, put it in our foods or something and give us a special diet when its ok for us to have kids. *shrugs* would stop the abortions and pro/non people fights.

Law in my country prohibit abortion without a doctor's recommendation. Yes, I agree with you. Abortion should be allowed if the mother and child endangering.

what country are you in? well, it really depends on the country.Here in the philippines, abortion is strictly prohibited since we are a christian (mostly roman catholic) country. Though, there are still cases of some illegal abortion taking place... The laws of the government regarding abortion also depends on the population level. It the government wants to control population growth, then they might allow abortion of some sort.

hi maxima, here in our country abortion is illegal, but still there are lots of woman do it (specially young ones), and then dumped the baby or the fetus anywhere, like in the piblic comfort rooms, in front of the church, public market and everywhere.. it felt so sad, don't they have consience?? they made it just in a moment and then dumped the result.. it's a big sin to the Almighty for doing it, they are just making their soul be dumped also to hell..!! i hope this will be stop now.. janebeth.

Unfortunately, it is legal here and I neither accept nor support it. I've never understood having sympathies for murders, rapists, pedophiles and similar guilty folk while sacrificing innocents for the convenience of the parent(s).

In Poland, abortion is illegal unless it's proven that the mother's welfare is seriously in danger. One women was told by three doctors that the chances were good that she'd become blind if she carried the child to full term. The court didn't buy that argument, she was forced to carry the child...now she has three children to care for with serverely impaired vision. It is estimated that there's thousands of women in Poland who are entitled to abortion but are denied it. I'd post the story of the Polish women, but well, they don't let me copy and paste yet, and I am horrible at copying links..so, what can I say, the EU court ordered Poland to compensate the lady for her loss of vision. my question is this, how do you protect the baby's live, without compromising the mothers? Can you really expect a mother to sacrifice her life, for her baby? Do you believe all women should be willing to endanger their wellbeing to being a baby into the world? What about women like this one, who has a few little ones already at home solely dependent on them? Shouldn't they be factored into the equation also? Na, the problem is, we see childbearing as an obligation, or a punishment from God, and not what it truly is....a sacrifice!! Thus, we don't respect women, or their role as mothers, and we often find ourselves seeing the children more of a curse or punishment than as a gift. you have no right to tell the women from poland that she should give up her sight, for the sake of an unborn baby, it's a choice only she has the right to make!

I think that abortion should be illegal in all countries... Whether a child is going to be seriously disabled or not there are ways now a days to cope with seriously disabled children that help them lead ALMOST normal lives... I also think that God has a plan for everyone and if he wants to take the other during child birth it means that she has completed the task that he put her on this earth to do and that she needs to let the baby be born so that that child can live a full life and complete the task at hand... I am TOTALLY AGAINST abortion and I think that anyone who has an abortion should be taken out behind the barn and shot repeatedly... I've had a child and if they had told me that it was going to take my life to have my son I would have without a doubt told them that I was still going to go through with my pregnancy and that I had lived my life and it was time for my son to live his....