Is Abortion Ok?

You make valid points, but I hate to think that God would present the "gift" of a baby in the form of such a brutal act of torture as rape. Until you've been placed in the raped woman's position, you can never really know how you'll feel. I do respect that you feel strongly about though. I think it's a very important thing to feel for.

mcduffie sandy, Do you live in a country where abortion is illegal? The risks you mentioned can certainly happen if an abortion is performed by an untrained person in a non-sterile environment. But an abortion performed by a doctor in a clinic or hospital is much less risky than actual childbirth. Also, although I sympathise with people who can't have children, there are already too many older children in the world who aren't getting adopted. Is it fair for couples to take advantage of a rape victim's circumstances so that they can have a newborn?

I do believe in choices though. And I do believe that a perosn should not judge a woman for an action of her choice when it comes to a situation the judging person has never experienced. If a woman is brutally raped and can not stand the idea of carrying that child, a person can not judge her decision of aborting unless they are intimately familiar first-hand with the feelings she is experiencing. People that judge raped and tortured women for their decisions to abort can not intelligently back up their arguments, because they have no idea what they're talking about unless they've been in the position.

And I suppose it is also impossible for me to say as I did above that I would absolutely never regardless of the circumstances, because that's just it. I've never experienced the circumstances or been put in the position of having to choose. I don't think anybody else that has never experienced it can honestly say "absolutely not" either.

If the rapist had any diseases it would be found out at the prenatal appointment, and there are ways to find out if anything is wrong with the unborn child. As stated above in one of the peoples comments, it's not our right to judge. Unless it's happened to you, you will never know. I myself could not do abortion. I do not believe in killing a child who still has a chance in this world. Yes it may be hard, yes every day would be a growing reminder of what happened, but I could never bring myself to abort. Whether the baby is at 4 weeks inside me or 8.. It's still a baby.. With a heart beat and a life. Other women may not be able to handle the presure, but the way I see it is.. You get raped, you will NEVER forget, you abort that baby and that's more thats going to hang over your head for the rest of your life. And yes there are millions of people who do not get the honors of bearing their own children and they are praying for the day someone will lay an infant child in their hands for them to hold, love, and cherish for the rest of their lifes here on earth. I think it's only right to give the child a chance. But, in the same manner like I said, some women are not strong enough to do that, and that is okay. There is nothing wrong in being weak in something so horrible as being raped. This was a good post, and I hope it continues to get good feedback.

yas i am agree with u