what kind of video was it you saw? a lot of times anti-abortion protestors will put together propaganda that is actually stillborn or miscarried babies instead of fetuses that are aborted. it's like all this trouble going on with banning "late term abortions" - about 1% of all "late term abortions" are done by women who don't want the baby. the rest are done because of health risks to the mother or the fetus. that's why most doctors are really against the ban, because they use it when it's imperative for the survival of the mother.
anyway, my point is i wanted to make sure what you saw was actually an elective abortion. fetuses usually aren't that developed when they're aborted.
having a baby shouldn't be a punishment, like "oh, i made a mistake and got pregnant, i should live with the consequences." it sounds like that's how your viewing it. also, not all abortions happen because of mistakes or carelessness - there's also rape and failed birth control to account for.
there are so many unwanted children in the world. i'd never want to bring in another one. if i have a baby it's going to be because i want to be a mother and i am ready to have a child. it won't be because a condom broke and i didn't want to take responsibility in the form of getting an abortion.
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Date: 2003-10-24 04:07 pm (UTC)anyway, my point is i wanted to make sure what you saw was actually an elective abortion. fetuses usually aren't that developed when they're aborted.
having a baby shouldn't be a punishment, like "oh, i made a mistake and got pregnant, i should live with the consequences." it sounds like that's how your viewing it. also, not all abortions happen because of mistakes or carelessness - there's also rape and failed birth control to account for.
there are so many unwanted children in the world. i'd never want to bring in another one. if i have a baby it's going to be because i want to be a mother and i am ready to have a child. it won't be because a condom broke and i didn't want to take responsibility in the form of getting an abortion.