Some thoughts on the abortion debate

[gemfyre]

Someone on abortiondebate asked a question to the effect of what was the difference between abortion and infanticide.

My reply was that I really didn't see much of a fundamental difference.  It was just a better option to get it done as early as possible and because it was not socially acceptable to kill a born child (heck, people still do it anyway).

I've been thinking further on the subject since and came up with a few things.

Most abortions are carried out because the mother cannot properly raise the child/does not want the child (therefore cannot properly raise it, it's kinda hard to be loving to something you never wanted)/cannot go through pregnancy (for whatever reason).

The world does not need more unwanted children.  Yes, there are SOOO MANY childless couples out there why on earth are you aborting??!!!1one  The truth?  There are also thousands of children out there waiting to be adopted.  Maybe we should take care of them first before we insist on people who don't want to be pregnant on having a child and giving it up.

Anyways, that isn't my point.  Why is abortion more okay than infanticide?  My thoughts.

When a born person is killed, it affects everyone around them.  Friends, accquaintances, loved ones.  They all feel the loss.  This person had a life, knowledge, memories that have been snuffed out.

When an embryo or foetus is aborted, only the mother and maybe the father feel the loss (and possibly other family members, but if a child is going to be aborted, the mother generally doesn't go telling everyone she's pregnant).  The unborn didn't possess any knowledge to divulge, didn't have deeds to finish, it was just a blank slate.

So that's it.  It's preferable to terminate the life before while it's still a blank.  And pregnancy is one of the things many women who abort want to avoid.

Comments

[shadowshifter.livejournal.com]

i know i said i hated "everyone" that has anything to do with it but i can make exceptions. it doesnt make me hate the issue any less.

[shrika.livejournal.com]

I sorry to, I didn't read completely, way to painful. I just don't think that you can ever look at the whole when it comes to this. I sure as hell didn't want to go through with it but I had little choice. I have to deal with the fact that medically I may never be able to have children without serious risk of permanent damage to my body or even death. Yes I would die for my child but I am not the only factor. And no matter how I work it in my head the option I took wasn't good enough, I punish myself daily even though I know it was the best option at the time.
I really can not understand how people can promote it in a good light of a last minute birth control but experience has also taught me there are valid reasons for it to happen.
Now that my heart is raw and my eyes wet with tears I will leave this here.
Wait I have one other point... I will never forgive myself, but peoples attitudes make it impossible for me to ever really be able to talk about it. That is what saddens and hurts me most.

[shadowshifter.livejournal.com]

and im sorry...same thing, emotional and forgot to include medical things. i was referring specifically to people that basically have abortions coz its inconvenient for them to be pregnant, no other reason (although ive heard some fairly creative ones to justify).

there is no possible way i or anyone else could hate you for something you cant help.

im sorry *hugz*