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ORIGINAL: JanahX So I wasnt sure if I wanted to post this in P&R or here - but I chose here, cause P&R gives me a headache. I am throwing out a hypothetical set-up to see what women would do if this ever came into Federal law. As we all know, if the R's are elected into office, Mitt & Ryan would press to have all abortion made illegal in the United States, including cases where the woman was raped. So - if this ever came to be, and you (a woman) were raped by a stranger, became pregnant, what would you do? - would you feel blessed because "God" gave you the chance to give life? - would you cherish your baby? - would you be set up to bring a child into the world? - would you have the money to bring a child into the world? - would you pay to have the child and give it up for adoption? - would you go on welfare to have the child and give it up for adoption? - would you leave the country to have an abortion elsewhere? - would you try to hurt yourself or the baby so it dies? - would you kill yourself? Men - if this happened to your mother, sister, girlfriend, wife - how would you feel about the child? General question - what if the child came out retarded? missing limbs? cerebral palsy - etc. and you dont know the genetics of the father - so you dont know what happened, the raped mother may of been so stressed out, that it actually harmed the fetus - what then? Who takes care of it? Who wants to take care of it? Just some thoughts that have come to mind listening to the GOP going on about how all life is precious. I don't know if I'll ever be able to answer your questions one way or another with clear conscience. In the case of rape I am so torn on this, I think the morning after pill is acceptable. My wife and I were talking about this just two days ago. My problem is, when does life really begin? I am a warrior at heart and I feel I was gifted what I was, in no small part, in order to protect the innocent. At what point would the unborn truly become my fellow man/woman. I know the Legal Speak, but my conscience seems torn. This subject actually leaves me sick inside when I ponder it deeply, I don’t want girls dying in backroom abortion clinics and they would exist if it were illegal. I don’t want to infringe upon another humans right to be and do as they should. I can and will read all these responses (well the serious ones) in this thread and even then I assure I’ll be torn. I don’t know if I am capable of leading on this subject. I mean I go as far as consider a fathers point of view on this subject, shouldn’t he have some say. It is his child as well. I know were talking about rape here and that’s why I bring it up, I’ve even pondered on the point if a father were to have the legal right to stop an abortion, how longer before some demented power mad rapists was fighting this out in court in order to further his torment over the woman he raped. Now you can see why this subject matter leaves me sick to consider. Maybe I’m just over analyzing things. I’m a first born that was conceived out of wedlock, what if it keeps getting easier and easier to dismiss the notion of a life, what if my mother had chosen death. I don’t know, and that’s where I stand at this point. I’m almost always certain, but not here……. but not here. Sorry I didn’t add anything constructive. But I appreciate the place to think out loud.
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Live well, Bull I'm not an asshole; I'm simply resolute... "A Republic, If You Can Keep It." Caution: My humor is a bit skewed.
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