You all know how I would vote. So lets see how many like me are out there.

Would it be a tread killer if i pointed out that, as of now it is 100% pro life

Hey Power, This is a very sensitive issue for women. Please don't reduce it to percentage points on a poll. Susannah

Would it be a tread killer if i pointed out that, as of now it is 100% pro life

Apparently that would not be a thread killer.

Would it be a tread killer if i pointed out that, as of now it is 100% pro life

Would it be a thread killer if I pointed out that it doesn't look that way any longer?

Hey Power, This is a very sensitive issue for women. Please don't reduce it to percentage points on a poll. Susannah

only thread killer portion i see is who voted what. maybe if it was an anon poll, i'd vote... ??? not that it's a huge difference, but i dont need anyone's judgment.

I wanted this and tried to make a poll but couldnt figure it out. I am glad you did.

I wish it had a undecided choice too.

Only 18 votes so far. Hmmmm..

edie

I personally would never consider having an abortion, however, who am I to impose my personal beliefs on someone else? And, until I have walked in their shoes, how can I say the choice they made is right or wrong?

I personally would never consider having an abortion, however, who am I to impose my personal beliefs on someone else? And, until I have walked in their shoes, how can I say the choice they made is right or wrong?

Hear hear. My thoughts exactly.

"until i walk trough the shoe's of a killer" well I don't need to walk in the shoes of anyone to know that it is a desision that should not be made. But if it is made, cause we all make mistakes. then there should be some law that would make it not as easy to get and make you not want to get one!

"until i walk trough the shoe's of a killer" well I don't need to walk in the shoes of anyone to know that it is a desision that should not be made. But if it is made, cause we all make mistakes. then there should be some law that would make it not as easy to get and make you not want to get one!

396 power...omg! What if your wife was raped and became pregnant...would you really encourage her to have the baby?!!

Peace Out!

T~:hippie:

It would be so hard to deal with that. But in the end we would have the baby And possible we would put it up for adoption. My fear would be that the kid would grow up to look like her attacker and the kid would be resented. I have not asked my Wife about this but knowing her I think she would agree to no abortion. the baby should not be killed because of a rapest. But the persons that this has happen to I really feel for them it would be so bad. And the ones this has happen to, and had an abortion. I would have so much compassion for them. (more than for the person that uses abortion 7-8 times like it is some birth control or something) that is just crazy.

It would be so hard to deal with that. But in the end we would have the baby And possible we would put it up for adoption. My fear would be that the kid would grow up to look like her attacker and the kid would be resented. I have not asked my Wife about this but knowing her I think she would agree to no abortion. the baby should not be killed because of a rapest. But the persons that this has happen to I really feel for them it would be so bad. And the ones this has happen to, and had an abortion. I would have so much compassion for them. (more than for the person that uses abortion 7-8 times like it is some birth control or something) that is just crazy.

Well...I don't really know what to say. I know it is a rhetorical question, and I am very glad to see you say you would be compassionate to someone if they had an abortion in a rape situation. I too agree that lack of compassion is in order for those who abuse this procedure as a means of birth control. However, I find it so difficult to believe that any woman could even fathom carrying the product of a brutal rape. I know it has happened before, but it just blows my mind...that is why I am so thankful that we have legalized abortions. I would hate to know that someone I loved, who had been impregnated by a rape (or worse, incest), would have to carry the infant to term and be reminded on a daily basis for the REST of her life, of the brutality. Makes me shudder to think about it...makes me awfully sad to know that there have been those who have endured this...makes me wonder what happened to the children. If the woman opted to keep the child, wouldn't she at some point have to tell? Gosh...what a horrible thought.

That being said, your answer seems a little "Polly-Annaish" if you will, to me. Yes, in a perfect world, there should not be abortion. But in our world, how many times have unwanted pregnancies resulted in sheer tragedy and heartache? I worked at Texas Children's Hospital years ago and I saw my fair share of horrific abuse to children. No, I'm not saying that all unwanted or unplanned children or abused, but some are.

It is the individual that sanctifies the idea of "life" ...cancer cells are "living", but you don't see anyone trying to "save the cancer". Look, all I am trying to say is IMO, abortion SHOULD be legal. IMO, NO ONE, has a right to tell a woman that she HAS to carry a pregnancy to term...NO ONE...(and fyi, I have never been raped or had an abortion)

Peace Out!

T~:hippie:

"until i walk trough the shoe's of a killer"

Wow. I had to marinade in this for a few minutes to make sure I was reading it correctly.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. What gets me is when people speak out so hatefully against someone who made a decision that is perfectly legal in our country. How is trying to make someone feel bad about their decision going to do any good? Those people who are getting abortions as their form of birth control are just going to laugh it off and those struggling with the decision they had to make are just going to feel worse. Is that your goal? To make someone feel bad about themselves and their decisions? Is it supposed to deter them from having another abortion? Chances are if they were struggling with making the decision before they will do everything in their power to keep it from happening again (as in the case of my friend who became pregnant on her IUD, I swear I have never seen someone triple up the protection like her). All you are doing is casting judgement and further fueling the fire of those people here who find Christians to be intolerant bigots.

396, I can't speak for the other women on this board but I would not have a man dictating to me about my choices in this regard. At the end of the day it is a woman's body and her choice.

Funny how some people who are recent converts to Christianity become the most vocal, intolerant zealots trying to ram their ideology down the throats of others.

It is 2007. You may want to contemporize a little bit. I am sorry, but excerpts from the bible don't really have a whole lot of relevance in the lives of many in the modern world.

Susannah

Hey 396, A lot of your posts are peppered with Christian type sentiments that are aimed at making others feel sub human. Is there any particular need for this? Susannah