abortion > teen pregnancy, amirite?

so what youre saying is : murder> kind of trashy

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You aren't alive until you've been born. Therefore it's not murder. Honestly, teens are just unfit to raise children on their own, and I think rather than having a child brought up with less privilege than they deserve, the teen should get an abortion and wait until they really are ready to have a child.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the baby still has a heartbeat. i know it wouldnt without the mom or whatever but it is living. if you think "heartbeat" the first word that would come to mind is living. for a lot of people

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So cows have heartbeats. Is killing a cow murder?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

...yes. you're murdering the cow.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How is that NOT murder?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Teens can be good parents. I don't think they should necessarily get an abortion; they should chose the best option for their situation.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No. She means Freedom>giving up all your hopes and dreams and being forced into premature motherhood and living an unfulfilling tragic life.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

He means* haha. I'm thinking of it through the eyes of my girlfriend. I know neither of us are ready for a child, and we haven't had sex anyway, but if we did, it would be responsibly, and if by some freak accident she got pregnant, both of us would be all for the abortion.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Good for you! I would do the same thing. That's why I never date people who are anti-abortion.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No actually. They're saying removing a ball of cells > ruining someone's life and giving a baby a hard life to begin with.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i had a child during my teenage years /no help from the "adults". it was wonderful. all turned out very well. my son is very happy he was not a suction abortion !!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Not born = not alive. You're only as old as the day you were born.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

fuck you... hahah im kiddin ;p

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it has a heart beat

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If all you have is a heart beat, are you really living? No you're not. Try popping out a baby at 2 months and good luck getting it to survive on its own.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

try popping out a baby at 9 months and let it live on its own

by Anonymous 13 years ago

He/she meant that before a fetus is born, it relies it's mothers organs because it's not developed enough to use it's own organs.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The heartbeat does not appear until 8 weeks after conception when the embryo is officially considered a fetus. I have taken 6 anatomy and physiology classes.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@713392 (renegade): I am tired of arguing about this just go kill your babies

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That is a really stupid/ignorant assumption to make based on a comment I made about when the heartbeat appears in a fetus.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i was kidding about the baby killing thing i just got tired of arguing. it's a never ending circle of what the other believes. I believe a baby in the womb is alive but no other commenters on here do so im kind of outnumbered aand im just tired of it. so good day

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thank you so much for actually using science to justify your argument instead of saying whatever BS supports your point.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You can get an abortion well after 6 weeks, smartass.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't wanna go back up and reply but this is to you OP. After 8 weeks that child is ALIVE. I understand abortion in cases of rape but not any thing else. If people choose to have sex they should be ready to deal with what comes with that by either stepping up or being a parent or putting the child up for adoption. As for a teenager not being able to give a child what they deserve you are wrong. My daughter will be as privileged as every other child. We live in a 2 bedroom apartment in a good part of town. None of ever go hungry or without anything. And you might assume it's my parents taking care of me but they're not. I work full time and my fiancé works part time. I can do just as well as parents in their 30s. All it takes is commitment.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well maybe you can take care of a child but I sure can't. I barley have time to sleep. When am I supposed to find the time to take care of a baby? I care about my future and having a baby would completely screw that up. Even if I did give the baby up for adoption, there is just no way that I could deal with being pregnant and giving birth. I know I'm not alone. I'd say that most teens are in the same position as I am. That's why we should give women all the options possible.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That is because you are selfish.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I support a woman's right to have power over her body. It would be absolutely horrible for the government to force women to go through the anxiety and trauma of childbirth when they weren't ready. There is no way women can be free if the government can control their health, life and welfare. What makes you think I'm selfish?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

A woman has complete power over her body. When a baby is conceived, however, it is no longer just HER body that's being dealt with.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Abstinence > teen pregnancy, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, obviously. But sex ≠ teen pregnancy, uninformed decision-making between careless teenagers = teen pregnancy. I sincerely believe that safe sex should be taught seriously and positively beginning at the age of 12. Abstinence should never be the primary focus of sex ed. Because I'm pretty sure it doesn't work.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I feel obligated to reply back. But I've really said everything I have to say on the matter. I live in an area that's really different, considering that I've only even known of one pregnant teen, so I feel like I'm not fully informed on the subject.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This is just my opinion but I believe that abortion should be a very last resort, not an easy way out.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's never EASY. It's a terrible experience, and if I had to have an abortion I would be a wreck. But I would much rather have an abortion and be super sad and ashamed for a small amount of time, learning from my mistake permanently, than have my entire life ruined because I couldn't finish High School and never got a college degree, getting a horrible job and barely surviving with my kid, who is also living a horrible life and will never contribute to society.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"horrible life" (teen mother) > Living

by Anonymous 13 years ago

inb4abortionargu-- fuck.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Don't punish the possible kid for the parents' poor mistake.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How in the fuck is getting an abortion punishing the kid who DOESN'T HAVE A BRAIN OR HEART OR SOUL yet more than having this kid and the teenage mom suffer and have a horrible, low-quality life and never contribute to the world? Now, I'm not saying abortions are PEACHY and awesome, but it's not murder if the fetus doesn't have a brain or soul or heart or lungs or arms or legs or a distinguishable head.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's a hard argument to make, seeing as many people seem to believe that souls start at conception. I do agree with you though. Being pro-choice doesn't mean all of us are saying "YAY ABORTIONS ARE COOL LET'S ALL GET ONE!" I don't even know if I'd get one if I got pregnant tomorrow. I just know that I'd like to have the choice. And I'm not ready to be a mom. Or give up a kid for adoption. Pregnancy is really emotionally difficult on women.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Possible. Possible kid. I see it this way: You get an abortion, you kill a possible life. A life that, years in the future, could be making their own mark on the world. I don't care when the fetus is considered a real kid. It doesn't really matter if you never give it the chance to be.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What do you mean punish? If she hadn't gotten pregnant in the first place, the kid would've ended up in a sock.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

^this

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wouldn't it be worse to bring an unwanted child into this world? Even if they are put up for adoption, a lot of the time a child will end up being bounced from foster home to foster home and never actually adopted.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(...): I think everyone deserves the chance to live. You can live your whole life with an 'if' about everything.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Too bad no one ever thinks about all the thousands of kids who never get adopted, or how messed up most kids get from going through so many foster homes.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To me there is no real right or wrong. I am for abortion, but I understand the moral dilemna over killing the baby, though I value the mother's life over the 'life' (whenever it starts) of the fetus. We need to understand that everyone hasREASONS for their stance. No one wants to take away women's rights. No one hates babies. This is a difficult issue and the accusations are just making it harder to talk about.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They have fingernails!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, I actually have a lot pf respect for teenage mothers who don't do stupid shit, because that is honestly a huge labor of love, but I don't think it's a good idea, because your body can't really handle that in your teenage years. Plus, most of the women in the 'teenage mother' bracket are still in the coarse of their education, which isn't ideal. Still, they ARE pretty amazing women.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i was a teen mom, my body handled everything great. i finished school and went to university. my son is now 32.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Lets all cheer for people arguing!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i only really agree with abortion when it's either a result from rape, or it's life threatening, or other things like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

IDK about u but I wouldn't ruin my highschool years because of a mistake

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I feel the exact same way. I'm not giving up on my dreams and ambitions because of a broken condom.

by Anonymous 13 years ago