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scot47
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 Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:50 pm Post subject: You Thought Teachers Were Dumb ? |
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So did I until I read this on another forum about KSA. I quote verbatim -
"Hi everyone. Just moved from the UK to Saudi 3 days ago with my wife and discovered yesterday that she's pregnant. Would be overjoyed if I knew that this was the best thing for us and for my wife especially, but for several reasons it isnt.
Wanted to know if anyone here has ANY information on obtaining a medical abortion here in Saudi - as she must be within 5 weeks of pregnancy. We're in Riyadh but willing to go wherever we have to. Would have considered flying straight back to the UK or Turkey where the process is as easy as taking 2 tablets at home, but only have single entry Visa.
Please get back to us if you have any advice or leads.
Thanks" |
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Zara461
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Well, Scot, what advice do you give them?
From the same forum about KSA. I quote verbatim -
"Criminal offence in KSA. Leave and have it done in Europe."
"You ain't in Kansas any more." |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| I was not alone on that forum in giving them that advice. They seemed to think they could go to the Brtitish Embassy who would find an abortionist for them. Airheads. |
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Bebsi
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| Researching both Saudi Arabia and human physiology at length would have been useful, I think. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe they were trolling ? |
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OzMak
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| Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| runs along the lines of that bel air prank |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Belair prank ? Wazzat ? |
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EnglishDoYouSpeakIt
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| Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Google it scot47. its the first link that comes up.
In Islam abortion is permissible if the fetus is less than 4 months old. Not sure where Saudi stands on it exactly. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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In Saudi abortion is not permitted.
You see I know that, but am not aware of some prank played on TV in the US of A. It may be a shock to some, but the world does not watch non-stop US TV. In my case I watch only "Bonanza" and my hero Sheldon Cooper. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:15 am Post subject: |
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I'm 'murican... haven't got a clue what a "bel air prank" is... never heard of it. I googled it and still really don't know what it is or why I should care. 
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EnglishDoYouSpeakIt
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
In Saudi abortion is not permitted.
You see I know that, but am not aware of some prank played on TV in the US of A. It may be a shock to some, but the world does not watch non-stop US TV. In my case I watch only "Bonanza" and my hero Sheldon Cooper. |
You asked what it was, right? "wazzat" means what's that, right? And the bel air prank is not played on tv. it is more a 'meme' |
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abayababy
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| I sure would hate to be the poor naive soul who posted that question. The tongue lashing he got may not have been equal to the punishment that would be inflicted in KSA, but I'm guessing it was brutal and prolonged nonetheless. |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Well, you learn something new every day 
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bel-air-fresh-prince
and here's an inspirational thought to motivate you:
If You Learn One Useless Thing Every Day, In A Single Year You'll Learn 365 Useless Things.
Regards,
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trapezius
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| EnglishDoYouSpeakIt wrote: |
Google it scot47. its the first link that comes up.
In Islam abortion is permissible if the fetus is less than 4 months old. Not sure where Saudi stands on it exactly. |
Where did you get that? Source?
In Islam abortion is allowed in cases where the mother's life is at risk if the pregnancy is continued. And in such cases, there is no time limit, such as 4 months or otherwise. Other than that, abortion is strictly forbidden and is seen as murder, so I don't know from where you are getting that blanket permissibility till 4 months.
As for the Fresh Prince of Bel Air prank meme, yeah, it is funny... but only the first couple of times only! |
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veiledsentiments
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Trap... it seems that abortion "rules" vary widely even in Muslim countries. I was told by doctors that I taught in Cairo (at least up until the late 1980s) that it was the number one form of birth control in Egypt and that most women had had a few. But then these same women likely also had 5-10 kids.
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