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riverboy · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Incheon

Here we go folks. Two former reciepents of The Order Of Canada (one a former lieutenant governor) returned thier medals because of Dr. Henry Mogentaller's recent appointmment.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/07/09/nb-finn.html

I know that abortion is widely accept as moral, right, acceptble and legal in most circles.

Personally, I sit on the fence.

My question is simple.

Have the current, easy access abortion laws actuallt helped improved your life?

peppermint · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:11 am Post subject:

Should be noted that one of the people who returned the medal was a convicted of child abuse:

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=a8d5e1d0-2e70-4dad-9099-c4c3374d68c8

I've never had to seriously consider having an abortion myself, but the knowledge that I had that option, and that I wouldn't be forced into motherhood at a young age, if a condom broke saved me from a few sleepless nights, yes.

That and it's terribly nice to live in a nation where the government recognizes that women are fully functioning, independent beings that have the right to choose what happens to their bodies.

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Women aren't having babies they can't care for, babies that grow up to be criminals? Yes, abortion and other reproductive rights have helped me.

OneWayTraffic · Joined: 14 Mar 2005

Cornfed · Joined: 14 Mar 2008

Pligganease · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: The deep south...

It's helped me. The freeways move faster without all those unnecessary people and I don't have to pay more money in taxes to support unwanted children.

cj1976 · Joined: 26 Oct 2005

In "Freakonomics' by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, abortion is linked directly to a drop in inner-city crime rates.
To cut a long story short: less scallies born = less crimes in the future.

riverboy · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Incheon

So, it certainly has benefited Onewaytraffic. According to freakenomics, it has helped whole societies, by ridding the wolrd of potential criminals. Yet I believe that there may be other factors in the crime rate dropping as well. Perhaps it has robbed the world of a few Nobel Prize winnners.

I don't really know my stand on abortion as I will respect the woman's right to choose. I just have not personally benefited from abortion. I guess it puts a lot of women at ease and comforts them so that they abort an unwanted pregnancy.

The one thing I always felt however, is that abortion as a form of birth control is very shallow. I also have a few friends who were pressured into having abortions by thier boyfriends and ended up regretting it dearly.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

riverboy · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Incheon

All good points Yata boy. But I am talking about two girls who, in particular, fell into deep depression as a result of thier abortion and needed therapy as a result. They have recovered, but I now that if they could have done things differently, they would have.

When I am talking about the kind of regret they had, it was not as if they said, "gee, maybe I shouldn't have done that." They were devastated, and thier asshole boyfriends left them right afterwards. On the other hand, most of the single mothers I know, have not raised psychopathic murderers. (Most)

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

Hindered mine. Far too many male students for my liking. Damn those gender revealing ultra-sounds. Will also lead to more pent-up ajoshi in the future.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

If you want to be barraged by depressed mothers, go to a grocery store around August 1. I swear, every second mother will say, "God, Ya-ta Boy, school can't start soon enough! My kids are driving me nuts. I don't know how you teachers put up with 'em. Lord knows I can't."

Stormy · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Location: Here & there

Big_Bird · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:20 am Post subject:

I'd be interested to know what the percentage of males who disapprove of abortion is compared to that of females. Just anecdotally, it seems men are more likely to disapprove than women. Perhaps it's easier to judge when you are unlikely to ever fall pregant yourself.

riverboy · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Incheon

That's why I don't condemn those who have had abortions. I not too kkeen on the whole notion, as I see pregnancy and birth as beautiful. I also love children.

My wife and I had a little problem this spring. The doctor told her our baby's neck was thicker than normal which indicated a possibility of Down Syndrome.

We had a month to think long and hard about whether or not to abort. I wanted to keep the bat if it had Downs, I told my wife I supported her choice. Before the final test she told me she would keep the baby regardless. I fell in love with her just a little bit more that day.