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[philosophofee__]

Hayley and I decided to combine research projects.

ABORTION: RESPECT THE RIGHT, REDUCE THE NEED

If you have a decent amount of knowledge on abortion, we would like to hear your thoughts on the subject

Comments

[bittergoodnight]

wow..now you will certianly get alot of debate on that topic.
i personally think abortion is murder.

[qui_ti]

And you were asked not to post; why don't you request the wishes of the user?

If you are anti-choice, please don't waste your time preaching. We are both well aware of the arguments for both sides, you would be wasting your time.

[philosophofee__]

saying this proves absolutely no point, all it does is ask for controversy. making statements like this does not lead to debate, it leads to personal attacks, especially when you provide opinion and not fact. you were told to never contact me in any way again. why is this so hard for you?

[qui_ti]

Comprehensive sexual education is needed in order to reduce the number of abortions-- I think anyone would choose using the pill over spending several hundred dollars to have a medical procedure.

There are a lot of negative mindsets about abortion from a lack of education about it; it's amazing how many people are convinced that if you have an abortion, you'll spend the rest of your life sobbing with grief about the life that never happened.

[philosophofee__]

that is amazingly true, and to be completely honest, the vast majority of people i have spoken to are greatful beyond belief that the right to choose was open to them.

I also don't believe that saying abortion causes grief the women is a valid argument case. For every woman who regrets her choice to abort, there is a birth mother who regrets putting her child up for adoption. Yet, we would never think about abolishing adoption for this reason.

on preventing unwanted pregnancy

[nothingmuch]

I've never had an abortion, but I had a baby when I was 18

Re: on preventing unwanted pregnancy

[nothingmuch]

A few more thoughts...

"Abstinence until marriage" does nothing for kids with low self-esteem, and that's a shame because those are the kids at the greatest risk of teen pregnancy in the first place.

In my teen years, I was in a bad place psychologically. I was depressed and had no friends, goals or interests. My mom tried her best, but she was a divorced, single, working mom of four children, of which I was the oldest. My brother had lots of discipline problems, and my two youngest siblings were still elementary school-aged, so it's no surprise that my emotional needs were not her primary concern. I felt like nobody loved me and believed that nobody would ever love me, and suffered mostly in silence.

The first time any man ever paid attention to me, I grabbed ahold of that and didn't let go. I didn't even go home for a week. I was in love and having sex (because that's what he wanted) and it was the first time in my life I ever felt normal and valued and happy and thrilled to be alive

Re: on preventing unwanted pregnancy

[philosophofee__]

I would like to quote a couple of things you said there. May I ask what area you are from?

I did my research report on sex education vs abstinence only education. I could not find one piece of evidence that abstinence-only education delays teens from having sex, or prevents unwanted pregnancy. What it does do is leave adolecents to litterally fend for themselves, and give out false, misleading, distorted, and harmful information.

I completely agree with you. They need to work on separating morals and ideals from actual facts in the classroom. Thank you for taking your time to share your story and your opinions. I appreciate it so much, and you were a ton of help to me and Hayley.

Re: on preventing unwanted pregnancy

[nothingmuch]

My name's Lisa and I'm from Austin, Texas.

[bestdaywelived]

Just out of curiosity, where are you from?

I'm originally from Moosic.

I'd love to help in any way I can, although I live in State College right now.

[philosophofee__]

I live in Mountain Top. If you want, you can volunteer for a phone interview. I will contact you as soon as I buy everything needed to set them up.

[noabsolutes]

I'd be willing to be interviewed, though I don't know how much help I could be. My email is in my user info.

[philosophofee__]

i will contact you as soon as i have purchased everything needed for a phone interview.