New interesting abortion poll

I think that is beautiful, Statphleb. You are strong and couragous to be a mom in these circumstances, and a person of good character to stand by your beliefs. Blessings to you and your family.
Some people don't have your strength, or vision. Some don't have your belief system. Many don't have support of their parents, or community, that other people have. Everyone has a different situation.

I do not support abortion. I could never kill an innocent baby.
I basically think abortion is wrong in all ways. If a mother dosen't want a child, she should put it up for adoption.

Thanks for your opinion, Tim. I respect your right to hold that view, many, many people feel exactly as you do. I'm sure it makes a lot of sense from your 16 years of experience on this planet.
Fortunately for you, you will never have to make a decision about whether or not to have an abortion, and, since you are a man, it is much easier for you to make enough money to support any children you might conceive. Congratulations!
I hope that you and your family are happy and warm this Christmas.

We are all entitled to our opinions, and I can respect that. All I know is- I will do all I can to keep this country from going backwards into the 'good old days'. /sarcasm

I'll march on washington, sign petitions, raise money to protect women from having to revert to hangers, herbal abortions (an option women in my mother's country use) or baby-dumping. I will respect that others don't want abortion legal, but I will do what I can to keep it that way. In this country women have a choice. That is a big part of what makes it a great country.

I don't like the fact that people can stand on a street corner and spout hate rhetoric. But I understand that they can do it, it is their right as free Americans. Even though it would be an affront to my ears, I know that if the law made them stop or made it illegal, it would open up an even bigger can of worms. So I let it be, and I am still happy to be a citizen of this free country, and a woman who has a choice.

Thank you for this post and thank you for your activism.

It is my opinion that since I bear the ultimate responsibility for raising the child (the father doesn't, the government doesn't), and since I am in a unique position to know what circumstances the child will be born into, and since being pregnant involves a unique commitment of my own body and resources, that I, alone, have the right to decide whether to have an abortion or not. No government deserves control of my body. That is the ultimate invasion.

Furthermore, legally, granting the government the right to decide also opens the door for them to decide to make me abort. It has happened in China. It could happen here.

Having said that, I think abortions choices are made in often tragic, desperate,situations, and it is a difficult and saddening choice for many.

Let's hope that we can all work toward solutions that help reduce the descision to abort, while leaving our freedom and access to health care intact.

You brought up a great point. I would love to see as much energy and vigor directed towards lawmakers to put in place better programs for women and mothers. I know SO many young women who stop going to school or work because of childcare issues. Instead of pushing women towards marriage which is an uncertain fix to a serious problem, there needs to be pressure on business owners to make their workplace child friendly. How can so many people rail against the death of children (abortion) yet after these children are born- silence is all you can hear after that. Or not- when these women need to get on public assistance the outcry starts up again. No one wants to pay for someone else's 'mistake'. At the same time I'm thinking- wait....didn't you encourage/steer this woman into motherhood by denying her a choice? How can she enjoy motherhood while living in a shelter or being in an abusive relationship because if she moves out she will be on the streets?

Where is the outcry for women in those situations? It is ok for babies to be born into poverty- as long as they are born...that is what some people seem to only care about, or at least that is all they fight for. Once that mom & child get into the system they are all of a sudden a burden. The precious mom becomes an outcast for not using birth control or finishing high school/college or getting married to the baby's father.

Against legalizng fetus abortion in all/most cases
For legalizing partial birth abortion in all/most cases
Against legalizing partial birth abortion in all/most cases

Not to split hairs here or anything, you just seem pretty conscientious on not using language that can be considered inflammatory, but keeping it strictly to medical terminology. I give you kudos!! Just FYI there is no procedure known as a partial birth abortion. The medical terminology is:
1.) Intact dilation and extraction (IDX or intact D&X)
2.) Intact dilation and evacuation (intact D&E)
3.) Intrauterine cranial decompression
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. What a physician does during the above mentioned procedure has nothing to do with birth, which is a natural, function of the female human body!!!
Once again, thanks for approaching a touchy subject with such a wise approach.

I'm in favor of legalizing zygote and embryo abortions, but even more in favor of increasing access to emergency birth control, access to contraceptives, and accurate and helpful sex ed. I find that many who oppose all forms of abortion actually are helping to increase the abortion rate by also opposing access to contraceptives and better sex education. My basic theory, to put it succinctly, is "less pregnancies = less abortions".

i hate abortion threads. i am going to walk after this comment.

ladies, if you are against abortion--don't have one. if you are a man-- be thankful you never have to face this choice.

To prevent abortions:1. Teach comprehensive sexual education programs.2. Make plan B readily available. (EC is NOT abortion.)