| HOW CAN ONE PREVENT AN ABORTION1)
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| | their second child, but tests revealed
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| Abstinence2) If abstinence is not
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| | that the fetus had some severe
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| practical, use safe birth control methods
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| | deformities. Most of the brain never
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| - Although there are many Christians who
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| | developed, the gastro-intestinal tract
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| believe sex is only for the purpose of
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| | was external, rather than internal, and
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| procreation, I believe sex can also be
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| | the spine was severly deformed. The
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| used as the deepest physical expression
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| | doctors assured them that the child would
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| of love for your partner, even if your
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| | never live more than a month, would never
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| goal at the moment is not to have
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| | be sentient, and might actually
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| children. Therefore using safe birth
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| | experience some pain. Also, the cost to
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| control methods for this purpose would be
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| | care for such a child for even a few days
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| one way in preventing one to consider
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| | would be astronomical. But rather than
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| having an abortion because of an unwanted
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| | abort, they decided to have the baby, and
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| pregnancy. And I also believe that there
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| | everything happened just as the doctors
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| is nothing in Scripture that prohibits
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| | had said. The deformities were awful, and
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| one from using such an approach.3)
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| | it was obvious the baby was in pain. It
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| Allowing pregnancies to come to term, and
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| | died in just about a month, and cost a
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| then putting the unwanted children up for
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| | bundle. It was a horrible series of
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| adoption, if still unwanted. The
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| | events to witness. I can't even imagine
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| following are thoughts on adoption:1.
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| | what the parents might have felt. In that
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| Steven says: In the U. S. there are 5
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| | case, I honestly would have favored an
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| requirements to be eligible for adoption.
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| | abortion. That's why I remain pro-choice.
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| They are: 1) You must be over 18 years of
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| | Every situation is different, and
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| age, 2) You must be a resident of your
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| | ultimately, the choice is an individual
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| state for 5 years, 2) You must be able to
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| | one.6) Jennifer says: I have walked into
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| provide financially for the child, 4) You
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| | planned parenthood clinics to get birth
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| must be able to provide a safe home for
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| | control/pregnancies tests, etc, and it
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| the child, and 5) You cannot have been
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| | really bothered me when you see young
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| convicted of a felony. Notice! It no
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| | girls in there bragging about this being
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| longer matters if you're single, married,
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| | their third abortion. It angers me
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| gay, over a certain age, or the same race
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| | because this is immoral.7) Shirley says:
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| as the child. However, there are unspoken
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| | I'm in favor of women being allowed to
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| prejudices that are practiced by social
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| | choose, though I'd prefer prevention
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| workers who do not agree with this
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| | where possible.8) Jane says: I fully
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| criteria. The laws may say they cannot
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| | support an absolute ban on all abortions
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| discriminate, but they find ways around
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| | for any reason. I think if Christians put
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| it. Also there is much extortion by those
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| | their faith and trust in God, there would
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| responsible for placing children up for
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| | be no need for abortions. If a woman does
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| adoption. I've experienced this
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| | find herself impregnated for any reason,
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| personally. I finally did find a place
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| | however, and her life is in danger as a
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| where I could adopt at reasonable cost
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| | result, she should still lay down her
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| and with a limited waiting period. It's
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| | life for the unborn, if necessary.
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| called "Special Link" in South Carolina,
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| | "Whoever will save her life, will lose
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| and their mission is to finds homes for
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| | it, and whoever will lose her life, will
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| those kids who are hard to place. It took
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| | save it". A quote from Jesus Christ.9)
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| us just one month to adopt a child. What
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| | David says: There is no place for an
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| a blessing.2. Janet says: There are
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| | abortion in this society.10) Grace says:
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| plenty of couples who would love to adopt
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| | What about a case where the child is
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| children but can't because there aren't
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| | already dead in the womb, or a case where
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| enough, due to abortion. I've experience
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| | you have an esoteric pregnancy where
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| this with my teenage daughter who wanted
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| | there's no chance the child will survive
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| to put her baby up for adoption and found
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| | a birth procedure, and in both cases, it
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| so many applicants waiting to be
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| | could be life threatening to the
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| considered by her, as she wanted to
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| | mother?11) Frank says: I am pro-choice,
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| engage in this process personally.
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| | not pro-abortion. We want abortions to
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| However, I do think that the adoption
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| | stop just as everyone else would. But I
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| laws should be refined and more
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| | feel I don't have the right to tell
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| importance should be put on love
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| | anyone else what choice they should
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| available instead of money. Kids don't
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| | make.12) Joan says: Frank, that argument
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| need their own room with a TV and VCR -
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| | doesn't go very far in life. You may not
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| they need parents to love and care for
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| | think we have a choice in telling people
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| them. I think the foster parenting system
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| | what to do, but take into consideration
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| should be revamped also and adoption laws
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| | that we have laws and rules everywhere we
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| changed to side with the child more than
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| | go in life. If telling someone they can't
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| birth parents. Too many people have
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| | murder someone else isn't a good stance
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| children and abuse them, but the gov't
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| | to take, I don't know what is.13) Frank
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| won't take them away from them
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| | says: You're right, Vicki, but the
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| permanently because they gave birth to
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| | ultimate answer is to find ways to
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| them. Big deal! My opinion is that birth
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| | prevent people from ever getting into a
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| parents should be given a set amount of
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| | situation where they would even consider
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| time to straighten out, or the children
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| | the option of having an abortion.14)
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| should be put up for adoption. I have
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| | Corbin says: Sometimes I feel
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| seen so many kids moved from foster home
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| | Pro-Choicers are more concerned with the
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| to foster home because the birth mother
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| | quality of life, whereas Pro-Lifers
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| is fighting off drug addiction,
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| | (so-called) are more concerned with the
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| alcoholism, schizophrenia, etc. The
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| | quantity of life.A 2nd Internet question
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| mother never straightens out and the
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| | that I asked on the web sites was whether
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| children never find a home and grow up as
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| | one should believe in bombing abortion
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| messed up as their mother.3. Corbin says:
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| | clinics and/or killing abortion
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| I don't advocate abortion, but even with
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| | activists. Most suggested that two wrongs
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| abortion, I still see many unwanted kids
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| | don't make a right, while one lone
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| out there.4. Janet says: Corbin, I think
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| | individual agreed with this supposition,
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| you really have to define what you mean
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| | and stated many believe in capital
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| by "unwanted". As I said before, there
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| | punishment for murderers.3rd Internet
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| are children whose birth parents don't
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| | Question: WHEN DOES LIFE BEGIN, AND WHAT
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| want them, but that doesn't mean no one
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| | IS LIFE?1) Jim says: Life begins at
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| wants them. Heck. If it were possible, I
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| | conception. And that's a scientific
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| would take all of them.5. Sylvia says: I
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| | fact.2) Steven says: Of course, if one
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| think that if the laws and restrictions
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| | believes in reincarnation, than the
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| on adoptions were not so strict, then
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| | ramifications of this question are fairly
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| more people would adopt. The system is
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| | pointless. And what about belief in the
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| only hurting the children, not helping
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| | immortal soul - if the soul is immortal,
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| them. A couple has to wait a long time
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| | then this life is, again, fleeting.3)
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| for the adoption to take place, resulting
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| | Jonathon says: Oh WOW, you do go for the
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| in babies of today becoming young kids.6.
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| | easy questions, don't you! I dont' think
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| Janet says. One of the problems in
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| | there is a straightforward answer to
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| adopting is that the monetary
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| | this. Life at conception is potential not
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| restrictions are so tough that many
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| | actual, in the sense of being able to
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| loving people just can't afford to adopt
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| | survive independently.4) Sarah says: I
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| any child.7. James says: Only a small
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| | believe life begins at conception. What
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| percentage of those applying to adopt
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| | animates living things. It is sustained
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| actually are allowed to adopt. The social
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| | by breathing. When a child is in the
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| workers involved are really implying that
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| | mother's womb, its life is sustained by
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| about 75% of the population are not fit
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| | the oxygen (obtained by her breathing) in
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| to be parents.4) Be more loving with more
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| | her blood. When it is born it is
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| open communication, and less condemnation
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| | sustained by its own breathing.5) James
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| by surrounding relationships.5) Gender
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| | says: On a personal level I have always
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| Equality - If women were granted equal
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| | considered it no earlier than that the
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| opportunities in all areas of life, they
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| | fetus could survive outside the womb.
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| would be thought of more as individuals
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| | Perhaps what worries me most about the
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| rather than as sex objects, therefore
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| | idea of making a person a legal person is
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| reducing the possibilities of their
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| | how it affects the rights of the mother
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| having many unwanted pregnancies.6) Mixed
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| | as a human being. For instance , if the
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| Nudity - If mixed nudity were less
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| | mother miscarries, and the fetus is
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| frowned upon, curiosity about the
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| | legally a person, then won't every mother
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| nakedness of the woman's body would be
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| | who miscarries have to be investigated
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| less of a reason for males to be sexually
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| | and tried for reckless endangerment,
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| driven toward having sex with women that
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| | manslaughter, or even murder. It's this
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| could produce many unwanted pregnancies.
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| | nightmare that really worries me.6)
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| I know in my 3 year stint at a nudest
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| | Andrew says: Someone once said "Life is
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| camp I noticed that after a while I never
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| | nothing but a slither of light in between
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| viewed anybody as being naked; I just saw
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| | two immensities of darkness". But I
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| them as individualsQUESTIONS RELATING TO
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| | believe that life really begins when we
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| THE REALITY OF ABORTION1st Internet
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| | are able to live independently in God's
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| Question: SHOULD ABORTIONS BE PERMITTED
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| | creation.7) James says: Life actually
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| A) TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER, B)
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| | begins when God can see your substance.
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| RAPE, C) INCEST, D) DEFORMITY OF THE
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| | But life as known by the individual does
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| FETUS, E) ECONOMIC REASONS, F) EMOTIONAL
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| | not really begin until there is a
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| INSTABILITY, G) AFTER HAVING AN IN-DEPTH
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| | consciousness of things around you and
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| COUNSELING SESSION OR SESSIONS, OR H) NO
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| | you truly begin to relate to
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| LIMITATIONS? CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THE
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| | living.THERE'S ONE WEBSITE WHICH SUGGESTS
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| ABOVE EXCEPTIONS TO NO ABORTIONS
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| | THAT ABORTION IS NOT ANTI-BIBLICALThe
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| ALLOWED.THE RESPONSES COME FROM 3
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| | author suggests that Scripture should not
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| CHRISTIAN WEBSITES.1) John says: I'm
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| | be read out of context to prove a point,
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| against all abortions, even to save the
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| | and that there is no place in the Bible
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| life of the mother because the unborn
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| | that points to the fact that the fetus is
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| child still has no say in the decision,
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| | a human being., only a potential human
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| and the power of prayer is more decisive
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| | being.1) Psalm 139:13-16 indicates that
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| than a medical opinion.2) Corbin says: I
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| | God is very much involved in our
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| personally would only choose abortions
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| | creation, but not that the fetus is
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| after an in-depth counseling session or
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| | actually a human being.2) Jeremiah 1:4-10
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| sessions to make sure that the parties
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| | indicates that God knew Jeremiah before
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| involved fully understand that an
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| | he was even conceived suggesting that if
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| abortion was not the only possible
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| | you consider the fetus as a human being,
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| alternative for them. I'm generally not
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| | it must have been a human being before
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| in favor of abortions, but as a paradox
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| | conception.3) Jeremiah 1:4-10, & Luke
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| it seems that in leaving the option open
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| | 1:39-41 indicates that these verses only
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| for a woman to have an abortion, you will
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| | relate to Jeremiah & John the Baptist.4)
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| have fewer and safer abortions. This is
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| | Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 suggests it might be
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| because legal options give you the
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| | better to abort than to cause one to live
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| freedom to make a choice, and when you
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| | a miserable life-5) Numbers 3:15 A census
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| have this, you more often are more
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| | was taken of those who were only over 1
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| relaxed to make the right choice. Without
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| | month old indicating that fetuses were
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| legal choice, you more often become
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| | not considered human beings in Biblical
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| desparate and make the wrong choice.
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| | times.WITH THIS LATTER INFORMATION ON
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| Also, as more and more unwanted babies
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| | BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, WHEN DO YOU
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| (by their more immediate relationships)
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| | THINK THE SOUL WOULD CONNECT WITH THE
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| are being born, you're also paving the
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| | BODY? WOULD IT BE WHEN THE BODY RECEIVES
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| way for more potential future conflict
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| | A CONSCIENCE? IF THIS WERE TRUE, WOULD
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| being created by the unwanted, as well.3)
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| | THIS ALTAR YOUR POSITION ON SOME
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| Jonathon says: I think Bill Clinton once
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| | ABORTIONS? WHAT DO YOU THINK?The names of
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| said that abortion should be legal, safe,
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| | the commentarians, except for myself,
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| and rare, and it is the latter we need to
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| | have been changed to protect the privacy
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| work on - perhaps more concentration, not
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| | of the Internet contributors, but their
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| on trying to prevent women in choosing
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| | comments are accurate.AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
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| abortion as a legal option, but on the
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| | SKETCHI was born in New York City in
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| prevention of unwanted pregnancies.4)
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| | 1931, grew up on Long Island, graduated
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| Sarah says: Deciding who gets aborted and
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| | from Roanoke College in Virginia with a
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| under what circumstances is playing God.
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| | BA in Political Science, from New York
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| I am one of those unwanted babies and so
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| | Theological Seminary with a Masters in
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| is my husband. How on earth could anyone
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| | Religious Education. I became a
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| have really known 3 decades ago that it
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| | committed Christian in 1958, and after a
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| would have been for the best to abort us.
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| | number of years became a committed
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| We have had AWESOME lives and contributed
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| | Ecumenical Christian. I worked as an
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| much to society. We are both highly
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| | accountant in various companies for about
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| educated, responsible individuals. We
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| | 25 years in New York City, then moved
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| have both known from early childhood of
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| | down to Argentina and worked for about 21
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| our difficult beginnings, and been
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| | years as a Business English
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| greatly loved by our adoptive parents.
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| | converstionalist teacher with some of
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| Yes, our moms had a rough 9 months
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| | the top managers. I also became a
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| carrying us and then I am sure, a
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| | Stephen Minister (trained counselor)
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| difficult time in giving us up. But in
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| | while down here. I've been married twice
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| exchange for those inconveniences, we
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| | (the last to an Argentine), widowed once,
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| have lead incredible lives.5) James says:
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| | have no children, but one cat. If you
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| My cousin and his wife were expecting
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| | want to contact me, you can via ().
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