cele (unregistered) wrote in #12
jsebean wrote in #11    ... but I'm just trying to say that, that baby didn't chose to be there in the first place, but now it's there, it's naturally going to fight for life...  Yes, biologically, the embryo will work to survive.  It is easy to be "pro-life," but what happens to the quality of life of those babies who fought so hard to survive once they are born?  Do they end up in an orphanage?  Are they abused by the parents who never wanted them?   Are they raised by single mothers who coudn't think far enough into their own future to use contraception in the first place?  Granted, there are surely some lucky babies who are adopted by loving parents or raised by the biological parents who had a change of heart, but what is the likelihood?  It's unfortunate that "pro-life" support often stops once the baby is born.
What happens afterwards in regards to the quality of life is up to the state. It should be the responsibility of the government to ensure these children have good, happy lives, but ensure they do it in a balanced way. 
Maybe if we taught responsibility in the first place, unwanted babies wouldn't happen. Don't want to have a baby, don't have sex, it's really not that hard to figure out.

jsebean wrote in #11    ... but I'm just trying to say that, that baby didn't chose to be there in the first place, but now it's there, it's naturally going to fight for life...  Yes, biologically, the embryo will work to survive.  It is easy to be "pro-life," but what happens to the quality of life of those babies who fought so hard to survive once they are born?  Do they end up in an orphanage?  Are they abused by the parents who never wanted them?   Are they raised by single mothers who coudn't think far enough into their own future to use contraception in the first place?  Granted, there are surely some lucky babies who are adopted by loving parents or raised by the biological parents who had a change of heart, but what is the likelihood?  It's unfortunate that "pro-life" support often stops once the baby is born.

Rana (unregistered) wrote in #10
i am a mom to be, and i guess i would nevet go for the abortion, but we cant foget the cases when women get raped and unfortunatly pregnant... what the women should do then? or if the baby has some terrible illness that would only lead his life into unfortunate existance? what then?... the law should be more flexible.

The odds of getting raped are fairly low, however, a sad reality is, yes it does happen, and we certainly can't turn a blind eye to it. Think of it this way, that baby inside a person, didn't choose to be there. But now that it is, like anything, it's going to fight for life. I think it's the responsibility of the person even if they were to get rapped to go through the tough 9 months. I know it would be hard, and the person never chose to have the baby, but there are government organizations there to help. Whether it be adoption, etc. I am in NO WAY saying I condone rape AT ALL, nor am I saying it would be easy or fair. But we're discussing life here, and that baby inside the person should have every right to live just as much as anyone else.
As for an illness that may cause the baby to not lead a normal life, my same point still stands, if that baby can help it, they ought to fight for life.
The only exception is if having the baby would most likely destine the baby/mother to not make it through, only then would something like an abortion be necessary. And even with that said, I don't think it should be anything taken lightly.
I hope I didn't sound ignorant, but I'm just trying to say that, that baby didn't chose to be there in the first place, but now it's there, it's naturally going to fight for life, and I think it would be wrong to take that away. Even if it wasn't planned.