13 yr old girl wants an abortion

[Vasteel]

As a pro-lifer myself, I see it like this: I'd rather have the chance.

But I wish you could require adoptions. There are lots of people who CAN'T have children, and for this junk to run rampant is sickening.

There are a hell of a lot more kids that need homes now than couples who want to adopt. And even more who only want babies of a particular age and race. Also, as previously stated, it isn't SAFE for a girl this young to carry a baby to term and give birth.

[Joust Williams]

I said in this case, abortion is probably good as the baby would probably be messed up. If I KNEW that the baby would be OK, I'd say no abortion. I don't care if the girl isn't safe. What kind of message about responsibility would that send?

And about the homeless, etc. Like I said before, I would still rather have the chance. You never know what could happen.

[g0zen]

You never know what could happen.

Huh? What are you talking about? I hope you're not meaning the old Pro-Life argument that we're killing all the future doctors and presidents and shit, because that's ridiculously stupid. We could just as easily be killing all the future Hitlers, Pol Pots, etc.

You can't pick and choose hypotheticals like that and expect to be taken seriously.

[Joust Williams]

No, I'm saying that the person could live a very happy life, even if it started out poorly.

[g0zen]

Or they could die of crib death a few months later. You're right, we never know what could happen. So, it's best not to waste time on those hypothetical situations and instead deal with the situation now.

[Joust Williams]

"So, it's best not to waste time on those hypothetical situations and instead deal with the situation now."

Yeah...so no abortion
problem solved

Anyway, that's all I have about this topic...I've heard all the arguments for pro-choice, and while I think some are good, I still don't agree. I think everyone would want the chance.

[g0zen]

Yeah...so no abortion
problem solved

There's a difference between a purely hypothetical situation and a probable situation. The girl's health has a probable chance of being adversely effected if she carries the child to term, thus it is not unreasonable to opt for the statistically less risky abortion.

That's as far as I want to go with this, the abortion debate never really starts anything on these boards but a big argument.

EDIT: Heh, I guess we're all pretty battle fatigued over this issue.

[Yoshi]

I'm not a big fan of convienence abortions, but this poor girl doesn't have much more of a choice.

She had every choice. It's not the state's fault she made the wrong one and gave it up. Women have complete control of their bodies. It's what allows them to be fucking stupid and get pregnant in the first place. Sorry, you irresponsible little cunt, you live what you sow.

[bbobb]

She had every choice. It's not the state's fault she made the wrong one and gave it up. Women have complete control of their bodies. It's what allows them to be fucking stupid and get pregnant in the first place. Sorry, you irresponsible little cunt, you live what you sow.

Just to restate:

State law allows minors to have abortions without notifying their guardians. Experts say the law extends to wards of the state, raising the question of why this girl's decision has ended up before a judge.

Once again why is this in the court then?

[The_Meach]

She had every choice. It's not the state's fault she made the wrong one and gave it up. Women have complete control of their bodies. It's what allows them to be fucking stupid and get pregnant in the first place. Sorry, you irresponsible little cunt, you live what you sow.

Very classy, Y.

I think we can all agree w/Joust that a chance at life (even if it's not one that has Princeton, a Lexus on gold rims and Elisha Cuthbert in it) is better than not having been born at all.