Posted on 01/19/2006 6:12:41 PM PST by calpilot
Now the feeding frenzy as the MSM tries to squelch it or put it's poisonous spin on it before too many of us are moved by it.
I find it interesting that when this subject is debated, quite often the exception raised in arguments against abortion is "when the life or health of the mother is endangered". In areas where abortion is prohibited or restricted, an exception is often made to preserve the life or health of the mother. I have since learned that often the mother's "health" has been twisted to include a broad definition of her mental health. The argument is that it would cause her to be stressed or depressed if she were forced to have the baby.
This study (the results of which any normal person would have been able to predict) ought to put a monkey wrench into that argument.
I find it interesting that when this subject is debated, quite often the exception raised in arguments against abortion is "when the life or health of the mother is endangered". In areas where abortion is prohibited or restricted, an exception is often made to preserve the life or health of the mother. I have since learned that often the mother's "health" has been twisted to include a broad definition of her mental health. The argument is that it would cause her to be stressed or depressed if she were forced to have the baby.
This study (the results of which any normal person would have been able to predict) ought to put a monkey wrench into that argument.
Ya think?
I find it interesting that when this subject is debated, quite often the exception raised in arguments against abortion is "when the life or health of the mother is endangered". In areas where abortion is prohibited or restricted, an exception is often made to preserve the life or health of the mother. I have since learned that often the mother's "health" has been twisted to include a broad definition of her mental health. The argument is that it would cause her to be stressed or depressed if she were forced to have the baby.
This study (the results of which any normal person would have been able to predict) ought to put a monkey wrench into that argument.
In the 1970s when we were young, three female close friends of my wife, in separate conversations, told her they had seen their aborted baby's faces in their dreams. Each volunteered that info.
I don't understand why someone would burden themselves with such heavy duty foul karma.
My first child died because of a miscarriage. When I became pregnant again, the doctor had me get an ultrasound at seven weeks to make sure that the type of miscarriage wasn't going to happen with this child. At seven weeks we couldn't see that much of the body, but boy could we see that little heart beating! And then I had another ultrasound at twelve weeks and that little baby was beautiful. They say that at twelve weeks everything is there, not completely formed, but there.
My baby boy was born two months premature. I think that anyone considering a late term abortion should have to view the children in a NICU. Once they see how tiny and perfect these babies are, even three months early, they'll realize what they are about to do.
I think that it should be mandatory for all women seeking abortions to view their children. I think that once they see that their children are alive they will change their minds.
My first child died because of a miscarriage. When I became pregnant again, the doctor had me get an ultrasound at seven weeks to make sure that the type of miscarriage wasn't going to happen with this child. At seven weeks we couldn't see that much of the body, but boy could we see that little heart beating! And then I had another ultrasound at twelve weeks and that little baby was beautiful. They say that at twelve weeks everything is there, not completely formed, but there.
My baby boy was born two months premature. I think that anyone considering a late term abortion should have to view the children in a NICU. Once they see how tiny and perfect these babies are, even three months early, they'll realize what they are about to do.
I think that it should be mandatory for all women seeking abortions to view their children. I think that once they see that their children are alive they will change their minds.
Sorry for the double post.
Exactly what I was going to say. No shot, Sherlock.
Woman I was supervising on her doctorate twenty years ago told me about a colleague who was just finishing a study which demonstrated clearly the depression and even suicidal tendencies experienced by many following abortion - such research is not new, but it gets "buried" very quickly as will these studies IMO......
I wonder if there have been studies done of the mental health of women who were "forced" to carry their babies to term and then gave them up for adoption? If not, this could be a major contribution.
I find it interesting that when this subject is debated, quite often the exception raised in arguments against abortion is "when the life or health of the mother is endangered". In areas where abortion is prohibited or restricted, an exception is often made to preserve the life or health of the mother. I have since learned that often the mother's "health" has been twisted to include a broad definition of her mental health. The argument is that it would cause her to be stressed or depressed if she were forced to have the baby.
This study (the results of which any normal person would have been able to predict) ought to put a monkey wrench into that argument.
I would assume that any woman with an unwanted pregnancy is stressed, regardless of what decisions she makes: abort, keep, place for adoption. A better study might involve women who aborted and later bore children that they wanted, women who aborted and later bore children that they gave up for adoption. Even then, it may be only a rough comparison, since a woman's personal circumstances would be different with each pregnancy.
bttt
Its amazing only 1 in 5 feels guity for committing infanticide 4 years later IMHO.
That made me tear up. How sad.
You might find this information interesting too.
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Why the drop after 1960? (in deaths of women from illegal abortions)
The reasons were new and better antibiotics, better surgery and the establishment of intensive care units in hospitals. This was in the face of a rising population. Between 1967 and 1970 sixteen states legalized abortion. In most it was limited, only for rape, incest and severe fetal handicap (life of mother was legal in all states). There were two big exceptions California in 1967, and New York in 1970 allowed abortion on demand. Now look at the chart carefully.
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Abortion Statistics - Decision to Have an Abortion (U.S.)
· 25.5% of women deciding to have an abortion want to postpone childbearing
· 21.3% of women cannot afford a baby
· 14.1% of women have a relationship issue or their partner does not want a child
· 12.2% of women are too young (their parents or others object to the pregnancy)
· 10.8% of women feel a child will disrupt their education or career
· 7.9% of women want no (more) children
· 3.3% of women have an abortion due to a risk to fetal health
2.8% of women have an abortion due to a risk to maternal health
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So how many womens lives have been saved by abortion?
Only about 3% of abortions since 1972 were reported to be due to a risk to maternal health. A reasonable person would recognize that not all of those cases represent a lethal risk. But lets say they did. That means that nearly 45 million fetuses were butchered to save the lives of about 1.3 million women. Or put another way; 35 babies are killed to save each woman.
Abortion was legal in all 50 states prior to Roe v. Wade in cases of danger to the life of the woman.
It's entirely possible for a person to recognize what they've done, regret it and change their POV. Carrying guilt for the rest of your life for past mistakes is useless and destructive.
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