beads wrote:Charlene wrote:During the first trimester the baby is not even a fetus. Like DemonKiss said, it is a collection of cells. NOT a fetus.
What is the nature of those cells, though? Use whatever terminology you like...... you can't change what it is.
That's like saying that every woman who menstruates is committing a sin.
beads wrote:
Charlene wrote:Adoption is a great option...if one is capable mentally/emotionally to go through with the pregnancy.
So there's no mental or emotional difficulties involved in abortion? :roll:
I never said that there wasn't any involved in abortion, it depends on the woman.
Some women feel that they would be more able to cope with the emotional stress of an abortion over pregnancy.
beads wrote:
Charlene wrote:Rape causes emotional and mental turmoil and having to go through 9 months of pregnancy would just be a heart breaking reminder to what that poor woman had to go through.
Hmmm..... Nine months of turmoil for having allowed a baby to live versus a lifetime of turmoil for having forced it to die.
It wouldn't be just nine months of turmoil...it could last that woman a lifetime. What if her child decided to find her? That would cause even more heartache. Imagine standing in front of your child, 19 years after giving him up and then having to explain why you did it. Would you be able to handle it? I doubt it.
beads wrote:
Charlene wrote:I don't agree with a woman using abortion as birth control, but I am pro-choice.
Doesn't "pro-choice" mean that you believe a woman has the right to do whatever she wants to with her body? Wouldn't that included if she chooses to use abortion as birth control?
No. When I say I am pro-choice, I am saying that I believe that any RESPONSIBLE woman should have the right to make any decision she feels is best for her, her body and her mental health. Using Abortion as a form of birth-control is clearly not an act of a responsible woman.
beads wrote:
BTW, I'm pro-choice too...... I believe a woman can choose to do what she wants, as long as her choice does not trample the rights of others. And I believe a baby has the right to live. Therefore, the baby's right to live trumps the woman's choice to kill it.
That's just hypocritical.