People say 'Yes' to this?

IcED · 10-23-2009, 04:38 AM

Its a video on Facebook, you'll have to log on, in order to watch it.
NOT FOR THE WEAK AT HEART! There's some ugly stuff in there.

People say 'Yes' to this?

**Triumph** · 10-23-2009, 04:44 AM

This is a highly sensitive topic; you probably should place a disclaimer. There are many who feel strongly about this.

**Loveless** · 10-23-2009, 04:57 AM

I'm going to move this to Mature Discussions as it is a sensitive topic.

**Hraesvelg** · 10-23-2009, 05:13 AM

Could someone find a way to display this without using Facebook? My curiosity is piqued, but not enough to sign up.

**Blaaaaaaaah** · 10-23-2009, 05:34 AM

This is not the same video but it's similar.

Had to put it in a spoiler because the picture on the video might be disturbing for some.

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I dunno.

I'm not against abortion because I think it's better to not bring a new life to the world if you're not gonna be prepared to look after it, but if making abortion illegal would make people think twice about having unprotected sex, then yeah, illegalising abortion might not be a bad idea.

But in reality, I wonder if it would really make a difference to how people think, anyway.

**Hraesvelg** · 10-23-2009, 05:39 AM

Ah, that's what I thought it might be. An appeal to emotion about a medical procedure. Gotcha.

**Blaaaaaaaah** · 10-23-2009, 06:33 AM

Hahaha, I did think about that. The music and camera angles is kinda misleading.

They should have a sad and moving video of all the abandoned homeless kids and kids doing the "wrong" things because their parents didn't go through an abortion and just irresponsibly brought them to the world.

Then let's see what people think.

**Hessah** · 10-23-2009, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Blaaaaaaaah

Hahaha, I did think about that. The music and camera angles is kinda misleading.

They should have a sad and moving video of all the abandoned homeless kids and kids doing the "wrong" things because their parents didn't go through an abortion and just irresponsibly brought them to the world.

Then let's see what people think.

I agree with that.

**Lirange** · 10-23-2009, 01:35 PM

Not all almost aborted kids turn into criminals.
And not all people consider abortion because they can't take care of it, but simply because they just don't want it.
And there are always alternatives if you don't want to keep the baby, like maybe giving it to a family who wants a baby but cannot have one due to some medical issues.

**Lady-Loki** · 10-23-2009, 07:49 PM

I didn't watch it and I don't need to. Having already faced a situation where I had to go through abortion counseling because I was carrying a baby who was so genetically challenged that if she made it to birth she would have been in constant pain for the few hours she lived (the doctors advised that based on her problems she would never live more than a few hours outside the womb) I know the process, pictures and more detail than I ever cared to know.

In my case we had to decide whether to carry her to birth or abort. For me, I feel that God took that burden off me by stopping her heart before my return visit to the doctor the next week (and for those who do not believe in God, please keep that argument out of this as this is a discussion on abortion not religion, I only mention that God took that burden because I have my faith & my faith helped me through that difficult period of my life, thank you). But I digress - back to: based on the issues, based on the fact that this pregnancy followed four miscarriages during the 2 years prior, which was weighing heavy on the whole family, and based on the fact that she would have absolutely no quality of life if she even made it to birth, we felt abortion was going to be the best option. But as I said, God took that out of our hands before we went back to the doctor.

I will state, for the record, that prior to that pregnancy and the issues we faced with her disabilities I was firm on my stand that abortion was not acceptable for any reason. Once I was faced with my situation I better understood that unless you are walking in that woman's shoes, you have no idea whether abortion is right or wrong for her.

I still my no means think abortion should be used as a method of birth control. But I do believe every situation is different and the decision should be between the parent/s (read that "woman" in cases where the person who fathered the child is a rapist or pedophile, etc.) and their conscience.