What if you were pregnant and your man didnt want a baby but you....

@jess368 (3368)
United States
January 9, 2007 12:51pm CST
What if you were pregnant and your man didnt want a baby and you didnt really. He wants to have an abortion, and you have thought about it, but also think it would be so bad having a baby. what would you do?
15 responses
@whywiki (6066)
• Canada
27 Aug 07
I would have an abortion. My husband and I have decided to have no children and if an accident happened I would take care of it. It wouldn't be fare to him for me to have a baby after we agreed not to have one. I don't buy into that a human at conception and I would have no problem having an abortion. It is not likely to happen in the first place anyways as we are very careful but I know accidents blah blah blah
@jess368 (3368)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Wow, I dont know how I feel about that. If you and your husband have decided not to have a baby then why havent you taken the appropriate actions? Like a vasectomy or getting your tubes tied?
• United States
28 Aug 07
Because not all men want to get a vasectomy, it's a macho thing. And I refuse to get serious invasive surgery for no real reason. It's far less of a health risk to get an abortion if you ever happen to fall pregnant than it would be to get a tubal ligation "just in case". Also, tubal ligations are failproof either. You can still get pregnant if you get your tubes tied. I don't know about her, but that's not worth it to me. And I don't have a problem with abortions anyway, so there's no conflict.
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• United States
27 Aug 07
A woman after my own heart! lol
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• United States
11 Jan 07
Terminate, terminate, terminate. I believe 100% in abortion. Especially if she's young. If she's 16 or younger she could be severely injured by carrying a full-term pregnancy. Otherwise, it's just not practical. Pre-natel care is very expencive in the first place, espcially if she's not in a good financial situation and even more so if she doesn't have health insurance. And that child does not need to grow up knowing no one wanted it. Abortion is the right choice. If it were me, I would have an abortion no matter what. I have no intention of having any children anytime in the near future, if ever.
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
17 Jan 07
Thank you so much for your response! i love that your willing to support your beliefs!
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• United States
18 Jan 07
Thank you. You're the first person on this site to not attack me for them.
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• United States
26 Aug 07
They aren't married? Then this is simple. Or so it may seem. She needs to decide for herself. If she wants the baby and he doesn't then she needs to decide which is more important to her, her baby or her boyfriend. At the same time if she chooses the baby and ends her relationship she can't force the guy to be in the baby's life. If she chooses the boyfriend over the baby then maybe she can talk to him about adoption rather that abortion. By the time the baby gets here they may both want to keep the baby. Nine months is a long time. But she needs to make a decision about what she wants first. The situation would be different if they were married. But they aren't. So, it is a decision for her to make, not him.
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Well she went to term and kept the baby. Thanks for your opinion
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• United States
27 Aug 07
What exactly does being married or not have to do with anything? There are unmarried people with children and childfree married couples.
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@Lady_Vincy (1538)
• United States
10 Jan 07
I would have the child and give it up for adoption. There are many adults that can not have kids and are looking to adopt a newborn. This would be better than having an abortion.
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
I completley agree!
• India
10 Jan 07
abortion is a sin,but at the same time if u think it will not be a proper time to bring the child in this world and u are not prepared for it,then a person should go for abortion
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
I agree with you, thank you for responding
• United States
10 Jan 07
I agree with you that it would be a terrible thing to abort, and it would be a terrible thing to have the baby, and resent that baby till it's old enough to get away from you, cuz you won't love that baby the way you should. My suggestion is to think of two or three respectable people you know that might want a baby. Maybe they will adopt. Don't forget to do the appropriate paperwork. If you abort, for Pete's sake do it before the egg is conscious and kicking.
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
She just found out, so she has a week or so before i think it would be horrible to abort. i think she will give t up for adoption though. thank you for the response
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• India
10 Jan 07
well i m a man..but if i m a gal n same situation i face then i will try to handle that.n tell him the imprtance of the new baby..
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
thank you for responding, i appreciate your response
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@gloria777 (1674)
• India
10 Jan 07
In this situation I will say it as KILLING. Abortion can't be done to please anybody.It should be strictly medical oriented.
@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
thank you for the response
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• Philippines
10 Jan 07
You got married and you should accept the responsibilities of marriage. I started a topic entitled The Bible on Birth Control. If you care to know, pls go to my Profile and open such subject matter. I also started other topics related to the Holy Bible which you may see there. God gives us wisdom and freedom of choice. We reap whatever we sow. You got married and now you don't like to bear children, if you are in that situation for example. Get ready to bear the consequences, as simple as that.
@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
She didn't get married, but is living with her boyfriend, although i agree with you on " you weep what you sow"
• United States
10 Jan 07
There is adoption. Though i could personally never do it but it sure beats abortion (murder).
• United States
18 Jan 08
"abortion (murder)" Abortion is not murder. Not even close. Get over yourself.
@lpetges (3036)
• United States
9 Jan 07
i would give it up for adoption. There are alot of people who would give their lives to have a baby. If your really not wanting to keep it, thats what i would do. Abortions can screw up your body so badly that you run the risk of never being able to have children. Think it through and do what is best for you.
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
Thats what i told my girlfriend to do, but i was just making sure that was the right thing to tell her. than you for the response
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• Philippines
10 Jan 07
I would still keep the baby. Abortion is a mortal sin and the baby has nothing to do with that. It's not the baby's fault! You did something like that, you should be responsible for it no matter what. A lot of married couples are struggling to have a baby and would do anything just to have one so why should you hate your baby?
@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
i agree, but sometimes its hard. i told her to give it up for adoption, hopefuly that was the best advice for her
• Portugal
10 Jan 07
If you don't want the baby, or aren´t prepared for it make the abortion. It´s the better thing to do.
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
10 Jan 07
i agree, i told her to give it up for adoption, instead of having an abortion. i hope she makes the right decision
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
27 Aug 07
It would depend of a few other factors. If I were in a position to raise it on my own, I might opt to go through with the pregnancy & tell my partner to jump off a bridge. I personally would not wish or seek child support under those circumstances, but legally the woman has every right to. If I wasn't ready to be a parent, I'd probably terminate. If I felt I wasn't ready & I was facing doing it alone, it wouldn't be the right frame of mind to have a healthy pregnancy.
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• United States
19 Jan 08
Wow I went through this with my boyfriend not to long ago. I have 3 boys (not from him) and I found out I was pregnant. Well, my boyfriend was not happy at all, he had a vasectomy 3 years ago and didn't want kids at all. He did tell me to get an abortion and we argued for 2 months. I did consider an abortion because of my situation. But, in the end I decided to have the baby and I am now 26 weeks! He is slowly coming around. He talks about it now and is warming up to the fact he will be a father. The choice is 100% yours. You will ultimently be the one who gives birth and takes care of this child. You need to consider if you can handle a child. If the answer is yes, then have the baby and screw him! But if it no then you weigh your options and go with what is best for you.