a friend of my friend wants to abort her second baby...

@maryannemax (12154)
Sweden
December 19, 2006 11:20am CST
my friend is a pharmacist and is working in a hospital. one of her friends asked her to help with her planned abortion. she asked my friend to sell her a certain drug to aid in the abortion process. it's her second baby. her first baby was born with disabilities. and she's scared that her second baby might suffer it, too. so, she wants to have the baby aborted. my friend asks me now for my opinion. it's a scary situation to help someone abort a baby. what should i tell my friend?
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9 responses
• India
18 Jan 07
Tell her not to abort ... as this never happens that the 1st baby has disabilities so 2nd one should have i have ma best best best friend they are 5 brothers and sisters .. the 1st elder brother was retarded and then ... 2 more brothers were normal though as the 2 other sisters were also normal ... and all are one of my best friends so this never happens if one is born with disabilities , so other one should. ITs all the test of GOD , how we can pass it ... :) so be positive and be unfear with these things roamin in your mind i hope all things will be alrite soon Regards Alee
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
17 Oct 07
That's completely inaccurate. Depending on what the first child has, the second child could very well have a higher risk factor. Certain birth defects are genetic. The likelihood of siblings having the same genetic disease is higher not lower, they have the same parents & the same risks.
@itsjustmeb (1212)
• Canada
19 Dec 06
Tell her to go and speak to a doctor. A doctor could be able to do tests, to see if this baby will end up with the same disabilities that her previous child has. However if she's so bound and determined to abort there really isn't anything anyone can do about it.
@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
19 Dec 06
yep. i'm gonna advice her that. a doctor can atleast check her and tell her what's best to do at the moment.
@kawillow74 (1416)
• United States
19 Dec 06
just because her first baby was born with a disablility does not mean the second one will be. if she want to aborted this baby she is a pharmacist she knows about the day after pill. i am pro life unless there is something wrong with the baby or the person was raped. but she doesn't know for sure.
@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
19 Dec 06
the woman who wants to get an abortion is a friend of my pharmacist friend. she wants to help because she understand the situation of the woman. however, she feels guilty about helping her have an abortion.
@yanjiaren (9031)
27 Oct 07
This is such a personal issue and hiow difficult it is to give the right advice.,.ofcourse abortion isn't the best option but if no one can care for the baby then what can we do? I have never been in this situation and I cannot pass any moral judgement.ofcourse itis a life we are playing with and maybe God wants to bless her with this child in other ways. I find it difficult to think of ending a baby's life but I can understand her fears too.
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
17 Oct 07
I can understand if the pharmacist friend doesn't want to get involved. She'd be risking her job & license to give out medication without a doctor's orders. If your friend decided to terminate, I hope she was able to find a safe & legal way to do so.
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
20 Nov 12
Abortion is not good and I think it is not the solution. Tell her that she must go in a doctor for a check up. If her first baby has disabilities it does not mean that her second baby will be like her first baby. I have a cousin that has disable condition but his younger brother is a normal kid so she must take care of her second baby. For me abortion is too bad because it is like killing someones life. Every baby is a gift to us.
• United States
18 Jan 07
Tell her it's illegal. I think the person that wasn't the abortion should really consider Adoption or other options. I don't understand why people always jump to murder. Who cares about the disabilities... it is still a tiny human being.. a part of her. The fact that your friend is asking what she should do is saying that she knows that she prob' shouldn't & I think she should go with her gut. There are so many ramifications from abortions and I Think people need to be educated.
@jeb083079 (839)
• Philippines
17 Jan 07
don't let her do this. pray to God for guidance, strength and assistance. pray, pray, pray. pray wholeheartedly. abortion is killing another person. i, myself, when my ex-gf (we're separated now, she's happy with her life) had been pregnant, it never occurred to me to have an abortion. having a child is a gift from God. don't help her with having an abortion, just don't. i hope she will not do it.
• Philippines
31 Jan 07
tell your friend not to help the other friend..I believe in karma and if she helps that woman she is alsp a part of killing that baby..I know that some of us are not against abortion.