Abortion

United States
December 4, 2007 2:05pm CST
What would you do? My friends girlfriend (who is only 18 and he is 25 and already divorced with one child) had an aboriton last week. She is going around telling everyone she had one. Why would she do that? How do you feel about it?
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5 responses
• United States
5 Dec 07
In all honestly, I may well have done the same thing. I'd be proud of myself for exercising my right to not have children and I'd be so relieved to get rid of the thing, I'd probably just blurt it out.
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• United States
4 Dec 07
There are a lot of reasons. Women don't want kids, don't want kids now, don't want more kids, not ready to be a parent, et al. You or anyone else has no right to judge her. If you want an abortion, it's a safe and legal procedure that is protected under law. If you are against abortion, don't get one. Simple as that.
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• United States
4 Dec 07
I understand that she is able to get one if she wants thats not the issue. Its the fact that she is telling everyone and she didnt even tell my friend that she was going to get one. He told her to keep it. Now dont you think the father should have a say in it?
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• United States
4 Dec 07
No. I don't think the father has any say or right. He can tell a woman he wants to raise the child when it's born, but other than that, he can't do anything if the woman wants to abort. He can't stop her anymore than I can stand on railroad tracks and stop a speeding train by kicking it off the tracks. When he can gestate and carry a pregnancy, he can do what he wants. To tell a woman or force a woman to carry a pregnancy so he can play daddy is slavery and resorts back to the days when women were traded like baseball cards. And back then, if you weren't fertile, you were killed.
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@aries_0325 (3060)
• Philippines
12 Jan 08
I am very mad hearing that there are people going into abortion. Abortion is an absolutely wrong and it is a crime of murder. And absolutely I am not favor for this. And I think the fetus have life and like us she/he have a right to see this wonderful world.
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
5 Dec 07
Well what is she saying when she's telling people? If she's upset and trying to find a supportive ear, maybe she just doesn't have good judgment in choosing whom to talk to. If she's feeling positive, and some women do feel good about their choice to end a pregnancy, maybe she's trying to educate others about what it was really like for her- debunking stereotypes that all women who terminate are emotional wrecks racked with regret.
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@xreesex (114)
• United States
4 Dec 07
It sounds to me that she is either in serious need of attention, or is really regretting her choice, and unsure of how to deal with it. I would sit her down and talk to her. Ask her why she feels like she needs to share such private information with the whole world. If she's looking for attention, there are much more positive ways to go about getting it. If she is upset over her choice, maybe she needs to see a counsler. I feel sorry for her.