Unwanted Pregnancies. What Would you Do?

@acevivx (1566)
Philippines
August 28, 2008 9:52am CST
If you were unmarried and became pregnant but not prepared to have a child for one reason or another, what would you do? Would you choose to end the pregnancy or would you choose to give the unborn baby a chance to live? If you choose the latter, would you keep the baby or would you give it away for adoption? If you were a parent and your unmarried daughter got pregnant, what would you do and how would you advice your daughter?
3 responses
@heaven11 (1159)
• United States
31 Aug 08
if i were you i would ask your daughter how she would of felkt if you were put in that sitiuation. now i would not end the pregancy and i used to say i would not give any child up for adoption but after this caylee anathony case i cant see anyone keeping a child they dont ant when there are millions of familes that cant have children. if someone is forced to keep the baby there is no telling what the childs life would be like so no i do nopt believe in abortion but maybe adoption ios best
@acevivx (1566)
• Philippines
31 Aug 08
Hi Heaven. It's true. People forced to take a child might take it out on the child and i also would not wish that on the innocent baby. We just hope that the baby would be lucky to have good adoptive parents. Glad to know you would not end the pregnancy. Incidentally, the question was theoretical innature and my daughter is not pregnant with an unwanted pregnancy.Hope that's fully clarified.
• Indonesia
30 Aug 08
I will prefer to continue the pregnancy rather than to end it. I will responsible what I've done even when the baby's father won't marry me. I have a big family and most of them will support me to grow up the child. I will keep the baby also by myself so I can make sure that the baby will have the best during his life. The baby has right to live and to grow up like another babies.
@acevivx (1566)
• Philippines
30 Aug 08
Bless you fleurshine. Whatever mistake or wrong decision has been made, we should stand by our mistakes and not blame the innocent babe which is part of us and it should be given the chance to live.
• United States
28 Aug 08
In my opinion I would definetly not end the pregnancy. I mean you should be responible for your actions and have to face the consequences if you like them or not. Why take a childs life for something you did. I would keep the baby, I mean if you give it up for adoption that will haunt you for the rest of your life her wandering what her first child was like and you missing out on your first granchild!!!I got pregnant with my first child when I was 17 and I wasn't married, but eventually I married the father and now we have our second child. Its always nice to have the father in the picture, but you don't need him to love your child. I would just tell your daughter she is responsible for getting pregnant and she will have to go through with it with you by her side.
@acevivx (1566)
• Philippines
30 Aug 08
That is straight to the point and I fully agree with you. While the baby may not have been planned and may be unwanted, still it should not be made the victim of wrong choices and decisions. It is entitled to a life and just like you i would not end the pregnancy.I hope there are more people in the world with the same or similar conviction.