Abortion in my country: a law badly read by a mylotter.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
Chile
May 24, 2019 6:03pm CST
There is a lotter here who has written a post against abortion. Some of us agree, some of us partially agree and some of us don´t.
But then, after an answer (or 2) from my side, he (she) wrote that we had abortion on demand in my country.
I do not like to answer freely, so I went to read the laws. And that is not true. There is no penalty if a) the life of the mother is at stake b)if the fetus will be stillborn and c) if pregnancy is the result of a rape.
I would not call this "on demand" exactly. Except if we mean that a woman shows (demands) that she wants an abortion for any of those reasons. Still, doctors can say no to it. She has to find a doctor who will accept it.
Sometimes, people don´t read well. And then the conclusions are not good either.
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@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
25 May 19
Just like here. Many people read the title but not the content so they often come up with bizarre answers.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
I agree.. And not only here. Everywhere unfortunately.
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@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
25 May 19
It's easy to misunderstand things, especially if you're not used to the language you read or heard. That's why we should always be careful about the things we say or write.
I hope that a certain person learned a lesson or two.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
27 May 19
@hexeduser22 We talked it over and made peace.
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@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
27 May 19
@marguicha Do you think that person would still dare to barge in here?
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
@LadyDuck I know. BTW, in this case it was a misunderstanding and we made our peace. It was very nice, in fact.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
Some people do that in every post, I guess to earn more. I don´t bother with giving them likes. But this is another case.
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@LadyDuck (502955)
• Italy
25 May 19
@marguicha They think to earn more, but it's never the case.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
That means that the lotter did not read the news well.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
@JustBhem He just sent me a link to something written by a women´s organization. That´s not the law.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
25 May 19
@marguicha
Exactly. Think before they post it or read about it.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
Still, we do not have the right to say that this or that country is pro or against abortion if we haven´t read the country´s laws.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
@Bensen32 I mean, you should not talk about another country´s laws if you haven´t read them. Neither, should you talk about your country´s laws for that matter if you have not read them.
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@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
25 May 19
@marguicha Well in our country they do have a right to say what they want, even if they are wrong and uneducated.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 19
I know some people read a title and write a reply. Of course some doctors will say no if they don't agree with abortion. Other doctors might be willing to say yes. Is there a time limit in your home country? Here in my home country the limit is 24 weeks. That is because premature babies born at 24 weeks pregnancy with excellent medical care can survive.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 19
@marguicha I think some countries in Europe like France allow it up to 12 weeks. Irish ladies come over to England to get an abortion.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
8 Sep 19
There is a time limit, but I don´t know it. I think that it is less than 24 weeks.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
8 Sep 19
@maximax8 Probably here it would be up tp 12 weeks.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
25 May 19
so true. so many just don't read up and research before they spread the wrong stories. our laws are same as yours here too
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
And my country´s laws (as any law in any country) does not mean that everyone think it is right. But they have to obey it until it is changed one way or the other.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
We are a country influenced by the Catholic church too.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
26 May 19
@marguicha I agree. Time changed that way people think nowadays.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
25 May 19
This is an issue that is very divisive, my opinion is that a woman does have reproductive rights, she has the right not to get pregnant. Once another life is involved her rights are secondary except in rare instances. But while this is my belief I usually don't argue about it, why? We will never change anyone else's mind and in the end, God knows that is in their heart.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
Still, whatever our own belief, it is not fair to say what happens in another country without having read well about it.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
@BelleStarr Anyone can get informed before talking.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
25 May 19
@marguicha You are right of course and I personally have no idea what the laws are in any other country.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
25 May 19
People can debate about abortion left and right. But if they get rid of that what was growing inside, regardless of the reason, they will answer to God on their passing.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
Mostly, my post was about reading well before answering. The lotter told e that there was abortion on demand in my country and it is not so.
@RasmaSandra (98156)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 May 19
I am not good on this topic at all because I hate it when perfectly healthy women get abortions just because they made a mistake. I am the unfortunate one to have had one stillbirth and one spontaneous loss and never had any children so it is a touchy subject for me.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
In my country the laws for abortion don´t apply to healthy women who want less children. I can understand what you feel. 
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
25 May 19
Avoiding certain subjects (and certain people) is a good way of avoiding problems.
