Comments on: This is Abortion

By: Norris Hall

Norris Hall — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:33:47 +0000

Adoption would be a good alternative to women who prefer to give their children away.
Government and private programs to provide financial assistance to the mother and medical care to the child when mother’ desires to keep the child
It does sound a little like welfare and it’s possible to abuse the system but making sure that a woman is not having an abortions for financial reasons would be important.

By: kevinphillips

kevinphillips — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:41:05 +0000

Pro-life people have already taken up the cause. There are plenty of adoption agencies ready to place babies who are unwanted by their birth parents. Many people wait in vain for a child to adopt because too many young girls feel forced into this choice they didn’t want to make. There are legitimate alternatives for young girls who find themselves with unwanted pregnancies. It would be helpful if “pro-choice” people would make the legitimate choices known. People like Planned Parenthood make too much money from abortions to make available the alternatives.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:51:29 +0000

This is a good piece — good arguments.
Re: Norris Hall’s suggestion to create programs, there are already a lot of government programs, as well as pregnancy centers that provide help. In Texas, it is mandatory that a woman be offered a resources guide to make her aware of these resources and the laws regarding child support. Not having these types of programs is one reason that women abort. Other reasons are the lack of emotional support from friends and family — and many abortions are coerced. The father of the child threatens to abandon the mother. Interestlingly, most relationships and marriages break up after abortion. Many women abort because they believe because abortion is legal, it must be legal. Also, they have been deceived into believing that abortion is a simple procedure that will be over in 20 mins. Unfortunately, many have learned it’s never over.
Finally, we do not need more government financed programs. It is already known that many teens do not fear getting pregnant because they know they will get all sorts of government assistance.
Pregnancy centers provide assistance with some accountability. For example, a woman can get baby items if she attends classes. Private services are always better than public services.

By: Norris Hall

Norris Hall — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:02:13 +0000

What would pro life folks think about creating and financing a program that would encourage women not to opt for abortions.
Many women say they can’t afford to care for their unborn and prohibiting abortions would force them to have children they cannot care for. This would be especially true of young teenage mothers to be still in school.
The program would provide money for health checkups, diapers, baby formula, childcare, clothing etc. to help care for the new born
for the first few years of life or until the mother was able to provide for the child herself.