Parenting
Friday, December 11, 2009
Is Abortion Truly a Choice?
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- by Kristy, on Fri Aug 7, 2009 12:08pm PDT
It is with hesitancy that I write this,
but it's something that really burns me up. I already know and
am
expecting a hoard of blasting comments for those
who disagree. While we all know that this has been a long time
controversial topic, and many things have been said about it,
I'm writing my thoughts as well.
I guess I'm not really asking the question of
whether or not abortion is a choice-i'm making a
statement. Abortion is not a choice to have a baby, it's a
choice to kill or not to kill.
- First of all life begins at conception. Period. If there
was no life, there would be no development. Yes, as an embryo, in
the beginning it may be a mass ball of cells, but it is ALIVE
and growing!
- Generally by the time the pregnancy is realized and an abortion
takes place, there is already a heartbeat going, which is
around the 6th week. People can actually say that an
embryo with a heartbeat is not a living human being? With no
soul?
- Women can have an abortion up to around 18-20 weeks. By then
the embryo has become a moving fetus with a lot of development. We
all know that NO ONE that has half a heart would ever kill a 6
month old child, right? When a child is a newborn or infant, it
continuously grows and develops. A fetus does the exact same thing,
just in the uterous.
Point being- If an embryo or fetus is alive,
growing, and has a heartbeat, killing it is no different than
killing a child outside the womb. Call me radical or extreme, but I
believe what God's word says. Thou shalt not kill.
Definition of kill: cause to die; put to
death, usually intentionally or knowingly.
You cannot kill something that isn't
alive. If its human, alive and growing, to end that life is to
kill.
Related: fetus, embryo, bible, abortion
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Posted by Kimberly Fri Aug 7, 2009 8:01pm PDT
More young women should share their passion like this. Nice job! :)
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Posted by Z's Sat Aug 8, 2009 10:29am PDT
Kristy-- Thank you for your logical, wonderfully written post!
Unfortunately, we live in a world with many, many self-centered people. People who want to do whatever they want, no matter the consequences. They want killing to be legal and socially acceptable in this situation, because they don't want to be responsible. Let's face it, responsibility hurts.
I love your closing remark:
You cannot kill something that isn't alive. If its human, alive and growing, to end that life is to kill.
Seems silly that some try to argue with the plain and simple truth, doesn't it?
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Posted by Brenda Tue Sep 8, 2009 3:35pm PDT
I saw your post on the Ben and Jerry ice cream topic. I wish you could wake up and live in a world where society forced you to be attracted to women. Even though the idea grossed you out, even though you could never imagine in your wildest fantasies being with a woman, you have no choice.
My younger brother is gay. It breaks my heart to hear people like you judge something you do not understand. My brother is a wonderful person. You wouldn't know he was gay by looking at him. He's the kind of person that helps the mentally disabled, the kind of person who was always nice to the kids that got picked on in school. He's a beautiful musician, he's smart, he's caring. He would never hurt a fly, and he didn't choose this. We grew up in a Christian household and we went to church every Sunday. We are Lutheran and my church accepts my brother.
I have angry thoughts towards you, but I can see that you don't and will not ever try to understand this factual part of our existence. I guess you might as well just stay nice and comfy in your circle of close minded people, never changing, always hateful.
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