IMHO that's a really rediculous argument. A sperm doesn't become a human life until it is joined with an egg, why didn't you go so far as to criminalize menstration while you're using such rediculous extremes as examples.
Take measures to prevent your pregnancy.. but if you're going to have sex, you need to know that there may be consequenses. I won't judge someone negatively who has an abortion for serious health risks, in fact, I imagine it's the hardest thing some of them have ever had to do.. but as I said before, that's an extremely small percentage of abortions. MOST of them are just irresponsible people trying to cover their irresponsible actions, and that's something that I would never be able to support.
My MIL suffers from this also. I'm sorry to hear that you're having a hard time with it.. It's weird, and you'd have to determine risks vs. benefits, and do your own research (because I don't know how accurate this is but she swears by it) but she says that she's read a lot about how cigarettes are supposed to make a big difference.. Like I said, I know it sounds strange, and I've never personally researched it, but that's what she's always told us.
First of all, I am not trying to uphold my personal beliefs as arguments. But I can say that I had a miscarriage, and it caused me to really question my faith and the things I believed. One month later, I was pregnant with DD. I still don't understand why, but I do know that it was part of His plan. Just because something that we don't understand something that happened, doesn't mean that it wasn't His doing. And I also never said that the devil only puts his hand on matters concerning free will.. but as I said... That's a whole new argument.
God gives us free will to make our own decisions. My personal belief is that the Devil has a part in the bad decisions that we choose for ourselves. That's really a completely different discussion though. But that being said, I personally have never met anyone with a strong relationship with God who's been to an abortion clinic.
I personally look at it from a religious point of view. God gives you a life to care for, and than raise. My views are that God has a plan for each life he creates.
But even from a scientific point of view, at just 8 weeks, there is a heartbeat, cartilidge and bones, fingers and toes (as well as fingernails) other internal organs are developing and forming. I am not sure what the average fetal age of abortion is but I'm sure it's higher than that, since most unplanned pregnancies aren't realized until later than that.
You're talking like the majority of pregnancies result in these kinds of health problems, and your wrong. A 2005 survey found that 18 percent of abortions performed in the US were to teenagers, and you're right, nearly half of US pregnancies are unplanned, and 4 in 10 are aborted. 22% of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriage) ended in abortion. 75% of women interviewed said their reasons for having an abortion were either financial reasons, how it would affect their career, don't want to be a single parent, or are having problems with their current partner. Half of the women interviewed during this study had at least one abortion previous.
So it's one thing to say that a woman is in danger health wise, but this study (and others like it) show me that the majority of abortions are performed for very selfish reasons, and there are ways around all of the reasons that the study listed above, and that's what I have a problems with. You're talking about a baby.. not a something you bought at the store that you want a refund on, or a piece of trash that you want to throw away.
I disagree with this. If a man is willing to be a responsible father to that child (even if it means being a single father from the start) than he should have the ability to do so. I am very pro life, but my biggest problem with the whole thing is that there are a lot of women who look at pregnancy the same way they'd look at an object she can throw away or a job she can quit, when there are so many other options out there.
That is an example I'm using though, because Men have to take responsibility for a child that they had no interest in, and yet, if a woman is pregnant by a man who may want a child, can choose that she doesn't want the responsibility of pregnancy and just give it up without consulting him, that hardly seems fair.
According to the article, not only did they have sex, and pictures were taken, but this guy was stupid enough to email those pictures.... The whole thing was wrong.. Nothing about this was right.