Comments on: Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Or Pro-What?

By: O.A. Wisen

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:01:33 +0000

Thanks for your comment.
I would not claim that “keep it in your pants is the right answer for a guy”. That’s an individual choice, not a hard and fast rule. I believe it should be a responsible choice, at least a choice that the individual understands and is ready to accept the implications (whatever it might be) that may result. Obviously, that goes for females as well.

By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:18:28 +0000

So why does your article basically claim keep it in your pants is the right answer for a guy but the same can’t be said for a woman when it comes to being a parent. do you see the inequality there

By: The Gem

The Gem — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:29:14 +0000

abortion is defined as: the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: OR the spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation. Therefore, birth control pills, condoms, etc…do not qualify as abortion…those a precautionary measures

Nevertheless…this is a very controversial topic which in my opinion gets blown out of proportion.
Research actually shows that less than 1% of abortions are done by rape victims. So this excuse is not a significant one.

I don’t take a hard stance when it comes to abortion, but i do believe, for the most part, in pro-life. There’s always an exception to the rule though, so in the case of a rape victim, i absolutely believe in the victim making the choice to keep or terminate the pregnancy; or say if it has been detected that the child would be born with severe deformities.

Otherwise, i do not believe there is any other justification for abortion. I may not be emotionally, financially etc…ready to have/raise a child, but that’s a risk I take when engaging in sexual intercourse. And as with most/all things in life, we have to pay the consequences for our actions, one way or another.

Maybe there should be a survey done on women who have had abortions to see how they truly feel about the subject. It may be a short-term solution to a perceived problem…but do we really know the long-term effects? no one ever speaks about that!

By: O.A. Wisen

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:07:53 +0000

My thoughts on abortion when a woman has experienced rape…

First of all, I didn’t want to go into this when I initially wrote the article because it is a very touchy subject for most people. But, like you agree, pro-choice is always the way to go. So she has a choice to do whatever she deems fit. If she decides to keep the child (who had no control in the situation just as she didn’t), she would obviously be depicting very high character values which are not easy to come by at all, and she should be commended for that.
However, if she also decides not to keep the child, she is also exercising her God given right to make a choice.

By: AdmirerGQ

AdmirerGQ — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:39:35 +0000

I am definitely Pro-Choice. Live and let live! Be and let be! I believe no one should bring a child into the world unless he/she is willing/ready to take care of that child. I also believe that any sexual act that involves intercourse is a possibility of a child that could be born. When any form of method is used to stop the creation of life, I believe that too is aborting. So when we use a condom, birth control pills, the day-after pills (whatever it’s called), etc. we are also aborting the chance of what could have been a child. Therefore, unless the seed and egg have not yet been developed into what could be a child, than I do believe in abortion. I do wonder, for those who have a problem with the word abortion, do they have any advice for a woman or a child who has been rape?