*doesn't quite understand what M101 or Stattik are going on about*
In my opinion, if a woman has had sex and not bothered with any form of contraception she should not be allowed an abortion - after all, she knew what she was getting into, and excuses like "my boyfriend left me, I can't bring the child up alone" are pathetic and cynical. However, I do not believe that abortion should be made illegal - if a woman is that desperate to get rid of her unborn child she will do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. It's been shown over and over that women who can't get a "proper" (and by that I mean in a hospital) abortion will simply go out and get one done by some other means - perhaps pay for someone to do it, or do it herself, with a knitting needle or a coathanger or something similar, risking her own life. Surely saving one life is better than wasting two, and like many here have said, God will judge them for it.
What I'd like to know is what all the very religious people here feel about the young girl who desires an abortion because she is only 12, and was raped by her father. Not only is she probably barely fertile, is incest not a sin? And who is punished, the father for raping the child (or perhaps persuading her that sex is a good idea) or the child for desiring the abortion? Surely you aren't going to force her to carry the child (not only dangerous because of her age, but also mentally traumatic because of who was the father) and then simply take it away from her?
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