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TiGeR XTM wrote in message <19981215223636...@ng-fc1.aol.com>...
>*sigh* Abortion. . . I KNEW this was gonna come out of this Thanksgiving
thread
>sooner or later. Anyway. . .
>
>Here's some thoughts:
>
>1)  What about thr right to choose, huh? Let's put this in perspective
here:
>would any woman reading this want a child conceived of rape or incest? How
>about if the child is in the tube? I happen to know of a woman  who HAD to
have
>an abortion or die that very day. . . the fetus in the tube threatened to
do
>internal damage that was beyond repair. . .  if she had kept it, like she
>wanted to (don't ask why, I have no clue) both her and her unborn would
have
>died that day. What is the point of causing two deaths for a doomed
principle?
>
>2)  Now let's say abortion IS murder. Fine. If my oldest sister had her
way, I
>wouldn't be typing this now (long story). So what. Let's say a woman has an
>abortion purely for the point that she doesn't want a kid. That is wrong.
Very
>wrong. Denying that child life just because you don't think you could
handle it
>is probably the most selfish and cowardly act a human can sink to. I think
to
>satisfy everyone, all abortions should have some sort of legal hearing.
>

Dead right . Denying a child life due to purely selfish reasons ( I can't
handle it, my boyfriend will leave me etc ) is plain evil.


>3) The subject of adoption. I'm sure you've heard the tales of adopted
children
>being problem kids who've gone on to be nothing more than thugs, right?
That's
>just so untrue. Gerald Ford was adopted. That's right, former president
Ford.
>Who's to say adopted children in the right hands won't grow up to be great?
Mr.
>Ford, for one.
>
>4) So let's say the child does end up a thug. Or let's say the child being
born
>has ADS from his mother being a smelly-ass drunk. I've seen too many unruly
>kids around. . . I think that one kid who shot those British tourists in
'93 is
>a prime example. Let's make this whole thing simple for everyone. . .
>
>5)  HAVING CHILDREN SHOULD REQUIRE A LICENSE. Let's face it: one could do
more
>damage to the world mistreating and poorly raising child than one could do
with
>a car. Neither parenting nor driving should be done while under the
influence,
>yet those with substance abuse problems have children on a daily basis. Not
to
>mention they're still on the roads, here (we in Florida call them
tourists).
>The ability to read is required to have a driver's licence, yet it's not to
>have a kid. You have to take tests to earn the right to be behind the
wheel,
>but not to be behind your girlfriend.
>
>Don't get me wrong. I am pro-choice, but only for the right reasons. I am
also
>pro-adoption for those who have kids for all the wrong (IE stupidity)
reasons.
>Being a parent is the most important job in the world. The child you're
>raising, like it or not, WILL affect the lives of countless others. Maybe
we
>should stop staring angerly (is that even a word?) at abortion clinics, and
>more at those who go there for the wrong reasons. . .
>
>
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