Are you Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

[Longhorn85]

ok but that's just part of the question. i asked if you have ever had sex with someone who you had no intentions of specifically creating or rearing a child with.

have you?

That's a very personal question. The answer is yes, but in the back of my mind I had to ask: "damn, what do I do if she gets pregnant?, God forbid!". The answer would be to encourage and support that the baby be born, possibly for adoption, etc. The lesson learned for me is to try to avoid such situations, and keep a condom in my wallet at all times just in case I'm seduced by some vixen unawares.

 

[smallmovesal]

other than in cases of rape or perhaps incest, really think about what an abortion is...sure, the woman has to go through a LOT of stress in those 9 months, which i won't even begin to describe...but perhaps she should have thought of that before she had sex in a situation in which she KNEW she would NOT be able to support a child.

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at the same time it's like you are saying the woman should be "punished" with pregnancy for an err in judgement. what about the father?

 

[mattcanning99]

That's a very personal question. The answer is yes, but in the back of my mind I had to ask: "damn, what do I do if she gets pregnant?, God forbid!". The answer would be to encourage and support that the baby be born, possibly for adoption, etc. The lesson learned for me is to try to avoid such situations, and keep a condom in my wallet at all times just in case I'm seduced by some vixen unawares.

EXACTLY...having sex in a situation where you do not WANT a child is one thing...there is a BIG difference between having sex in a situation where you are UNWILLING to support the child if one is born.

 

[mattcanning99]

at the same time it's like you are saying the woman should be "punished" with pregnancy for an err in judgement. what about the father?

physically, the father can't support the child, so there is NO way to share many of the pains on the part of the woman, however, more legal efforts should be put forth to FORCING the man to provide support, if at the very LEAST, financial support. pregnancy is as much the responsibility of the man as the woman, although, unfortunately, it can never entirely be like that...so men who get women pregnant should be made to support the child (in pregnancy, and in birth) as much as possible.

 

[polarpixie]

But it is our duty to be the voice and advocate or the unborn.

True. Abortion does need to be regulated and people do need to have educated opinions on what the best path to take is regarding the legality of abortion. Hell, otherwise, abortion would be legal up to the point where the baby is a day away from being born! *shudder*.

As far as judging the immorality of it all, and making bold statements that abortion is murder even in the very early stages where no one can agree on when 'life begins', I think I'll leave that up to God to do the judging. Anyone who thinks that is murder, I would have more respect for if they also backed up that statement by never stepping on an ant, never swatting a fly, never eating eggs, never eating meat, never putting their dog to sleep.

 

[smallmovesal]

That's a very personal question. The answer is yes, but in the back of my mind I had to ask: "damn, what do I do if she gets pregnant?, God forbid!". The answer would be to encourage and support that the baby be born, possibly for adoption, etc. The lesson learned for me is to try to avoid such situations, and keep a condom in my wallet at all times just in case I'm seduced by some vixen unawares.

you realise why i had to ask then, right? i think it's noble of you to claim you'd take responsibility for any pregnancy that might occur, but at the same time you are contradicting your statement to "keep your peeper in your pants"...

condoms fail... even if you wear one

could you support the amount of kids you'd have for every woman you've slept with? doubtful. do you see my point? i just don't see how you could stand in judgement when you engage/have engaged in the behaviour that produces these circumstances.

 

[Jimsbbc]

It's not the mans decision to make, nor the gov't. The woman is the one who has to carry that baby to term and it is her body - she bears the risk of having that child. If you are Pro-life you have not really thought about this from a woman's point of view (pig).

 

[mattcanning99]

FACT:

it is more likely for a cellular mutation causing Panda bears to mutate and take over the world than it is for both a condom and a birth control pill to fail.

(actual fact)

 

[Longhorn85]

you realise why i had to ask then, right? i think it's noble of you to claim you'd take responsibility for any pregnancy that might occur, but at the same time you are contradicting your statement to "keep your peeper in your pants"...

condoms fail... even if you wear one

could you support the amount of kids you'd have for every woman you've slept with? doubtful. do you see my point? i just don't see how you could stand in judgement when you engage/have engaged in the behaviour that produces these circumstances.

I don't think I said, that, but if I had I would have said, "keep your peeper in your pants or be prepared to pay the consequences"

Easy now, I am not Don Juan here, although I admitted to making mistakes like that. I stated that I was prepared to support the birth of the child, with adoption as an option, never abortion.

 

[mattcanning99]

could you support the amount of kids you'd have for every woman you've slept with? doubtful. do you see my point? i just don't see how you could stand in judgement when you engage/have engaged in the behaviour that produces these circumstances.

i think your theoretical question is (correct me if im wrong):

Q: if every woman youve slept with got pregnant, would you be able to support all babies?

A: probably unlikely.

but it would never come to that. if a man slept with 10 women, that happens, but if a man, got the first woman pregnant, i dont think he would sleep with / impregnant 9 more.