delicate subject - abortion

Humphrey10

Judi wrote: »

i'm not anti abortion but i'd like to think every baby conceived (or aborted) is thought of more than an unconvenience.

It would be far far worse than simply an inconvenience, to me.
It would be a tumour, an unwanted growth, sucking my blood, growing and squirming inside me, harming me, something to be destroyed ASAP. The thought of being pregnant disgusts me.

*waits for replies along the line of "but you're a woman, you should want to be pregnant all the time, your only purpose is to serve men by sexually pleasuring them and bearing their children" *

Lotus-eater

Humphrey10 wrote: »

It would be far far worse than simply an inconvenience, to me.
It would be a tumour, an unwanted growth, sucking my blood, growing and squirming inside me, harming me, something to be destroyed ASAP. The thought of being pregnant disgusts me.

*waits for replies along the line of "but you're a woman, you should want to be pregnant all the time, your only purpose is to serve men by sexually pleasuring them and bearing their children" *

You shouldn't have children and you shouldn't be allowed to have children.

That is all.

marywooyeah

there's too many to reply to:

I won't pray for you welshwoofs if you feel so strongly against it, you are quite right to say someone rode over me and I wouldn't wish to do the same to another. It was never intended that way nor "showing off" as another poster said.

can't remember who said it but I do accept my role in what happened to me and that took a long time to come to terms with my patheticness (don't think that's actually a word but you get the gist). I did recieve an apology from the abortionist after a formal complaint but doubt it's sincerity. Even if it was genuine nothing will change what happened to me.

again can't remember who said it but I don't have a problem rationalising what happened to me, again it took a long time to get there but I do see things clearer. that particular poster was correct to say that I do have a lot of grief, I don't think that will ever go away but I accept that is the price I have to pay.

I am hopeful that if a diagnosis of ptsd is made then I could access some support.

*max*

marywooyeah wrote: »

I did recieve an apology from the abortionist after a formal complaint but doubt it's sincerity. Even if it was genuine nothing will change what happened to me.

The "abortionist"? Really, you make it sound like some 19th century back alley story. You have to stop thinking in terms of what "happened to you", because it didn't come out of nowhere. Nobody kidnapped you, tied you to a chair and did this to you.

Maybe you were being mentally abused. I don't know, you certainly sound like there is something wrong there. But you have to stop laying the guilt on everyone else. If you were abused, then blame your abusers - don't blame the medical practitioners. If you had said no, they wouldn't have done it, to be blunt.

Seriously, i think you are better off this kind of thread.

likelyfran

Am I alone in thinking that a lot of people should really just use contraception in the first place?

likelyfran

I really don't get the 'pro-choice' term.
OK, there are some women who become pregnant when they really didn't want to and actually tried not to, as for the rest - just use ****ing contraception! :mad:
Some women really do have abortion after abortion and it's really not OK! The child didn't ask to be conceived nor seen as a mere 'inconvenience' before it's poisoned, sucked out, macerated or however it's 'aborted'. Sorry but it's true!

likelyfran

Humphrey10 wrote: »

It would be far far worse than simply an inconvenience, to me.
It would be a tumour, an unwanted growth, sucking my blood, growing and squirming inside me, harming me, something to be destroyed ASAP. The thought of being pregnant disgusts me.

*waits for replies along the line of "but you're a woman, you should want to be pregnant all the time, your only purpose is to serve men by sexually pleasuring them and bearing their children" *

Let's hope you use plenty of contraception then.

balletshoes

likelyfran wrote: »

Some women really do have abortion after abortion and it's really not OK!

I agree with that - however, most women (certainly in this country) don't have abortion after abortion instead of using contraception. Why would anyone choose to go through with a termination of either procedure instead of using regular contraception? Even if the woman is 100% sure she doesn't want her pregnancy to continue, whatever her reason, having a termination takes more of a toll on her body and her time, over taking contraception in the first place.

amus

likelyfran wrote: »

I really don't get the 'pro-choice' term.
OK, there are some women who become pregnant when they really didn't want to and actually tried not to, as for the rest - just use ****ing contraception! :mad:
Some women really do have abortion after abortion and it's really not OK! The child didn't ask to be conceived nor seen as a mere 'inconvenience' before it's poisoned, sucked out, macerated or however it's 'aborted'. Sorry but it's true!

There may be a tiny tiny percentage of women that have abortion after abortion, but for the majority of women this is most cetainly not the case.

'Pro Choice' means that it is a womans right to choose what happens to her own body i.e. choosing not to go through with an unwanted pregnancy.

geri1965_2

likelyfran wrote: »

Am I alone in thinking that a lot of people should really just use contraception in the first place?

You do realise that there is no 100% fail safe contraception, don't you?