DKSuddeth
Senior Member
Originally posted by -=d=-
So are you withdrawing your comment that my argument is 'people don't change'?
If thats what you are stating, that people change, then yes, i'll withdraw it.
[qoute]Of course it could worsen - But your acceptance of aborting the baby as a 'cure' for depression creeps me out a little bit. Using Abortion as a treatment to help a woman thru a traumatic time makes NO sense; especially considering aborting the baby may bring not-just-short-term issues, but LIFE LONG regrets. People can often deal with problems in their lives from which they have no control (Getting raped), however, it can be FAR more destructive when we come to terms with a wrong we had ABSOLUTE control of (whether to kill the baby or not). [/quote]
and we could also end up dealing with a pregnant woman taking her own life, along with that of the baby that someone talked her into trying to keep, because she couldn't deal with the emotional aftermath of the crime. Again, its an individual, case by case, basis.
If you were as interested in the welfare of the mother as you claim, you'd acknowledge 'other' means for helping women thru situations like rape-induced pregnancy.
I'm all for other means, except for forcing an individual to deal with what could ultimately be destructive continuation.