The Case For Legal Late-Term Abortions

Killing is killing in -utero or ex -utero. Killing is against natural law. Abortion ends life. Abortion destroys human life at every stage. 50 million unborn aborted Americans cry out to the Father for justice and mercy. Domestic terrorism ? Began with Roe v. Wade, which launched legal genocide. 50 million unborn aborted Americans in 36 years ! Americans across the country seem to recognize this. Please join prayer for conversion of hearts and end to the worldwide holocaust of abortion !

I find this whole thing rather sickening. Dr. Tiller was horrible man and I dont know how this man could even show his face in a church. He was a hypocritical fool. A christian man ripping and pulling apart human life? What an oxymoron. So whats next, killing the aged? Oh wait, we already do that in nursing homes! This not about GOD, this is about ethical treatment. What I find even more perplexing is that those who oppose the death penalty, of the GUILTY, really enjoy keeping the thought of having PBA available for the INNOCENT. Thank goodness now days, you can test early, then your conscience wont have to deal with ripping your childs skull open and sucking out its brains. I know that sounds harsh, but its the facts. Also, dont use the bible to justify abortion by saying " judge not, lest ye judged." Thats just wrong! With Obama and his so called REFORM< those of us who dont think abortion should be paid for by our tax dollars, just might have to. We pay for having babies, and want to pay for YOUR abortion, yet...insurance wont cover BEFORE the problem happens. ie: BC pills. Something is just not right here! If you wish to have an abortion, by all means, do so...dont expect I wont fight when its MY TAX dollars to pay for it! I still can believe i hear, they HATED or Scorned they babies. Burden to society? How about all the ppl on welfare who dont work or contribute to society and they are HEALTHY? Or the illegal aliens we provide insurance to and give FREE education, Now THATS a burden on society. Oh brother. Make no mistake, there is a special place in hell for ppl like Dr. Tiller, who went to church and asked for forgiveness of sins, then went out to his office and systematically KILLED the innocent. Sick!

Wow, I was seriously in shock after reading this article. I have a brother with Down syndrome and wouldn't trade him for anything. My family has only been BLESSED by having him in our family, not destroyed. To read this article and see the reaction that his family/siblings had towards him is so sad. How could anyone not want their brother around?!

I am incredibly thankful my parents have kept my brother and would've never chosen the abortion option (if they knew prenatally about his diagnosis). My life has been very enriched by my brother. I made sure I gave him extra kisses and I love you's tonight as he fell asleep on the couch next to me, because he is loved and wanted. He is not in a family who can't handle him and would rather him be institutionalized. Oh, the thought of that is horrible! When he is grown and if I ever have to care for him myself when our parents aren't around, I will gladly accept that.

An honored sister,
Qadoshyah

Wah wah wahhhhh. What's next, a test to determine if your child will be a misfit, druggie, criminal, delinquent? If so, abort! You're being extremely selfish here. Focusing on your dad's beer and wine (which I am sorry for) you gloss over the fact your mother devoting her life to helping children. All these wonderful children were helped by the great efforts of your mother, but you lament the fact that they did not have a choice because your father turned to beer and wine.

Very selfish of you. I'm sure all the children helped by your wonderful mother are grateful for her services. Life is hard. But, that's life.

What a very disturbed, uncompassionate, and uneducated man who was the author of this article. But, not much more could be expected from such a liberal outlet of "news." God allows such circumstances in peoples lives for many reasons, to strengthen their faith (if current Christians), or bring them to a relationship with Him if not already. There are other reasons that we would never know about too. There is no choice if a pregnancy is going to continue regardless of what happens to be wrong with the child. God has blessed that person with a gift from Him and they will receive His grace to get through their ordeal as He has given His promise. What if the authors' mother had decided to abort him just because she didn't feel like being pregnant? This isn't about judging, but being educated in the wisdom of Christ and how He holds human life so sacred. Christians are to love others regardless of what the circumstance, because we wouldn't be bringing Him glory if we weren't His ambassadors on earth and telling others about His views. About judging, God clearly states in His words that those who haven't accepted Jesus will be judged according to their deeds when Jesus Christ sets up His thrown at the end of the tribulation period. We all have a decision to make. Choose life (Jesus), or choose our own ways and thoughts and choose death-eternally damnation.

Oh, and BTW...

It was only this family's pro-life stance that forced them into this choice. After all, how could they have lived in their community and with their support group of friends and family - for the most part people whose pro-life feelings are the same as RANDJA1957 - if they had made any other choice?

If they had even let their friends, family and support groups know that they THINKING about a late-term abortion, what would have happened to them? Do you think they would have been called "baby killers" and perpetrators of a heinous crime? I think that's pretty clear...

Because there is no compassion or understand of this sort of issue - the most common type of issue that leads to the option of a late-term abortion - from people with that belief set (even though Jesus was the first one to direct people to be compassionate, understand and loving and NOT TO JUDGE), there become no options. This rigid, judgmental and persecutory line on this issue is cruel and shows no compassion, whatsoever, for people stuck in this sort of circumstance. There is no room for tolerance and understanding, no matter how good the people or their intentions are and no matter how dire the circumstances.

And that is why I am pro-choice. I personally would not have a regular abortion, nor have I ever had to make that decision, even though I am child of the "free love" 60s and 70s. I was very well educated on pregnancy and birth control and my main reason for being very diligent was my decision that I NEVER WANTED TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.

But if, during my pregnancy, I received the news that my friend received, I would want to have all options available so that I could make the KINDEST and most compassionate choice - free from the judgment of those who have never had to live through those circumstances or face those decisions - and not be forced into making a choice that I, PERSONALLY, find to be the "heinous" one...

Buie, I feel for you and your family. Although I don't believe in abortions, I am strongly pro-choice. I am aghast at how far the pro-life people have done to defend their choices, including murder. There lies the irony. Murdering to defend their pro-choice position. I have seen friends gone through abortions and have seen some of them never really recover from it. Even then, if I was faced with having a severly disabled child , I think abortion is a kinder choice. I have an elderly nanny in her late 80's who frets about dying because there is no one around to take care of her disable son , who is in his 50's, if she were to pass away. It is a difficult choice - I wish those fanatics would understand, and respect

This article does not really support late-term abortion (check Equipro's comment below). And since this article is based on a person's opinion on what happened in her family, here is mine.
My brother was born normal, but got sick when he was 8 months. Many people think he was born that way (Deeply mentally retarded with seizures and autistic-like behaviors) and it has not been easy for my family either, and will not be when they pass away and we, his siblings, take him in. But... I would not trade him for the world, and in fact, I am so thankful for having him in my life. I would not be the person I am, would not have learned and experienced the things I have with him, and would not have learned to love unconditionally if it weren't for him. And while he is not economically productive (he is a "burden", economically and emotionally, as many would say), he has enriched so many people's lives too.
Would live had been easier without him? Possibly yes, but most probably not. He has provided us with skills and attitudes that have made our lives simpler, fuller, warmer. We can now deal with ALL kinds of people (soft skills for a competitive world anyone?) while still enjoy the simple things such a smile.
We are wired (and encouraged by our times) to want things without complications, pain, effort, distractions or delays. Nothing wrong with that, but an attitude wanting only easy things does not make us better, well rounded, humane people. When things (or people!) happen that are not easy, it should force us to revaluate our priorities (a career or a life? money now or a human connection forever?).

>>"The reality is that in nature, most offspring of this type would not survive. If truly left up to "God", many people who are
>>alive today would NOT be alive. It is HUMAN intervention that allows that survival - not nature and not "god"."

This answer points out the human tendency to care for our offspring or for those weaker and less able to survive without support (which we all do need, from one degree or another). Nowhere in nature we find this attribute, I agree. But the problem with the sentence is the "it is human intervention,.. not "god"' part. How is it that human do have this attribute in the first place? It certainly doesn't fit the "evolutionary" trait, because it does not actually make us more productive or efficient. Or maybe it does because this trait would make us more appealing to potential mates? Is compassion a good trait too? And again, how come? and so on.

And please, don't assume now, I believe in evolution, that is, the progressive development of species. But that is not all I believe in.

Just for discussions sake:

I don't think that the author has completely thought her position through, and, I'm not sure that a late-term abortion would have been a necessary option for her parents, even if it had been available.

People in her parent's situation, due to technology available today, would probably know well in advance that the fetus had these problems and would probably be able to make those decisions long before the pregnancy would advance to the "late-term" stage. In this particular situation, the issue of a late-term abortion would probably, in this day and age, be mute.

Additionally, did her parents know that the child was severely impaired late in her mother's pregnancy? Probably not. The child's condition probably wasn't known until it was actually born, so, in reality, a late-term abortion would NOT have been a solution here. If her parent's were experiencing this situation today, they would alerted to the Down's Syndrome within the first trimester while they still would have time to make a decision for a regular abortion.

Really, this article ISN'T a very good "case for legal later-term abortions", moreover it IS case for the lack of support that parents had in those days when a child was born with these sorts of conditions.

To Mr. All CAPS, (and I'm pretty sure that you are, indeed, a "Mr."), I suggest this:

If we can't, as a country and as the human race, stop the whole "us vs. them" mentality, we will not be around very much longer. It is the "us vs. them" mentality that has allowed us to hate, torture, rape and kill each other for as long as we have been on this planet. It gets us nowhere. "Republicans", "Democrats", "liberal", "conservative", etc. - these are all made-up words to keep people riled up and hating each other. I am not religious, but for the human race to make it, we MUST begin to "turn the other cheek", to "love thine enemies"" and to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Your hate gets you nowhere and creates nothing but more venom in the world. You are old and tired, so you say, then certainly you know from seeing it in your own life that the only thing that really makes any kind of change is to change from within. Perhaps you could try to imagine this:

Remember yourself as a young married couple. You find out that you are expecting your first child...something that you have always dreamed of. You set up the nursery and you plan your life. You dream dreams and hope hopes. Everything seems fine.

Then in the third trimester of the pregnancy, you find out that your baby has a rare genetic disorder. The baby growing inside of you or your wife will be born with all sorts of genetic, mental and physical problems and probably won't live for more than a day. During the time that child DOES live, it will be poked full of needles, possibly cut open, will be on a respirator, will be on drugs and pain-killers and will NEVER know what it is like to be held and loved. It's deformities will be so severe that it will probably die within the last trimester anyway, in which case you or your wife will go through labor to deliver a dead child.

This happened to a friend of mine. She decided to carry the child to term and deliver it, rather than do a late term abortion. The child died a few days after it was born, and those few days were hell on earth for everyone.

Is the case against late-term abortions still so clear-cut? What would YOU do - really - in this circumstance..if it was YOUR wife who had to spend the last 3 months of the pregnancy that you both so wanted, carrying death inside of her?

This is the more real circumstance of late-term abortion. It lives outside of all of the shouting and name calling and hate. It lives with couples like my friend who agonized after finding out the news and for whom the pain never goes away.

Is it really so clear-cut?

I agree with what you said in your article here. Thank you for sharing your opinions, and your personal experiences. I am also a supporter of late-term abortions, and I strongly believe they need to be kept legal. Safe, legal abortions will always be necessary, and that's not a bad thing.
Thanks again for your article.

Perhaps your parents could have chosen to have a late-term abortion when your mother was pregnant with you. Then you wouldn't have had to deal with the "tragedy" of having a less-than-perfect sibling. You make me sick!

Mrs. BG, women have all the right to abort, if the preganancy is unwanted. Be repsonsible for your body and the child and do it early enough. If not, know that after 21 - 22 weeks, the fetus is a really viable self- surviving organism. To kill it without proper reasons (mother's life in peril, or baby is anencephalic etc) is as horrible as killing a newly born.