Now... the thing that annoys me most in the world are;
Meddling Christians
Politicians
Bleeding heart liberals.
1. Politicians have no right to bring abortion up, because it is not something that affects Australia, so to say.
It is not up to anybody else to determine whether somebody has the right to decide to terminate a pregnancy, because IT IS NOT YOUR BODY.
2. I've been with somebody when they went to have an abortion. Every precaution is taken to make sure the women will not endure un-necessary stress. Women can not walk into a abortion clinic and ask for an abortion unless they provide a really good excuse as to why they want to terminate the pregnancy. Infact, doctors will not preform an abortion unless you are a risk to the baby, or the baby is a risk to you (mentally, physically, financially, etc).
3. They're talking about abolishing late term pregnancies, ie. Pregnancies after 20 weeks. Pregnancies that are terminated after 20 weeks will only be done so, if there is a definate abornormality detected. This means women who know they baby is going to be mentally retarded, physically retarded, etc are going to have to carry on with the pregnancy, knowing their child will not have the same quality of life as healthy children.
4. More women will turn to backyard abortions. Ie. The coat hanger method. It is around $200-$250 for an abortion (my friend paid $250)... The politicians say it is an un-necessary burden on medicare, yet how much of a burden is it going to be on the health system when women turn up from internal bleeding, lacerations etc? How much more of a burden will they pose on the health system when the government has to provide more mental health services due to the stress caused by an unwanted child. The parents also have to provide for a child... Which, in this day in age isn't exactly the cheapest thing on earth.
5. "Most abortions are done by immoral, stupid teenage girls" is a myth. Most abortions occur in the 30-40 age group, especally among already married mothers with children.
6. You are not "killing' anything because technically at 0-20 weeks the feotus is not considered alive. If a women was kicked in the stomach in the 0-20 week period and lost the feotus, it would not be considered murder or man slaughter. I know recently a woman won a case because her boyfriend killed their unborn child, but it was well over 20 weeks into the pregnancy.
7. in some cases the father will not stay around once he knows the girl is pregnant. if this is the case, before, during, or after the abortion, he, realistically, should have no rights.
if the father is going to stay around, but is in agreeance with the termination, hoorah.
if the women does not tell the father she is pregnant, it isnt going to hurt him. i know this is sly, however it will prevent undue stress upon the male. not possibly the best way to go about things.
if the father wants to keep the child, ultimately he should have rights, however its a double take. Father wants child, mother doesn't want child. Does she have the child and then give it to him? Mother wants child, but father doesnt. Does she risk her relationship with him, by giving birth to a partially unwanted child?
There are so many factors influencing a person's decision to have an abortion, and no two cases are the same, therefore im lame mans terms, the government should just..
Fuck right off.
