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What Do You Picture When You Hear 'Abortion'?
Posted: 08-31-07 10:34am
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In case the title was chopped:
What Do You Picture In Your Mind When You
Hear "abortion"?
Please be as graphic as possible, or
whatever this site allows. (I am new here
so I don't know what is allowed, etc.,)
Thanks.
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Posted: 08-31-07 11:09am
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The woman, maybe that's because i'm
pro-choice and have also been in the
position of an unwanted pregnancy.
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Posted: 08-31-07 11:15am
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Thanks for your honest answer, Moo. 
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Posted: 08-31-07 12:14pm
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I always think of a live embryo, in the
womb.
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Posted: 08-31-07 12:23pm
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I picture a woman crying. For a lot of
women they go through a lot of emotions.
It isn't an easy decision for many
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Posted: 08-31-07 12:43pm
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| Jules
wrote: | | I always think of a live
embryo, in the
womb. |
What does a live embryo look like? What
does a dead embryo look like?
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Posted: 08-31-07 12:47pm
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| Mommy35
wrote: | | I picture a woman crying.
For a lot of women they go through a lot
of emotions. It isn't an easy decision
for many |
No, it's not. But for most it brings
great relief.
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:00pm
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| futureshock
wrote: | | Jules
wrote: | | I always think of a live
embryo, in the
womb. |
What does a live embryo look like? What
does a dead embryo look
like? |
I think I should have said foetus
actually, but a very early one. About 12
weeks ish.
Well I see it as I've seen from the
internet and documentaries as opposed to
what I've seen on black and white u/s
screens. That is, a very small, pinky
coloured little thing with tiny arms and
legs and a big head. I see the umbilical
chord and the general scene is a pinky/red
hue.
I don't picture a dead embryo/foetus.
What one would look like would depend on
how it died ie/
abortion/miscarriage/stillbirth. A dead
foetus in the womb will look very
different to a dead foetus killed by
abortion for example.
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:03pm
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when i hear abortion i think of an early
ultrasound... i dont know why
i just do
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:04pm
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| futureshock
wrote: | | Jules
wrote: | | I always think of a live
embryo, in the
womb. |
What does a live embryo look like? What
does a dead embryo look
like? |
Exactly as it does in a text book. I did
see my embryo when I miscarried and it
looked like those i'd seen in every
biology text book I read, except it was
whiteish, large black 'eye' and arms had
formed.
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:07pm
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| Moo
wrote: | | futureshock
wrote: | | Jules
wrote: | | I always think of a live
embryo, in the
womb. |
What does a live embryo look like? What
does a dead embryo look
like? |
Exactly as it does in a text book. I did
see my embryo when I miscarried and it
looked like those i'd seen in every
biology text book I read, except it was
whiteish, large black 'eye' and arms had
formed. |
Did that feel strange to see it? That's
not a leading/trick question, I just
wondered how it felt. I think I'd just
stare at it for ages.
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:10pm
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I picture a cutterage (sp?) device - one
used in a D&C. Our professor passed
one around the classroom in a University
sexuality course.
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:11pm
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Jules.. 89% of women do have abortions at
12 weeks or less.
almost 60% of those have the abortion
BEFORE 9 weeks.
When I think of abortion, because I do
work in an abortion clinic, I think of 5-9
week embryo/fetus, because those are when
90% of 'our' abortion patients have the
procedure done.
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Posted: 08-31-07 13:13pm
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| Carifairy
wrote: | Jules.. 89% of women do have
abortions at 12 weeks or less.
almost 60% of those have the abortion
BEFORE 9 weeks.
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I guess that's why I think of such an
early foetus then. I don't picture
anything gruesome though, even though I've
seen lots of abortion pics. The mind is a
funny thing.
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Posted: 08-31-07 14:47pm
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The reason I asked the question in this
thread is because I think most pro-life
people think of abortion as something
other than what it actually is.
An embryo that dies in the typical
abortion does not have any arms, legs,
feet, it has no face, no ears, etc., etc.
It is also so tiny it can barely be seen.
But, the reason many people have a
distorted image in their minds is because
abortion protesters use deceptive
pictures. If they used actual photos,
they wouldn't garner any support.
What woman hasn't seen her own period?
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Posted: 08-31-07 14:54pm
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| Mommy35
wrote: | | I picture a woman crying.
For a lot of women they go through a lot
of emotions. It isn't an easy decision
for many |
Right when I read the question, this is
exactly what I pictured.
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Posted: 08-31-07 14:57pm
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Ok but that's not what you asked...the
picture I have of an abortion procedure or
the picture I have of what an aborted
embryo or an aborted foetus looks like are
quite different to what pops in to my head
when I hear the word 'abortion'.
Say the word 'dilemma' to me and I think
of bananas. True.
Also, I don't think the only issue with
pro-lifers is the size of the
embryo/foetus. The issue is that it's a
human life being taken.
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Re: What Do You Picture When You Hear 'abortion'?
Posted: 08-31-07 19:14pm
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| futureshock
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What Do You Picture In Your Mind When You
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I don't picture the fetus or the
procedure. I thought of the first thing
that came to my mind when I thought of the
word.
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Posted: 08-31-07 19:20pm
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| futureshock
wrote: | The reason I asked the
question in this thread is because I think
most pro-life people think of abortion as
something other than what it actually is.
An embryo that dies in the typical
abortion does not have any arms, legs,
feet, it has no face, no ears, etc., etc.
It is also so tiny it can barely be seen.
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in the early typical abortion I don't
picture arms, legs, feet, face etc because
I know they are not there..I picture a
woman going in to the hospital to end the
life of someone. I have been to the
hospitals for many different reasons like
voluntary surgeries, to get meds, when I'm
sick, but I can't imagine what would be
like to go to a hospital knowing you are
going there to kill a human heart that has
already begun beating for no particular
medical reason.. The thought makes me
cringe..so oh well that's why you guys
know that abortion is just not for me, I
could have never been a good candidate..
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Posted: 08-31-07 19:37pm
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And that is why we live in a free country.
You have every right to never have an
abortion.
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