I would also never talk someone into an
abortion, but on quite a few occasions I
have explained how abortion is not[/i] homicide
from the biological (and logical)
perspective and how it does [b]not
cause the fetus pain prior to 24 weeks.
Unlike quite a few pro-lifers, I have
never had to lie to someone to get the to
try and understand what I was saying.
That all being said, I have never told
someone "well you should abort because..."
- I have, however, taken the lies fed to
them by pro-lifers and replaced them with
scientific truths that don't involve the
catholic god.
I would also never talk anyone into having
a baby. On another forum I frequent, I
see the occasional post from a clueless
pregnant teenage girl and I make sure to
tell her as concisely as possible about
the physical, mental, and financial
burdens of being a parent. I do not
encourage an abortion (or even adoption),
but I make sure I let her know honestly
what she is in for. And I don't need to
be a parent to know this - scarily, I know
more about how hard it is to raise kids
than some parents do. Sometimes they
decide on their own they should abort
becuase they aren't ready to feed a
wailing baby at four in the morning,
change .E.D.I.T