Why Am I Pro-Life

tecoyah · 01-03-06, 03:20 PM

I would be interested in an honest representation of beliefs in this poll.....as I wish to understand the "Why".

Navy Pride · 01-03-06, 04:25 PM

My position is not there but it is I believe that life begins at conception...........

tecoyah · 01-03-06, 04:38 PM

Any Mods care to add this as an option?

I believe a Human Being is created at conception

SixStringHero · 01-03-06, 04:38 PM

Well, I'm pro-choice so this poll doesn't really pertain to me, but I figured I would chime in anyway.

I am however against partial birth abortion and only think it should be used in extreme circumstances where the mother's life is in danger.

tecoyah · 01-03-06, 04:42 PM

I put....I do not agree with current law.

As I am pro choice....I see no issue with an overturn of Roe v. Wade....as this would place the descision on state legislators. In turn one could decide on residence based on current law within a given state. I feel this might clarify the true standing of Americans to an extent....as those who do not wish to live in Texas....can simply move to NY.....heh

SixStringHero · 01-03-06, 04:45 PM

Sorry, I misconstrued the option "I don't agree with the current law."

I thought picking that option would be essentially saying we should overturn Roe V Wade and make abortion illegal.

doughgirl · 01-03-06, 05:08 PM

Why am I against abortion? Why am I pro-life?

To me this is the easiest question imaginable, knowing what I know today. I used to be pro-choice/abortion. I was uneducated about fetal development and what the medical community had to say about it. After I did the research and got involved, it was not hard to see that my decision was based on lies, particularly from Planned Parenthood.

I allowed myself to be blinded from the truth. A truth that is really a no-brainier, a truth that is really self-evident. One need not have a religious faith to know that dismembering a human being whose heart is beating is wrong.
It shouldn't matter what size this human being is, if there is a beating heart, there is LIFE. I am however a Christian and I hold to the Christian worldview that says that ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS. After reading scriptures and doing deductive Bible studies on this issue the facts support that God would not condone abortion. And as a child of God, I cant condone it either.
I msut add though that I work side by side with many people in the struggle to overturn the abortion laws, who are from different faiths. Many of these people are atheists. It doesn't take a religion to see that child dismemberment is wrong.

If you are blessed to have birthed children, you know what a miracle the whole birth process is. From conception to the delivery each day is a miracle in itself. To feel the child moving in your body is unbelievable and no man despite what they say can understand this feeling. I thank God I was born a woman and was able to go through this. (I am not saying it makes one a better mother or that parents who have not gone through the birth process this way are any less parents. They have their own feeling that I can't understand about the adoption process.) The feeling that there is a life force inside your body, growing is unreal. And for most woman this lifeforce is something you want to protect and nurture. When I hear posters on here, say the child that I remember feeling is nothing more than a clump of cells is just insane. The child I felt... that kicked and nudged me for months. The child I carried and watched sucking thumbs and moving during the sonogram was incredible.

I can't believe in my heart that any person male of female that knows about fetal development, that has had children of their own..........that has any moral base at all, would condone abortion. And for me there are no acceptable execuses to dismember a human being alive just because he/she is tiny.

So for most people January 22, 1973 means nothing. If you are like me and have been working in the pro-life battle for years this date means a lot. That is date is one that has become synonymous with death.
On this date seven men imposed their morality on this nation. They assured this country that abortion would only be used for the "hard" cases - for rape, incest and the life of the mother. But those who were pro-life knew and predicted that once abortion were legalized it would be a back up for birth control. And today it is. Nearly 50% of all abortions performed are on woman for their second, third and fourth abortion. Less that 1% are done on woman of rape , incest or health. Abortion today is not for the hard cases, its become a routine method of birth control.

This country is everything but pro-life. That is why we need strong people who will stand up for the innocent. To stand up against the lies that began on January 22, 1973.

Those who say "I am against abortion"......."but I am pro-choice".......better really look into the issue and into their hearts.

In terms of moral impact, there is NO significant moral difference between people who are in favor of abortion and people who don’t like it personally but believe it should be legal.

tecoyah · 01-03-06, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doughgirl

Why am I against abortion? Why am I pro-life?

To me this is the easiest question imaginable, knowing what I know today. I used to be pro-choice/abortion. I was uneducated about fetal development and what the medical community had to say about it. After I did the research and got involved, it was not hard to see that my decision was based on lies, particularly from Planned Parenthood.

I allowed myself to be blinded from the truth. A truth that is really a no-brainier, a truth that is really self-evident. One need not have a religious faith to know that dismembering a human being whose heart is beating is wrong.
It shouldn't matter what size this human being is, if there is a beating heart, there is LIFE. I am however a Christian and I hold to the Christian worldview that says that ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS. After reading scriptures and doing deductive Bible studies on this issue the facts support that God would not condone abortion. And as a child of God, I cant condone it either.
I msut add though that I work side by side with many people in the struggle to overturn the abortion laws, who are from different faiths. Many of these people are atheists. It doesn't take a religion to see that child dismemberment is wrong.

If you are blessed to have birthed children, you know what a miracle the whole birth process is. From conception to the delivery each day is a miracle in itself. To feel the child moving in your body is unbelievable and no man despite what they say can understand this feeling. I thank God I was born a woman and was able to go through this. (I am not saying it makes one a better mother or that parents who have not gone through the birth process this way are any less parents. They have their own feeling that I can't understand about the adoption process.) The feeling that there is a life force inside your body, growing is unreal. And for most woman this lifeforce is something you want to protect and nurture. When I hear posters on here, say the child that I remember feeling is nothing more than a clump of cells is just insane. The child I felt... that kicked and nudged me for months. The child I carried and watched sucking thumbs and moving during the sonogram was incredible.

I can't believe in my heart that any person male of female that knows about fetal development, that has had children of their own..........that has any moral base at all, would condone abortion. And for me there are no acceptable execuses to dismember a human being alive just because he/she is tiny.

So for most people January 22, 1973 means nothing. If you are like me and have been working in the pro-life battle for years this date means a lot. That is date is one that has become synonymous with death.
On this date seven men imposed their morality on this nation. They assured this country that abortion would only be used for the "hard" cases - for rape, incest and the life of the mother. But those who were pro-life knew and predicted that once abortion were legalized it would be a back up for birth control. And today it is. Nearly 50% of all abortions performed are on woman for their second, third and fourth abortion. Less that 1% are done on woman of rape , incest or health. Abortion today is not for the hard cases, its become a routine method of birth control.

This country is everything but pro-life. That is why we need strong people who will stand up for the innocent. To stand up against the lies that began on January 22, 1973.

Those who say "I am against abortion"......."but I am pro-choice".......better really look into the issue and into their hearts.

In terms of moral impact, there is NO significant moral difference between people who are in favor of abortion and people who don’t like it personally but believe it should be legal.

well....you could have just used the poll....you know, answered the question as asked....but hey.....whatever turns the crank

I should add a "Im a freakin' fundy and my meds have worn off" option

kal-el · 01-03-06, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy Pride

My position is not there but it is I believe that life begins at conception...........

Well, you are partially right here. The potential for life begins at conception. However, at this stage it isn't even a fetus yet, it is but an embryo:1. An organism in its early stages of development, especially before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form.
2.An organism at any time before full development, birth, or hatching.

3.The fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal following cleavage.
4.In humans, the prefetal product of conception from implantation through the eighth week of development.
5.Botany. The minute, rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=embryo

Where in this definition, do you see the word baby?

ngdawg · 01-03-06, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tecoyah

well....you could have just used the poll....you know, answered the question as asked....but hey.....whatever turns the crank

I should add a "Im a freakin' fundy and my meds have worn off"
option

/me takes the microphone away from Doughgirl and motions to security......