(July 1, 2014 at 5:38 pm)blackout94 Wrote:(July 1, 2014 at 4:16 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Blackout my point in response to you saying that abortion is ethically an inner debate was that the only people worrying about that "ethical inner debate" should be pregnant women. It's not anyone else's business.
I have another question for you a bit unrelated but here it goes - As a woman, do you think that, abortion being completely legal and regulated, minors, such as 14-17 year old teenager females should be able to abort without consent? I'm not sure about this either, since minors need a parent's consent because they are incapable of making the best decisions for their own good.
(July 1, 2014 at 5:37 pm)Beccs Wrote: Everyone has their own opionions on the ethics of just about everything.
In the case of abortion it's a personal decision of the woman and, therefore, not up for anyone else to make that decision for her.
AS for public expense, those publicly funded clinics that perform abortions don't do so with public funds, but from donations from private causes and individuals. They are required to keep separate books for the abortion services to ensure no public funds are used.
I discovered a 3 day period of reflection is mandatory for all women, accompanied by a psychologist to help them make the decision. I support this. I also discovered the law in portugal doesn't work so well because most doctors refuse to practice abortions, hence why there are specialized clinics to realize such procedures. I agree with the right of choice, I'm happy because I know my girlfriend wouldn't abort our baby, but also unhappy because she wouldn't abort an handicapped baby. Am I being an inhumane person?
A psych test is ridiculous unless the woman definitely shows emotional distress. Requiring such to be mandatory is ridiculous and just another way to force the woman to change her mind. Usually they've been through all the arguments in their own minds before they made the decision.
Doctors, as far as I'm concerned, should put their patients' needs before that of their own religious preferences. Should I be allowed to refuse to treat someone because I don't like their politics, their criminal records (if they have one), or their ethnicity?
Once that door is open it's very hard to close. There's a reason we take a hippocratic oath.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
