RE: Abortion is morally wrong
July 1, 2014 at 6:01 pm
(This post was last modified: July 1, 2014 at 6:03 pm by Dystopia.)
(July 1, 2014 at 5:58 pm)Beccs Wrote:(July 1, 2014 at 5:38 pm)blackout94 Wrote: 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.
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.
No but if they believe abortion equals murder or at least is ethically contrary to the doctor's ethical code/principles (this was discussed after abortion was legalized) they have the right to refuse it, you can't force someone to go against their convictions, it's called objection of conscience. Some of them are not really against abortion, but simply have some doubts and are not comfortable doing it. Specialized clinics have doctors or nurses that perform abortions without problems, this why we solve the problem of some doctors being against it.
The reflection of 3 days is mandatory to make sure there is no going back, they just don't want people (women) to regret their decisions, it's merely a safety mechanism, a psychologist will just listen to the woman and her arguments and then advise impartially without taking a pro life or pro choice stance
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