SusieBlue wrote: » Absolutely bizarre that you are attacking me for my responses to certain posts but have no issue with those who made the posts I’m replying to
screamer wrote: » Or maybe just maybe, we’ve had a period of rushed legislation and start to termination services following the repeal vote, and mistakes are being made???? Who knows if the couple had to travel to the UK would they have made the same decision? Would the more experienced services there have given them better advise? To just say that this is nothing to do with repeal, is closing down opportunities for learning valuable lessons about what might have gone wrong since the repeal was enacted.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » I'm curious why do people make stupid suggestions like this?
nullzero wrote: » I don't know if they should find wrong in that option when they are under the impression that their child wouldn't survive. Like I said I take issue with the more "liberal" aspects of the abortion debate, but I can't honestly find fault with the parents in this case, or any others like it.
Phil.x wrote: » Ok, but why not give birth to the baby even if you're told it won't live, surely it can't be any worse than having an abortion.
Phil.x wrote: » nullzero wrote: » I don't know if they should find wrong in that option when they are under the impression that their child wouldn't survive. Like I said I take issue with the more "liberal" aspects of the abortion debate, but I can't honestly find fault with the parents in this case, or any others like it. Ok, but why not give birth to the baby even if you're told it won't live, surely it can't be any worse than having an abortion.
SusieBlue wrote: » I still don’t agree that repeal was to blame and I reject that this would never have happened if the abortion ban was still in place.
Mrs OBumble wrote: But the point is that plenty of people believe that they ARE carrying a baby not just a clump of cells, at 15 weeks, whether or not the abortion promoters agree.
Phil.x wrote: » But there would of being a better chance of the health baby surviving if abortion on demand wasn't offered,...... due to the couple having to travel to the uk, money, time in thinking, conscious, etc. Is abortion an easier option than giving birth to a probable baby??
troyzer wrote: » You can if you want. That's your CHOICE. Some people wouldn't be able to bear it.
Phil.x wrote: » But that CHOICE was wrong........so now what? Blame others?
Phil.x wrote: » troyzer wrote: » You can if you want. That's your CHOICE. Some people wouldn't be able to bear it. But that CHOICE was wrong........so now what? Blame others?
amcalester wrote: » The choice wasn’t wrong, the information was wrong.
DubInMeath wrote: » Phil.x wrote: » But there would of being a better chance of the health baby surviving if abortion on demand wasn't offered,...... due to the couple having to travel to the uk, money, time in thinking, conscious, etc. Is abortion an easier option than giving birth to a probable baby?? At least get your facts straight, after twelve weeks abortion is only allowed in the case of FFA and where the health or life of the mother is at risk, that is not abortion on demand.
Phil.x wrote: » The choice was wholly wrong, the couple chose the wrong option, there wasn't a gun placed to their heads on the choice of life or death!!
screamer wrote: » We live in a world of information, at your fingertips. Does anyone just accept bad news from a doctor without thinking, I’ll look into it, I’ll check, try to educate myself? Get a second opinion elsewhere? That’s why they’re called second opinions. I’m not blaming the parents, but I’m baffled if they just took the doctors word for it.
troyzer wrote: » In your opinion. Isn't it great that we can disagree and not restrict one another based on our own views? The choice wasn't wrong with the information given. It was a personal choice that you have no right to tell them was wrong.
Phil.x wrote: » They didn't do their homework, the tests aren't conclusive, its that simple.
troyzer wrote: » Just to add to this. If the government had originally framed the 8th amendment debate purely in terms of life of the mother and FFA it probably would have passed with nearly 100% of the vote. And I don't think this is an exaggeration. Almost nobody was arguing for the status quo. Even the most hardcore pro lifers were mumbling about an amendment that would still protect the right to life but allow for limited circumstances. Having a go at the people here (including myself) who are unapologetically pro choice is pointless. Even if we had all forgotten to vote that day, any referendum that would have allowed this tragedy to happen still would have passed with a stupidly large majority. And again, even if it didn't, it still would have likely happened in England.
SusieBlue wrote: » Just because it was a choice you wouldn’t have made, doesn’t make it the wrong one. They made the best choice for themselves with the information they had at hand.
DubInMeath wrote: » troyzer wrote: » Just to add to this. If the government had originally framed the 8th amendment debate purely in terms of life of the mother and FFA it probably would have passed with nearly 100% of the vote. And I don't think this is an exaggeration. Almost nobody was arguing for the status quo. Even the most hardcore pro lifers were mumbling about an amendment that would still protect the right to life but allow for limited circumstances. Having a go at the people here (including myself) who are unapologetically pro choice is pointless. Even if we had all forgotten to vote that day, any referendum that would have allowed this tragedy to happen still would have passed with a stupidly large majority. And again, even if it didn't, it still would have likely happened in England. They only started mumbling about FFA and cases of rape when they seen the writing on the wall and that they were going to lose, even then the majority seen this for what it was, lies. I've no doubt that some people who voted no might have voted yes iin the scenario you propose, but no it wouldn't have been a 100% yes vote.
Phil.x wrote: » They wanted the baby.......... they ended up choosing to cut short the baby's life............rather than check for sure that the baby they so badly wanted wouldn't survive.........that IS a bad choice.
SusieBlue wrote: » You clearly don’t understand the concept of hindsight whatsoever. The made a choice based on the information they had. A bit of compassion and respect for the situation they find themselves in wouldn’t go astay.