What if there were alternatives to abortion?

[Accountable]

I asked this question in a different thread but it got lost in the storm.

If doctors developed a safe procedure to transplant a fetus from one womb to another, such as from an unwilling mother to a woman who wants to carry the baby to term, should the bio-mom still be able to abort rather than allow life with another mother?

 

[GuesSAngel]

i wouldn't do it...there are still a bunch of different scenarios that would make me want an abortion.

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Absolutely. It's her decision what to do with it. I think it's a better decision to transfer, but shouldn't be required.

 

[Kyle B]

This is somewhat similar to adoption, which is available now.

 

[Accountable]

i wouldn't do it...there are still a bunch of different scenarios that would make me want an abortion.

Such as??

 

[Accountable]

Absolutely. It's her decision what to do with it. I think it's a better decision to transfer, but shouldn't be required.

Why on earth not? Why should a woman's life have priority over a child's life, especially if a similar procedure takes place either way?

 

[Accountable]

This is somewhat similar to adoption, which is available now.

Exactly, only with less emotional mess, arguably.

 

[JanieDough]

Well with adoption you have to carry it for nine months and if one of the reasons for abortion is medical to begin with (atopic pregnancy) then this transplant would fix it just as much as an abortion would.

To me if you don't want your child you shouldn't care what happens to it.

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Why on earth not? Why should a woman's life have priority over a child's life, especially if a similar procedure takes place either way?

This isn't going to make me popular, but the woman is aware of her surroundings. Perhaps even the unborn child (yes, I believe in life at conception) is aware. But he knows no difference.

Although, now that I read your last line, I see where you are coming from. Baby is coming out either way, why not just put it somewhere other than the dumpster. But at the same time, then you run into issues of bio-mom wanting the child back. Not sure how that works with adoption or how it would be dealt with in this hypothetical situation.

 

[JanieDough]

But at the same time, then you run into issues of bio-mom wanting the child back. Not sure how that works with adoption or how it would be dealt with in this hypothetical situation.

very true...but you can't let that stop you!

that's like saying adoption shouldn't be allowed because of the same thing.

 

[GuesSAngel]

Such as??

I know 2 for certain would be rape and down syndrome. Personally it's in my own opinion that men shouldn't have a say in abortion. What about the rights of the mother? I mean now that there's a fetus in her, she's now invisible?

It's b.s. keep you're opinions and laws off MY body

 

[GuesSAngel]

Tim and I have talked about it a little and I would probably do it if I knew that the child eventually wouldn't have a chance in life...like a certain disease that would lower his life expectancy...I mean why bring a child into the world to only make him suffer

 

[Kyle B]

I know 2 for certain would be rape and down syndrome. Personally it's in my own opinion that men shouldn't have a say in abortion. \

If two people had a child by accident and the woman wanted to keep the child but the man didn't, do you believe the man should be forced to support the child?

 

[JanieDough]

I know 2 for certain would be rape and down syndrome. Personally it's in my own opinion that men shouldn't have a say in abortion. What about the rights of the mother? I mean now that there's a fetus in her, she's now invisible?

It's b.s. keep you're opinions and laws off MY body

I agree with you that every woman should be able to chose.

But if I found out that some one aborted their child just because it had down syndrome I would think horrible things about them...


my boss had a kid with spina bifida - i may have spelled that wrong

and now she talks to other couples who are considering abortion because of this - she has talked a few out of it and their kids as well as hers have turned out to be just as loveable as any other child and their disabilities range from very mild to severe.

you never know how the disability will come out or if it will at all.

 

[Accountable]

I know 2 for certain would be rape and down syndrome. Personally it's in my own opinion that men shouldn't have a say in abortion. What about the rights of the mother? I mean now that there's a fetus in her, she's now invisible?

It's b.s. keep you're opinions and laws off MY body

First, a cutesy little smile after an angry statement looks a little dumb.
Second, I think you're posting in the wrong thread. This is about transplanting a fetus into the womb of another woman willing to have and raise the child. This isn't about forcing a woman to carry the baby to term.

Does that make a difference?

 

[Godsloveapples]

I asked this question in a different thread but it got lost in the storm.

If doctors developed a safe procedure to transplant a fetus from one womb to another, such as from an unwilling mother to a woman who wants to carry the baby to term, should the bio-mom still be able to abort rather than allow life with another mother?

Well when that happens, we can start discussing it. I see no point in discussing something that might or might not happen. But to answer your question, yes I think that would be a better alternative that abortion, but I think that it should be only transplanted into infertile women. Kind of like an embryo transfer.Oops I accidentally clicked Yes. My vote is No.

 

[JanieDough]

why just infertile women?

 

[Godsloveapples]

why just infertile women?

Why would a fertile woman want the baby if she can get a baby of her own?

 

[JanieDough]

maybe she doesn't have some one to make a baby with? or maybe she sees it as saving a baby...

 

[Godsloveapples]

Why would she want to save a baby that hasn't been born yet? If she wants to save a baby she should adopt a child.