tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post4288717241722385468..comments2023-04-27T13:17:28.693+02:00Comments on TILTING AT WINDMILLS: SHOULD THIS LAW BE ABORTED?SANCHOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961367278843285235noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-39788243157357461202009-10-13T15:14:56.042+02:002009-10-13T15:14:56.042+02:00No offence taken whatever. I agree with you.No offence taken whatever. I agree with you.simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-12554779882551172712009-10-12T23:36:21.241+02:002009-10-12T23:36:21.241+02:00Simon, i meant to cause no offence. I in no way be...Simon, i meant to cause no offence. I in no way believe that all adopted children have problems and it would be ignorant to say that is the case, i simply meant that i do not believe adoption to be any better a solution than abortion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-85644182621159704342009-10-10T17:48:49.763+02:002009-10-10T17:48:49.763+02:00It is kind of Simon to presume to speak on my beha...It is kind of Simon to presume to speak on my behalf but I am more than capable of doing so for myself. I have stated my view on abortion clearly enough, I have included others in my blog and you have all added your views. All are of course different. It would be a dull world if we all thought the same - especially so if you all thought like me.SANCHOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961367278843285235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-21441589731064577712009-10-10T17:06:20.255+02:002009-10-10T17:06:20.255+02:00If only smileys were allowed on these comments I w...If only smileys were allowed on these comments I would have added one after my last sentence<br /><br />But what gives you this idea about me rather than any of the other commenters - "I have the feeling that the only view Simon would wish us to have is his own". And anyway is there anything wrong with that?<br /><br />I would imagine that Sancho, also, would wish us to have his view - nothing wrong with that either.<br /><br />We are all allowed views and we are all allowed to wish that everybody else had the same view, or aren't we?simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-3240277063273139682009-10-10T11:38:24.018+02:002009-10-10T11:38:24.018+02:00Whilst Sancho has briefly given us his view on abo...Whilst Sancho has briefly given us his view on abortion in his blog he has given over much of it to expressing other people’s views, a process which is continued here in the comments section. I have the feeling that the only view Simon would wish us to have is his own. But that is by the by for I have to credit Simon with the most crass statement I have ever read: “It would not have made the slightest difference to the way I feel had I been aborted.” I bite my tongue!Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-3922476422688168202009-10-10T11:37:51.146+02:002009-10-10T11:37:51.146+02:00Whilst Sancho has briefly given us his view on abo...Whilst Sancho has briefly given us his view on abortion in his blog he has given over much of it to expressing other people’s views, a process which is continued here in the comments section. I have the feeling that the only view Simon would wish us to have is his own. But that is by the by for I have to credit Simon with the most crass statement I have ever read: “It would not have made the slightest difference to the way I feel had I been aborted.” I bite my tongue!Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-45438293069055755282009-10-09T22:37:05.656+02:002009-10-09T22:37:05.656+02:00Anonymous, this is Simon. I agree with all you sa...Anonymous, this is Simon. I agree with all you say about choice. You can probably infer from my two previous posts that I don't concur with Sancho's views on abortion. I see abortion as the worst form of contraception but, nevertheless ultimately, a form of contraception. <br /><br />I was, however, adopted. I have no problems. It has had no detrimental effect upon me whatever. I feel privileged and, if anything, special. I was chosen, not just a mistake.<br /><br />It would not have made the slightest difference to the way I feel had I been aborted.simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-21417883298506356652009-10-09T01:42:45.337+02:002009-10-09T01:42:45.337+02:00If a child is deemed to be old enough to decide if...If a child is deemed to be old enough to decide if they want to have sex at the age of 16 why is the decision to have an abortion beyond them? I believe that it is a very emotionally damaging experience to go through but if counselling and support is offered to them before and after the event with lessons on how to protect themselves from having to go through the same thing again. Whilst i also worry that abortion may be seen as an alternative to contraception to some, i don't understand how having a child born into this world and then given away and having them grow up knowing they were not wanted is any better. I'm not saying all adopted children have problems but it must have a detrimental effect to them. It needs to be understood that life is not black and white, there is a lot of grey. The government will never please everyone. But this is a free world and women should have the right to choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-19549986401052750822009-10-03T23:35:20.136+02:002009-10-03T23:35:20.136+02:00I also note that your MicroPoll asks "Do you ...I also note that your MicroPoll asks "Do you support Spains new law on abortion?" It only has a yes or no answer. If people answer "No", are you going to assume that they think the law is too liberal?simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-79693167059852598382009-10-03T22:29:08.667+02:002009-10-03T22:29:08.667+02:00Let's not forget that the age of consent for g...Let's not forget that the age of consent for girls in Spain is 13 (only recently raised from 12)! If they are deemed to be capable of deciding to conceive a child at that age then why should anyone say that the age for terminating a pregnancy should be any different?simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-36101284453856954042009-10-03T14:28:06.882+02:002009-10-03T14:28:06.882+02:00Pienso que no entiendo la diferencia entre aborta ...Pienso que no entiendo la diferencia entre aborta porque la madre esté enferma o no lo esté. La situación es la misma, ‘muere o mejor dicho se le quita la vida incipiente a su hermano’. Este ser humano ya late en el interior del útero de su madre. Tendría padres y todo el mundo tiene derecho a decidir sobre su propia vida, aquí viene también el tema de eutanasia. Es otro asunto muy controvertido del que también podíamos opinar.RMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-8902354784114584942009-10-03T09:29:05.950+02:002009-10-03T09:29:05.950+02:00I really do not think that a 16-year-old girl has ...I really do not think that a 16-year-old girl has the maturity to decide on an abortion. Every woman I have met who had to make that decision when in her teens and twenties said she would have made a different decision with more maturity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-29154238008343153592009-10-02T19:07:27.460+02:002009-10-02T19:07:27.460+02:00Is it really caring or wise to leave a decision o...Is it really caring or wise to leave a decision on whether to abort or not<br />up to a 16yr.old or any young person, without the benefit of parental or<br />family support. A frightened and panicked youngster cannot imagine that her<br />parents would be there to help and advise- "my mum´ll kill me!" is probably<br />all she can think of at that moment- and I believe that in the majority of<br />cases -after initial shock- parents do rally around their kids. Okay- we<br />want to avoid babies being conceived under these circumstances but wouldn´t<br />that come in time when a more caring approach is taken and youngsters are<br />shown that abortion isn´t the easy choice- you are going to give birth to a<br />child that you may or may not keep and you have to be responsible for the<br />results of an act of sex. Wouldn´t it be possible that young people would in<br />time think more before continually indulging in unprotected sex because<br />they couldn´t just hoover it away.As Tony said,in China it is a cultural<br />issue- I think it is here in the west too- an easy come easy go society has<br />deadened our senses to the significance and consequences of our actions-<br />there is always a quick fix for everything. Yes, I also agree totally that<br />women should have the right to control their own bodies, for too long they<br />have been denied that, but how can they exercise that in this case without<br />denying another their rights too?Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-18961291161263762872009-10-02T19:04:54.254+02:002009-10-02T19:04:54.254+02:00I generally support abortion but not for girls of ...I generally support abortion but not for girls of 16. If parents are lawfully responsible for their children till 18 then you cannot let the daughter go behind their parent's back on a life or death issue.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-63437293586529576802009-10-02T13:17:43.071+02:002009-10-02T13:17:43.071+02:00The complexity of the issue is probably the main r...The complexity of the issue is probably the main reason why it has always been difficult to reach a broad consensus.In democratic societies governments cannot be seen to be limiting the freedom of women by introducing stricter laws.<br />The loophole that circumvents the restrictive part of the law is whether the mothers physical or psychological health is at risk.This statement is broad enough that a sympathetic doctor could declare that any mothers psychological health is at risk as a result of an unwanted pregnancy, causing depression or other symptoms.I agree that abortion has become a type of contraception for many which considering the easy availability of the morning after pill seems unbelievable.<br />However a further concern is in countries like India and China babies are being aborted in worrying numbers because they are not the preferred sex - male.<br />This practice has led to artificial imbalances in the male to female ratio.In China the male population now exceeds the female by 18%.However with advances in genetic engineering it will become easy to choose the sex of your child - provided you can afford it.<br />In these countries abortion is more a cultural issue than a moral one.Until women achieve genuine equality in these cultures female children will continue to be less desireable and abortion will continue long into the future.Tony Murphynoreply@blogger.com