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Can I put my 2 cents. "Killing a baby", "inhuman ways of conducting an abortion"...all these things arise when the foetus has developed a bit, and a surgical abortion is required.But in the very initial stage...surgical abortion is not even required, and abortion can be done with a pill...and the embryo is just like a small spherical membrane covering over a cavity. In the very, very initial stage of pregnancy, its kind of hard to imagine a tiny sphere of cells which only has a cavity-- as a real human...or even relate a collection of undifferentiated cells to real humans, emotions and life.
I think its not only about whether abortion needs consent of x,y,z people or not...its also about the stage of pregnancy.e.g. comparing a just fertilized sperm and ovum to a fully developed human and talking about its rights...sounds a bit absurd to me.
What are we arguing about ---what are the rights of the mass of undifferentiated cells v/s the rights of the mother?? I will any-day vote for the feelings of the mother at that time
I feel if its been ard 1.5 months of pregnancy...then father's role and his stance should be considered. Because then even though the embryo has not differentiated enough...but a father's emotions, aspirations...might have grown in that span. It should be a mutual decision...with mother having a greater say in the decision.
More than 2 months of pregnancy should be considered as dealing with a foetus...not a seed or embryo... and that could be a social/family issue...and that time I think people should make an effort to stop abortion.
But a woman should have a choice till a certain amount of time...like the very initial phase pf pregnancy. No one's life changes to the extent the woman's changes, she has to have a say!
I think its not only about whether abortion needs consent of x,y,z people or not...its also about the stage of pregnancy.e.g. comparing a just fertilized sperm and ovum to a fully developed human and talking about its rights...sounds a bit absurd to me.
What are we arguing about ---what are the rights of the mass of undifferentiated cells v/s the rights of the mother?? I will any-day vote for the feelings of the mother at that time
I feel if its been ard 1.5 months of pregnancy...then father's role and his stance should be considered. Because then even though the embryo has not differentiated enough...but a father's emotions, aspirations...might have grown in that span. It should be a mutual decision...with mother having a greater say in the decision.
More than 2 months of pregnancy should be considered as dealing with a foetus...not a seed or embryo... and that could be a social/family issue...and that time I think people should make an effort to stop abortion.
But a woman should have a choice till a certain amount of time...like the very initial phase pf pregnancy. No one's life changes to the extent the woman's changes, she has to have a say!
