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Is abortion good or evil?

Is abortion good or evil?

The latter.

The question is black and white. Too bad reality isn't.

Is abortion good or evil?

I swear... if you start a thread like this I will bust you. There are too many of these, TOO MANY!!!

Well, nothing is evil. However, abortion is a right that women should be allowed to have.

to many of these threads. aboration is good or bad depending on your world view. leave us alone with your stupid generic questions. I wish there was a way to punch someone via internet.

Neither.

The procedure itself can save a woman's life should she have a tubal pregnancy or any number of things, so I certainly wouldn't say it's evil.
However, it's not exactly good either, what would ideally happen is that abortions would only be carried out for medical reasons because women would have the proper knowledge of contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies, thus eliminating elective abortions.

Really though, it's a medical procedure, it isn't inherantly good or evil.

If the dichotomy is forced: good.

If i'm to provide an honest answer: neither, though criminalizing abortion is certainly evil.

I don't see things as black and white as pure good or pure evil. Except for Hilary Duff. Definitly pure evil there. :sniper: :p

Is abortion good or evil?


Silly question. But the answer is good.

Of course, for either the question or the answer to make any sense you need to:
Define good.
Define evil.
Provide a criteria for distinguish between the two.

Right now, you might as well ask: Is abortion green or orange?

There is no Good, and no Evil. You cannot judge anything except on a case-by-case basis.

As for that matter, I believe abortion is Orange. And anyone who disagrees with this decision will burn in eternal Hellfire, subjected to the torment of Green.

Silly question. But the answer is good.

Of course, for either the question or the answer to make any sense you need to:
Define good.
Define evil.
Provide a criteria for distinguish between the two.

Right now, you might as well ask: Is abortion green or orange?
Right now it's orange.

Right now it's orange.

For some reason, I wasn't expecting that.

abortion is a choice that should be treated with care. One should not just go and abort a child b/c it is a product of casual, unprotected intercourse, or b/c the parents simply don't want the child. Abortion is right, however, when the mother is in danger b/c of the pregnancy, or in cases of rape, underage, etc.

All in all, when treated with care, abortion isn't too bad.

For some reason, I wasn't expecting that.
Why's that?

Well, nothing is evil. However, abortion is a right that women should be allowed to have.

Nothing is evil? Raping a child is not evil? Murdering millions of people is not evil? You may believe abortion is not evil but some things are.

I don't see things as black and white as pure good or pure evil. Except for Hilary Duff. Definitly pure evil there. :sniper: :p

Amen!

Nothing is evil? Raping a child is not evil? Murdering millions of people is not evil? You may believe abortion is not evil but some things are.
Raping a child is pretty evil, but murdering millions of people is just plain genius! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :p

Raping a child is pretty evil, but murdering millions of people is just plain genius! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :p

It takes a village to raise a child and a nation to murder millions. I am a little drunk, I have no idea what that was supposed to mean. . .aw heck.

We of the Democratic Republic of Agoglia value nothing more than the individual rights of our citizens, but we consider unborn children to be citizens with rights as well. I woman does not "own" a child as she might a car, and it is not a part of her body, as it contains only 50% of her DNA. Therefore, the child's right not to be murdered is greater than the mother's right to abort the pregnancy.

i would have to say it is good some of the time.

While many will argue that it is murder, you must consider if:

the woman was raped
the woman is too young to have a child
the pregnancy would kill both the fetus and the woman.

In the end, it can be good for certain reasons, but it can also be bad for others (ex: extreme depression after abortion).

[snip] it can also be bad for others (ex: extreme depression after abortion).

Myth alert! Myth alert! All hand on deck and prepare to board!

Seriously, don't even go there. Its just not true.

Is abortion good or evil?
I have the solution to universal labeling and catagorizing! All things are goovil!

i wasn't saying that extreme depression always happens. i just meant that it could happen. seriously, if you put yourself in a woman's shoes and you just had an abortion, how could you honestly say that you have no guilt about killing a fetus? it also doesn't have to happen to the mother, if the father wanted a kid, it would really suck if you heard your child just got killed before you could even meet them.

It must be given that to end life is 'evil' (although technically i dont believe in good and evil). But the question really is when does life begin. From a biological standpoint, it doesnt really end... egg+sperm= more life. Religions tend to take on the same idea essentially. But, plants are life... so why is killing them not evil? The fact is that 'life' in this context is really thought. When can one fetus think? obviously at the development of the nervous system. So..... it must go that abortion before the developement/activity of the nervous system is no different then killing bacteria or plants. Afterwards, however, the line is blurred... and I personally will not comment on this.

Is abortion good or evil?
provided the woman in question is the one choosing the abortion, it is good.

Is abortion good or evil?

I have already stated my position in a pervious thread.

I would say it is a necessary evil, at least for now.

i wasn't saying that extreme depression always happens. i just meant that it could happen. seriously, if you put yourself in a woman's shoes and you just had an abortion, how could you honestly say that you have no guilt about killing a fetus? it also doesn't have to happen to the mother, if the father wanted a kid, it would really suck if you heard your child just got killed before you could even meet them.

Nope. No guilt. (I'm not female, but I know more than one woman extremely well that has had an abortion without guilt.)

Studies show less post-abortion psychological effects than post-birth. Ever hear of postpartum depression?

For the majority of women who have abortions, the abortion is a relief.

seriously, if you put yourself in a woman's shoes and you just had an abortion, how could you honestly say that you have no guilt about killing a fetus?
i know i wouldn't feel any guilt at all, since i don't believe there is anything morally wrong with having an abortion. i'm sure a part of me would always wonder, "what if," just as part of me would wonder the same thing if i decided to have the baby and was contemplating how different my life would have been without it.

I depends in which cases. If its a rape, sure or any mistake cause. But if they just abort because they sudden;y decide they don't want a kid, no.

I think it should be open for the public.

alright then, i respect your views. my point was that it isn't good or evil