Should abortion techniques be taught alongside sex education/abortion itself?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Teaching abortion techniques? Absolutely stupid - the only advice anyone going through such an ordeal would be to simply go to their GP and tell them about it. If the GP doesn't authorise, you simply go private and they will. But no, being taught 'techniques' would be the completely wrong way to go about anything, especially in the fact some could take it literally or too far and end up causing serious damage to themselves.

Not for them to do it themselves: to teach both sides to the quick 'solution' of an abortion and exactly what it as a procedure entails aka cracking the head/skull of a baby foetus open in the womb and essentially sucking it out of the womb via a vaccum.

I always remember this (and reading into the methods you are disgusted) as another example of something that you never hear airtime given to.

[Joe]

Not for them to do it themselves: to teach both sides to the quick 'solution' of an abortion and exactly what it as a procedure entails aka cracking the head/skull of a baby foetus open in the womb and essentially sucking it out of the womb via a vaccum.

I always remember this (and reading into the methods you are disgusted) as another example of something that you never hear airtime given to.

Apologies, I misunderstood. I guess the actual processes of abortion could be taught, but it should really remain scientific, not taught in lessons such as social education or such, more Biology instead.

[Showder]

I've studied sex education in school but I hope that they'll never implement abortion techniques mainly because it's useless and can be quite traumatising and life-threatening to others. Also, abortion is considered a 'greater evil' in several countries - including the one I live in and having techniques taught in school in regards to the subject is somehow quite disrespectful to the culture.

In my opinion though, abortion is a terrifying thing to go through. You witness the loss of a life (though many people may argue that at that point of time, the baby isn't really a 'life' yet) of someone who could've had a chance to live and this may prove to be a huge emotional wreck for women who had to suffer through this event. I don't get how some people are able to withstand this situation traumatically on a large-scale and I definitely don't agree with some when they say that abortion helps lessen overpopulation. You might as well murder grown-ups or other human beings in that case.

Anyway, back to the topic. Abortion definitely shouldn't be taught in school unless of course, parents of the student agree to that sorta thing. It's also quite a tough thing to watch - since I've had to sit through a 5 minute video on the pro's and con's of abortion during our general Science class. Very agonizing and emotional (especially for the girls in my class), if you ask me.

[Empired]

I believe abortion should be touched on in schools as it is important for people to know what happens if you don't want to keep a baby. However we shouldn't go into too much detail; I know I learned about abortion in school through part of my science course so I found out about what happened in a purely scientific light and was allowed to form my opinions for myself.

Girls should really be taught about abortion when they are considering going through with it as it's obviously important for them to know exactly what they are doing to themselves their baby/foetus and the possible effects this will have on their life.

[Krazybethw]

I agree with abortions to an extend. Personally I would never have one but I understand why people do. I think that the basics should be taught but not too in detail. I dont even remember learning anything about abortion. On the othet hand, teenage pregnancy is still relatively high so teaching people on std's and contraceptive isnt really working is it? When I was in my last year of secondary school around 4-5 girls were pregnant or already had a baby in my uear group. I aldo know people who have just turned 18 and has two babies.

[Bobozia]

I am completely in agreement with abortions, people make mistakes. We are taught that from day one. So, if someone makes a mistake then they should be given the tools to rectify that 'mistake'. Further to this, if a woman is sexually attacked, then she should be allowed to be given the opportunity to abort a resulting pregnancy. It must be terrible for a mother to look at her child and be reminded by such a daunting and life-changing memory.
As such, we need to make it as easy for a woman to abort her pregnancy. Giving women the knowledge of exactly how, sometimes, brutal the abortions can be could well turn them away from making this decision. We should not force that upon girls whilst also learning about sexual activity etc.
It may seem wrong to lie, or lie by omission, but sometimes lying is necessary, for me, abortion and how exactly they occur is one of those times.
I understand there are religions which ban abortions and any use of family preventative techniques, but I feel that the woman's rights must come above anything else. Without the ability for NQA abortions, women will not be truly equal.

[OldLoveSong]

Wasnt taught about abortion til i think grade 9 health. There should maybe be one lecture about all of your options in an unwanted pregnancy, including adoption alongside abortion.

[Explorator]

I think it should be taught to students. I remember learning about it in my RE classes and it never did anyone there any harm.

Abortion should be allowed IMO, since the babyisn't conscious and it couldn't survive on its own outside of the womb before something like 22 weeks.