Gender-based abortions: right or wrong?

[-paul.]

You should never have an abortion due to gender. The thought of designer babies is a crude idea. Leave it to nature.

[Empired]

I had no idea this debate was even still going on.

Those people that keep saying its the girls fault for getting pregnant, it takes two to make a baby. So yeah, I take great offense to that. You can not judge until you are faced with the decision.

This point here is what I've been thinking the whole way through the first four pages I've read. Especially in reply to that person who kept saying "if you don't want to get pregnant keep your legs shut" (can't remember who now).

Firstly, the posts in this thread seem to be getting further and further away from the actual debate: Gender-based abortions. Reading through the first four pages, I think it's clear to see that pretty much everyone agrees that gender-based abortions are unethical and wrong.

Also, I find it interesting to watch everyone talk about abortions "in general". Abortions really shouldn't be a "general" thing as they're about life (yes, more than one life- the mother, the grandparents AND the baby/foetus/whatever you want to call it ALL have to be taken into consideration). And we really can't just generalise life. I'm slightly shocked at pretty much everyone either saying abortions are wrong or right. It's never going to be as simple as that lol... No matter how much you back it up with statistics and opinions and whatever other crap some of you have come up with.

[Chug!]

Abortion is totally a different thing, but aborting because of gender - I think it's wrong.

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I think aborting a baby should be based on how you feel about having a baby, But to abort a baby because of its gender to me is morally wrong and it is sort of sexist ... i think all babys should have the right to live however if the mother knows she can not cope with having a kid or she believes she is not ready then the mother should be allowed the decision to keep the baby or not.

[RapLuvr334]

Look If Your Infertile And You Only Saved Like One Egg And You Really Wanna Have A Baby Boy And You Get A Scan And Its A Girl Then Obviously Your Gonna Want To Abort It. So What Difference Does It Make To You Guys? It's Their Body So Theyre ******* Choice. Stop Being So Ignorant You Misogynistic ********.

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And Also What If The Woman Doesnt Want Her Child To Get A Disease Like Ovarian Cancer. So She Needs To Abort The Baby If Its A Girl Right? This Is Just Common Sense People... -.-

[AgnesIO]

Look If Your Infertile And You Only Saved Like One Egg And You Really Wanna Have A Baby Boy And You Get A Scan And Its A Girl Then Obviously Your Gonna Want To Abort It. So What Difference Does It Make To You Guys? It's Their Body So Theyre ******* Choice. Stop Being So Ignorant You Misogynistic ********.

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And Also What If The Woman Doesnt Want Her Child To Get A Disease Like Ovarian Cancer. So She Needs To Abort The Baby If Its A Girl Right? This Is Just Common Sense People... -.-

Well if you saved one egg, whether you abort or not you've used that egg..? Also, why the hell would you abort a child on the off chance they get a disease.. surely you should also abort the male in case of testicular cancer? If you don't take minor risks in life you won't have/do anything.

And it's "their". Sorry, only pointed that out as I don't think there is any need for you to swear at people.

[RapLuvr334]

Well if you saved one egg, whether you abort or not you've used that egg..? Also, why the hell would you abort a child on the off chance they get a disease.. surely you should also abort the male in case of testicular cancer? If you don't take minor risks in life you won't have/do anything.

And it's "their". Sorry, only pointed that out as I don't think there is any need for you to swear at people.

I Dont Think You Get What Im Saying... First Of All Check Your Privallages At The Door... You Will NEVER Know What Its Like To Be Infertile Or Something And Not Have Enough Eggs To Have A Baby. My Grandma Died Of Ovarian Cancer So You Saying My Ideas Stupid Actually Offends Me Because She Was A Really Great Woman Who Did Charity Work etc.

[AgnesIO]

I Dont Think You Get What Im Saying... First Of All Check Your Privallages At The Door... You Will NEVER Know What Its Like To Be Infertile Or Something And Not Have Enough Eggs To Have A Baby. My Grandma Died Of Ovarian Cancer So You Saying My Ideas Stupid Actually Offends Me Because She Was A Really Great Woman Who Did Charity Work etc.

Bit in bold: what on earth are you saying here; makes no sense.

How exactly do you know I won't know what it's like to be infertile? You do realise males' can also be infertile, right? And the number of eggs doesn't matter; once that egg is fertilised having an abortion won't magically give you another egg.

I said nothing against your grandmother, so please don't try and twist things.

[RapLuvr334]

Bit in bold: what on earth are you saying here; makes no sense.

How exactly do you know I won't know what it's like to be infertile? You do realise males' can also be infertile, right? And the number of eggs doesn't matter; once that egg is fertilised having an abortion won't magically give you another egg.

I said nothing against your grandmother, so please don't try and twist things.

WTF! I Am Not Twisting Things And I Do A Level Biology And AS Science In Society So Im Pretty Sure I Know What Im Talking About. And Males Are Never COMPLETELY Infertile They Just Get So Its Unlikely They Can Have A Child But Theres Always A Chance They Can So I Was Correct Saying You Cannot Empathise With Their Situation So Please.. Stop Being So Close-Minded And Just Let People Get On With Theyre Lives... Jeez -.-

[Kardan]

WTF! I Am Not Twisting Things And I Do A Level Biology And AS Science In Society So Im Pretty Sure I Know What Im Talking About. And Males Are Never COMPLETELY Infertile They Just Get So Its Unlikely They Can Have A Child But Theres Always A Chance They Can So I Was Correct Saying You Cannot Empathise With Their Situation So Please.. Stop Being So Close-Minded And Just Let People Get On With Theyre Lives... Jeez -.-

Not true.

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Bit in bold: what on earth are you saying here; makes no sense.

How exactly do you know I won't know what it's like to be infertile? You do realise males' can also be infertile, right? And the number of eggs doesn't matter; once that egg is fertilised having an abortion won't magically give you another egg.

I said nothing against your grandmother, so please don't try and twist things.

Please Don't Argue You Are Wrong Very Clearly Wrong I Love My Shift Key It's A Very Nice Key I Hope It Never Breaks.