Comments on: What’s the difference between abstinence and abortion?

By: Misogynophobianomicon

Misogynophobianomicon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:05:59 +0000

Ask yourself – If you do not wish to become pregnant, what is the best way to go about it?

- The best answer would be abstinence.
- The 2nd best answer would be contraception and this is not a 100% preventive method.
- If #2 should fail and an unwanted pregnancy should result, it is up to the individual or individuals to make their own moral decisions on the next steps and any consequences thereof.

To suggest that being abstinent is the same as abortion is really you just being intentionally obtuse.
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By: greatprincemichael

greatprincemichael — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:48:59 +0000

Although I agree with religious conservatives who want to challenge the youth to delay sexual activity for a while, I totally disagree with their message that a condom is a provision for sin. I send my Christian friends to the website below which debunks the whole thing against premarital sex in the Bible. That way they have no excuse not to support comprehensive sex education.
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http://www.NotAnotherGeneration.com

By: PiScEaN UnIcOrN

PiScEaN UnIcOrN — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:07:59 +0000

People have a problem with abortion because the fetus is *alive* instead of being non living dead cell.

Personally speaking, I dont get it either. Use contraception or get an abortion – Both ways, the parents are PREVENTING the child from being born. In both cases, the parents DONT want the child.

Pro lifers call anyone who aborts since she "doesnt want a child" as selfish, dont they? Why do they want contraception use then, arent those women using birth control because they dont want the child? So when they dont want the child, they are taking measures which will prevent the baby from developing from an egg cell to a fetus to potential baby to FULLY ALIVE HUMAN BEING. Anything which isnt fully alive cannot be compared to something which is. It’s ridiculous and pro lifers need to stop thinking of the fetus as God.
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By: Dear Carlos

Dear Carlos — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:27:59 +0000

Human life is a process (Tao) rather than an end. In that process, self-control has been at the heart of every human refinement, every advancement. Thus self-control has an absolute value, which separates the noble from the piggish (or the abstinent from the abortive).
Thinking in terms of an "end result" rather than a process yields this reasoning: as we all die in the end nothing matters. Serial killer and sage are thus equated: be what you will… Such perversity is called Nihilism, the destruction of all values, which is also the destruction of nations and peoples. Thus Nihilism, the basis of your feminista mindset, is an aspect of the demonic. Maybe you’ll outgrow it; if not, seek help.
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By: Happy Bullet

Happy Bullet — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:46:59 +0000

I have to respectfully disagree. Abstinence equals self-control.
Abortion equals murder. Regards. Phil.
BTW- You are blocked now but feel free to answer any questions from me that pop up. Toodles.
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By: Louise C

Louise C — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:38:59 +0000

Once the egg and the sperm have united, then they have made a baby. Abstinence (or effective contraception) prevents only the possibility of conception (you don’t always get pregnant every time you have sex, even if you don’t use contraception – look at all the people who try desperately to get pregnant and can’t manage it).

Once conception has taken place, what you have is a human being. And taking human life is supposed to be a bad thing, or so at least goes the theory.
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By: giftedhands

giftedhands — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:03:59 +0000

Abstinence = you abstain from doing. as
abortion = the illing of a foetus( it already there and you’re destroying.
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By: TWO SOCKS

TWO SOCKS — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:32:59 +0000

The morning after pill is the closest thing to an abortion that I can compare to abstinence. The m.a. pill prevents the union of an egg and sperm. The egg as you say will be lost through menstruation. However I don’t see a clinical abortion as comparable to abstinence because you will have to terminate a developing life one way or another.

In reality the biggest difference however is that there is no sexual pleasure involved in abstinence no matter what type of birth control you compare it too.

Edit- I have to amend this. There’s even less difference between using a m.a. pill and abstinence if the definition of abstinence includes oral and "everything but" petting in which the only thing a couple avoids is consummation.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ava1zg8onOGao3AVO6w1VFLty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090508181332AAskVL6

Edit- As much as I hate flaming people on line…..
Compli**** that was uncalled for. Yes I have a problem with
your being Catholic if you’re going to be hateful and self-rightheous about it.
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By: hello

hello — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:48:59 +0000

I believe the main difference is that contraception and abstinence are about prevention and abortion is about destruction. When using proper contraception or abstaining you are taking responsibility for your actions beforehand and aside from religious arguments is always acceptable.

But each abortion is unique, sometimes it is justifiable other times not so much. Cases like rape or when the foetus or mother won’t survive the pregnancy are what most people would accept as tragic and understandable for an abortion to take place. But there are also cases where someone was too lazy too use contraception and can’t be bothered with a child so just want rid of it, which aren’t that justifiable in a society where giving a child up for adoption is a possibility. There are also in-between cases eg very young people who made a mistake.
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By: Clo is back !

Clo is back ! — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:07:59 +0000

Responsibility.
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