Comments on: Thirteen Year Old To Get Abortion

By: Jen Goldszmidt

Jen Goldszmidt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“They need decent homes, food, education, and love. Then when they are grown up they deserve equality, opportunities to make a fair and decent living, and protection from mistreatment by others and their government. All these things need to be considered and supported if one is to truly claim to be “”pro-life” and not just “”anti-abortion”.”

Right on! And to those who have written that I “advocate abortion” let me say that I do not. I advocate choice. I believe that every woman must choose for herself what is right to do with her pregnancy if she’s pregnant, her reproductive health, her body in general.

By: h0mi

h0mi — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This case seems like a mess but there’s a lack of information right now about the girl’s situation. Is she in foster care? Juvie Hall? Was she taken away from her natural parents? etc. etc.

So lets say Florida’s law hadn’t been struck down. Who’s the person who needs to be notified about the abortion- her Natural Parents, an unnamed “Guardian” … who precisely?

It seems to me that this case worked the way it should have- without a clear or obvious “guardian” to notify, what was the girl to do other than petition the court to proceed.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Another proud day for the Left.

By: WOOF

WOOF — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Isn’t it time for the right to get Congress the Supreme Court and POTUS flying in the middle of the night issuing decrees and appeals and demanding justice?
What”s happened to that Shiavo dance?
Why does DeLay delay?

By: Gluskape

Gluskape — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This case falls in the “gray zone” for me. I’m generally against abortion. Life itself vs. death is certainly my preference. But we don’t know what kind of life this girl’s kid would have. If this girl is already in custody of the state of Florida, that means her baby would be too. And I they’d certainly have a hard time finding foster parents for a 13-year-old with a baby? So, her baby would be born into poverty, with an unstable mother that doesn’t want her. It would be life, yes. But probably a life of neglect, malnurishment, instability, and maybe even abuse. I can’t decide where I stand on this.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Let’s not forget the option of adopting the child away. The waiting list to adopt can be very long as many infertile couples seek to raise a child from birth.

By: VGC

VGC — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So, this 13 year old child is not mature enough to elect to have an abortion….but she is mature enough to bear a child and make a decision regarding keeping it or allowing it to be adopted.

You all must be kidding!

By: Jen Goldszmidt

Jen Goldszmidt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Forcing a woman of any age, but especially a young teenager who doesn’t have parents, to bear a child against her will is horrible. I realize you think abortion itself is horrible. However, if you accept the fact that abortion is legal and a medical procedure — and I do, then you must understand that no one but the patient and doctor should be making this medical decision. In this case, the patient, because of her age, was represented by her guardian, but the court decided that her rights superseded those of her guardian. In my view and in my experience as a mother, this is appropriate because going through a full-term pregnancy or aborting a fetus is an intensely personal decision. Having said that, let me also express my sorrow that a 12 year old girl in the custody of the state became pregnant in the first place. Yes, I think she should have known about birth control and protection from sexually transmitted diseases. In other words, she should have used a condom. But first and foremost what is a 12 year old doing engaging in sexual intercourse? Didn’t anyone teach this girl respect for herself and her body? It’s all very sad.

By: Gluskape

Gluskape — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think the real debate with this other live/death issues is how one uses the term “life” and defines what its intrinsic values are. It seems many people are focused on idea of just Life by itself as opposed to death, or more specifically the Taking of Life. When debate is framed in this manner, it’s pretty easy to say, “life is good and killing is bad.” And within this frame, of course I take the side of Life every time.

But reality is much more complicated than that. There’s so much more to life than just existing. Once a child is born we can’t just forget about them. Our care for children can’t stop with preventing them from being aborted. They need decent homes, food, education, and love. Then when they are grown up they deserve equality, opportunities to make a fair and decent living, and protection from mistreatment by others and their government. All these things need to be considered and supported if one is to truly claim to be “pro-life” and not just “anti-abortion”.

By: likwidshoe

likwidshoe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

DidnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t anyone teach this girl respect for herself and her body?

You say that while advocating for abortion rights.

Abortion – no respect for herself or anybody else’s body.