Yes. It's her choice to believe what she wants and do what she wants and I would respect her decision. I would be sad, but it's not my body or my life.
ETA: I would make sure she knew all the risks and pros/cons. As well as all the other options. I wouldn't push these on her, I would want to make sure she knew of them - her decision would be hers.
No, I am pro-life (surprise! I know!) and I would not respect that decision. If I have a daughter I believe that I would raise her in a way that she wouldn't put herself in that situation, or if she did, she would know the consequences (raising a baby).
No, I am pro-life (surprise! I know!) and I would not respect that decision. If I have a daughter I believe that I would raise her in a way that she wouldn't put herself in that situation, or if she did, she would know the consequences (raising a baby).
So you wouldn't even allow the baby to be born and then adopted?
I always get the sense that anti-abortion people who use the term "pro-life" think that pro-choicers are jumping around in glee at the thought of every abortion everywhere.
It just sounds so douchey.
(I do not think Que used it in a douchey sense but in terms of the term on its own, ew)
No, I am pro-life (surprise! I know!) and I would not respect that decision. If I have a daughter I believe that I would raise her in a way that she wouldn't put herself in that situation, or if she did, she would know the consequences (raising a baby).
So you wouldn't even allow the baby to be born and then adopted?
No, adoption would be fine. I guess I should have said living with the situation that she put herself in for the rest of her life, no matter if she raises the child or knows that he/she is out there somewhere.
No, I am pro-life (surprise! I know!) and I would not respect that decision. If I have a daughter I believe that I would raise her in a way that she wouldn't put herself in that situation, or if she did, she would know the consequences (raising a baby).
This is really sad to me. Anecdotal story, of course, but this was exactly the attitude a friend on high school's parents had. Their 15 year old daughter not only had an abortion that they STILL don't know she had one. She couldn't be pregnant because she was raised in a way not to put herself in this situation. So she definitely couldn't tell them.
So you wouldn't even allow the baby to be born and then adopted?
No, adoption would be fine. I guess I should have said living with the situation that she put herself in for the rest of her life, no matter if she raises the child or knows that he/she is out there somewhere.
Ick. It sounds like you don't care much either way about the baby itself, just about punishing your daughter for having sex. Why is that?
No, adoption would be fine. I guess I should have said living with the situation that she put herself in for the rest of her life, no matter if she raises the child or knows that he/she is out there somewhere.
Ick. It sounds like you don't care much either way about the baby itself, just about punishing your daughter for having sex. Why is that?
Don't have sex unless you are mature enough and in a life position to have a baby.
I consider myself pro-life I suppose. Maybe? Now that I'm reading what I wrote I think it's more pro-choice. For religious reasons I wouldn't get one but I do not judge anyone for getting one and completely respect anyone else's decision. That's what our free agency is for. We can't impose our agency on anyone else. I don't think they should be regulated/banned/whatever by the government so I guess in that sense I'm pro-choice?
Either way, I would respect my daughter's choice to do with her body what she wants. Would I be sad about it, yes but I wouldn't say anything other than I'm here for her and that it's her decision to make.
I am pro life. While I do not agree with thr decision I will allow her to weigh the options and make her own decision. She was adult enough to have sex, she is adult enough to decide. I will respect the decision even if I do not agree.
So you wouldn't even allow the baby to be born and then adopted?
No, adoption would be fine. I guess I should have said living with the situation that she put herself in for the rest of her life, no matter if she raises the child or knows that he/she is out there somewhere.
what if she was raped? she didn't put herself in that position, so would it be acceptable to you then?
Yes I hate the term pro-life the way it's used. I'm pro-life as in 'pro-my kid's life, her future and her quality of life as a teen' so I'd be hoping she'd choose abortion.
No, adoption would be fine. I guess I should have said living with the situation that she put herself in for the rest of her life, no matter if she raises the child or knows that he/she is out there somewhere.
what if she was raped? she didn't put herself in that position, so would it be acceptable to you then?
Ick. It sounds like you don't care much either way about the baby itself, just about punishing your daughter for having sex. Why is that?
Don't have sex unless you are mature enough and in a life position to have a baby.
look, i gotta tell you, good luck with this. my parents didn't forbid me from having sex, and told me they would take me to get BCPs if i asked. i came to this conclusion on my own and decided it was best for me. if you try to force this on your kid, it might work - but it probably won't.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
Why am I punishing my daughter for having a baby? I'm not, it's more like letting her deal with the result of her actions.
No, I'm asking why your focus is so completely on your daughter having lifelong consequences, with no real interest shown on your part in the welfare of the baby. Why is it so important that a girl be punished for having sex, more important than anything regarding the child itself, such that this is the part you talk about and focus on?
No, adoption would be fine. I guess I should have said living with the situation that she put herself in for the rest of her life, no matter if she raises the child or knows that he/she is out there somewhere.
what if she was raped? she didn't put herself in that position, so would it be acceptable to you then?
I would encourage her to really think through the situation and support her if she wanted to raise the baby (as I would with any child my child gives birth to) or put the baby up for adoption.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
I always get the sense that anti-abortion people who use the term "pro-life" think that pro-choicers are jumping around in glee at the thought of every abortion everywhere.
It just sounds so douchey.
(I do not think Que used it in a douchey sense but in terms of the term on its own, ew)
it's literally just a term to me. I get the same amount of glee as I do when I say something is blue. truly.
No, I am pro-life (surprise! I know!) and I would not respect that decision. If I have a daughter I believe that I would raise her in a way that she wouldn't put herself in that situation, or if she did, she would know the consequences (raising a baby).
My Mom raised us in church, and in a way that would help us avoid getting ourselves into "that" situation ... but that didn't stop my sister from getting pregnant at 16. You only have so much control over what your kids do.