I think that you should only have an abortion if you get raped. If you choose to have sex and something goes wrong and you end up being preggers and you dont want to be its your own fault.

However this person did

I think that it depends on the situation - If it is just some teenage girl who was stupid enough not to use condoms, then I don't think that's good enough grounds for abortion.
When you have sex, you should be completley aware of the dangers, and If you are so scared of getting pregnant, then you shouldn't have sex at all. In my opinion, if you're not grown up to accept you have a baby then you're not grown up enough to advance into a relationship with sex.
One time, I thought I was pregnant - and being 16, at home and in the middle of my GCSEs I was very worried, but I knew that it was my responsibility and that I can not stop a baby's life just because a condom broke, and I should have been aware of the dangers. It turned out that I wasn't pregnant in the end, and that the symptoms were down to stress and weight gain.
I was pleased, of course, as I didn't feel I was old enough to raise a baby - but I still would not have aborted it. I would have put it up for adoption, so another family can benefit from my mistake.
The only acception I could make is through Rape - if a girl is raped then it is not her fault she is having a baby. But does that mean a baby is still denied of life? I don't know, to be honest. In some religions they argue that the baby does not have a soul until the 15th/22nd week [can't remember which], and that it is acceptable to have an abortion when the baby does not have a soul - however, i believe it is still a life inside of you, and at the end of the day, the person who was raped would have to come to the decision and it should not be influenced by anyone else.
If there was a danger my baby would have downs syndrome, I would not abort it. A life is still a life, and life is precious. Just because some one isn't going to be born the way we are doesn't mean we should stop their life.

That's my opinion anyway - I'm sorry if you don't agree with it, but that is what I think.

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After reading that story that Sticks posted I saw a different side to the rape story... yeh its great that some people keep the baby. But I feel sorry for the kid, If i found out i was conceived in a rape... i wouldn't know how to react, that my dad was a evil cold hearted rapist. Its enough to totally freak out somebody.

if i got pregnant and and my baby was going to have down syndrome then yes its unfair on the kid cos it not going to have a good life

My niece who has Downs :nono:

It all depends on how dissabled the kid would be,if the baby was born before you found out then you would have to make sure he/she had as much love and help as possible.Ask your neice's mum and dad i think they would be the first to tell you it's not easy.Good on them for coping but i don't think i could.