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Comment on The Arguments Against LifeChoice Sydney’s RU486 Pamphlet Campaign by ryeo7900

ryeo7900 — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:38:00 +0000

is the union applying the same tests to the pamphlets promoting the use of ru486 ?

Comment on The Arguments Against LifeChoice Sydney’s RU486 Pamphlet Campaign by Debbie Garratt

Debbie Garratt — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:21:00 +0000

Of course the major problem with (1) is that, having reviewed your information it is absolutely factually correct. Well done all of you for your work in ensuring that people are fully informed.

Comment on What the world needs to know – the Babes Project by The Babes Project

The Babes Project — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Thanks for your support of The Babes Project… you might like to check out our new video too, which tells the stories of three women facing crisis pregnancy. Thanks again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgtLkVEfM4g

Comment on A Paradigm Shift in Today’s Culture Will See the End of Abortion by Marie

Marie — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:34:00 +0000

I know someone personally who almost aborted, but now she has a 2 year old son and me and all my girls love him I feel like a large factor in her decision was the support from friends and family, and if more women had that kind of emotional and positive support to reassure them during their dark and isolating moments, I think there’s a high chance abortion rates would significantly drop. Maybe it would help to actively reach out to the women as well and create support groups for decision making? Even if they don’t keep the child for themselves, at least they can be informed of other options.
Great article!

Comment on A response to Judith Jarvis Thomson’s violinist argument for abortion by Kiara Pirola

Kiara Pirola — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:47:00 +0000

This brings me back to the days of Ethics 100! The first impression I ever got from reading Thompson’s works, was ‘well, she has clearly never been pregnant herself!’ The violinist is so far removed from the metaphysical reality of pregnancy that it is entirely useless.
A very wise woman I knew observed that as soon as a woman discovers she is pregnant, her whole identity and being changes. She is now ‘mother’. Abortion doesn’t make you ‘un-pregnant’ and it certainly doesn’t reverse that change of being, hence women who under-go abortions routinely experience intense grief, they are not having a melanoma cut out, they are experiencing the loss of a child.
This I think is fundamental point that Jarvis (and others) struggle with with the metaphysical impact of pregnancy on a woman, mainly because people ignore it.

Comment on More controversy over mental health and abortion by Brendon Ward

Brendon Ward — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:47:00 +0000

Any idea of how a member of the public might access the full report?

Comment on Euthanasia in Fiji? by Flo

Flo — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:43:00 +0000

Good Luck with that! Although I dont think it will happen here in Fiji as our Religious Beliefs strongly oppose euthanasia.

Comment on Official LifeChoice USYD Complaint to the USU by Rue

Rue — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:22:00 +0000

What exactly did they sow, Mark? The right to have different views publicly and respectfully expressed in a university campus?

I am constantly disappointed at how narrow-minded liberalism can be.

Comment on Michael Todd’s Response to M.E.Williams’ article ‘So What if Abortion Ends Life?’ by Chamonix

Chamonix — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:39:00 +0000

My apologies, the site doesn’t recognise that link when it’s in brackets. Here it is plain: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_IAW.html

Comment on Michael Todd’s Response to M.E.Williams’ article ‘So What if Abortion Ends Life?’ by Chamonix

Chamonix — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:38:00 +0000

Okay I’m gonna go ahead and talk about your second-last paragraph:

“It is worth noting, as I already have, that it is almost never ‘the life of a mother over the life of a fetus’. Usually (over 99% of the time) it is just a choice which will allegedly make the mothers’ life easier or better- whether it does this is another matter of course.”

- First where are you getting these stats from? Unless you can provide sources then your claims are unsubstantiated and unreliable. Why are you implying that an abortion does not make a woman’s like ‘easier or better’? Why are you not researching and providing comprehensive information on why women receive abortions? This sentence is vague and misleading.

“I think Williams needs to face up to reality and do some serious thinking about who gains from this grisly ‘sacrifice’. Is it women? Surely not- millions of unborn women are aborted because of their gender, while mothers have their bodies violently invaded with surgical instruments during an allegedly ‘harmless’ procedure.”

- It is harmless. Surgical abortions are harmless. They are performed by medical professionals and the health and consent of the woman is the first priority. Medical abortions are also safe. There are some instances of complications involved with medical abortions, which is why women who receive them should be monitored closely over the few days when they are administered the medication, as they can receive emergency treatment if complications arise. Illegal, back-alley abortions are not harmless, and they result in the deaths of approximately 50,000 women a year. (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_IAW.html)

The issue regarding women being aborted because of their gender does not exist because abortion is legal. It exists because of social constructs and pressure. It is pretty irrelevant to your argument. Many of those female babies would be aborted, killed or abandoned regardless of abortion laws. To change that you would have to change peoples’ opinions toward women in those cultures first.

“Some men certainly gain a lot though. Irresponsible fathers, rapists, pimps, sex traffickers and paedophiles all avoid responsibility and avoid the consequences of their awful crimes or their selfish decisions.”

- Are you saying here that children should be a punishment for these people? A baby should be born so that they can be a burden to someone and that someone can ‘pay’ for their crimes? That a woman who was raped or forced into pregnancy through an abusive relationship should have to be reminded of that incident her whole life?

“Abortion clinics certainly gain too- where is their incentive to provide full information for an informed choice? Only one choice is going to bolster their bank balance. So before Williams rejoices in the sacrificing of lives, she should consider who this sacrifice is being offered to.”

- Most ‘abortion clinics’ are actually just gynecology centres. They should definitely be legally required to provide full details of the procedure and receive full consent before undergoing the procedure. Most information about the procedures can be found on the websites of gynecology centres – if they have the information available readily over the web, why are you implying that they are hiding it?

The only way to lower the number of abortions is through comprehensive sex education and easily accessible contraception. Attacking people who undergo abortions and outlawing abortions is not effective. I’ll repeat that: TO LOWER THE NUMBER OF ABORTIONS, PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION, AND MAKE CONTRACEPTION EASILY ACCESSIBLE.