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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (94393)	1/23/2005 1:08:08 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I think abortion is a no win situation, first of all. I am reluctantly in favor of it being legal in the first trimester, but only with counseling so that the mother understands that she is taking a life, and also the impact it might possibly have on her later. Really the only reasons I support limited abortion rights are (1) women will get abortions anyway, and some women die that way, and (2) women desperate enough to get an abortion are not capable of being good mothers to that baby for whatever reason, and babies need good mothers in order to thrive. I think a child experiencing neglect and/or abuse is even worse than abortion. It is the kind of issue that doesn't really have a clean solution no matter what. In my own life I try to seek the truth and then let everything else fall where it may, so I wouldn't be pretending that abortion is just the death of a few cells, or thinking about having one myself (if I were younger). I guess I hope that a group of people mourning fetuses and giving them some sort of ritual goodbye will somehow make more women think and take precautions if they are sexually active and can't manage a child right now.