Ciao, everyone. If you didn't guess by the name, this is Mustard's wife here, and as he said, the topic of this thread is a little to close home, and I too feel the need to add my two cents worth, even though I think you guys take up entirely too much of my husband's time. j/k
First off I'd like to say that I have no opinion on whether abortion is right or wrong. Actually I take that back. I think it can only be "right or wrong" to the person or persons making the decision. Other than that, I don't care. Certainly I don't relish the idea of the whole process; being a mother myself I can't even conceive of hurting a baby, even if it is still an embryo, because its still a baby. But that doesn't mean that I would rule out the option if a situation were to arise where we would need to consider it. And don't give me that crap about giving it up for adoption. Its expensive to have a kid, whether you keep it or not. And think about it. It can't be very easy for a woman to carry a child in her body for nine months, sacrificing for it, being attached to it, and then just giving it up. Don't get me wrong, adoption is a wonderful, wonderful thing for couples that can't have children, but unless there's something terribly off balance with a woman, it can't be easy to let someone take your child from your arms, knowing you'll never see it again, no matter under which circumstances it was conceived.
And Heartless, I'm speaking to you here. I don't know exactly what your story is, but know this: What is ahead of you is very, very difficult. You are going to suffer, you're going to wonder how the bloody hell you got yourself into this, but you're also going to have the most fun you'll ever have in your life. Labor is easy, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It's not fun, but it's not hard. It's amazing. And when you hold your baby, and snuggle close, the little jerks and kicks you feel through the blankets are going to feel so familiar..... It will be like coming home. Like I said, you've got a long road ahead of you; I know, I'm still traveling down mine, but I promise you it won't be all bad.
Back to the topic at hand.
I don't believe in God. I don't know what I believe in, and I don't care to figure it out, because I'm not at that point in my life right now but I know I don't believe in God, or Christ, or Yahweh, or Buddha, or any and all other Supreme Being. So therefore, I don't believe in a beautiful place in the sky where I'll go if I'm good, and I don't believe in a fiery pit far underground where I'll be tortured for all eternity if I'm bad. But my beliefs are not in question here.I noted that a lot of you claiming that abortion is indeed a sin hide behind the "fact" that the bible says its wrong. Which is a little puzzling, given that Yahweh specifically sanctioned infanticide more than once in the Old Testament.
"And a tumult will rise among your people, and all of your fortresses will be ruined, just as Shalman ruined Beth-Arbel in a day's battle. Mothers will be dashed to pieces with their sons." Hosea 10:14
"Samaria will be desolated, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword, their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open." Hosea 13:16
"Their infants will be dashed to pieces right before their eyes. Their houses will be ruined and their wives raped." Isaiah 13:16
Then again, nobody really gives a damn what the Bible says anyway. People just take little pieces from the book whenever it suits them, and ignore the rest.
So let's face it: God is not Pro-Life, not by a long shot. If anything, He's the single biggest abortion provider of all time. And He has no qualms about ripping open the stomachs of pregnant women whenever necessary. Hence, people who are categorically opposed to killing unborn babies aren't really doing the Lord's work -- they're just advancing their own agendas.