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SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
11. Likewise an ex-Catholic.
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 11:26 PM
Mar 2014

Anyone who has never been in the position of having an unwanted pregnancy, and especially those who can't ever get pregnant, meaning men, have absolutely no business making decisions for others.

It's important to understand that no one decision fits all. There are those who will choose to carry an unwanted/unintended pregnancy to term and keep the baby. Good for them. They deserve all the help and support they can get. Others will decide not to carry the pregnancy. They likewise deserve support.

Here's another example. Women as time goes by face increased chances of having a baby with Down Syndrome. What they choose to do in that case is purely personal, and what I would do may well not be what some other woman would do. If some mother were to find she was carrying a child with Down and came to me and asked me for my advice or my opinion I would give it. But otherwise, my opinion or advice doesn't matter. Yes, I have an opinion on this circumstance, but it is not one that should be applied universally. It still comes down to the individual situation, and there is not only one way to decide here. Which means that in the end each and every person needs to come to her own conclusion and decision about what to do. One size does not fit all.

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