A couple successfully sued a health care group for millions after they botched a prenatal test. The couple were told their unborn daughter did not have Down Syndrome, but she does. They sought compensation for her future care, saying if they had known they were expecting a child with Down Syndrome, they would have chosen abortion ( Read more... )

Ohio House Bill 125 says no abortion if there's a heartbeat detectible by ultrasound.

Yep, you heard it right.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/03/bill-says-no-abortion-if-theres-a-heartbeat.html?sid=101  
(for some reason I am having html fail today)

They've brought women in for ultrasounds before the House committee, ( Read more... )

Now that the medical field can routinely and accurately predict the sex of a fetus well within the legally accepted period allowed for abortion, do you think the laws should change to accommodate this advancement, so that parents can't abort based on unwanted sex, or do you feel that choice is choice, regardless of any reason at all (or, of course ( Read more... )

You find out your daughter was switched at birth, and Lindsay Lohan is your biological daughter. What do you do?

Edit: Meant to disable notify, not comment, sorry!

Your 15 year old teenage daughter somehow becomes a very radical pro life/pro choice supporter (pick the opposite of what you are.) You talk to her but she doesn't understand your point of view ( Read more... )

Your child, now an adult, has just graduated medical school. They are determined to open an abortion clinic that provides late-term abortions, like the one Dr. Tiller ran before his murder. Would you be supportive of this? What if they had children of their own? Would you think that the risk was worth it?

Bouncing off the post about fathers having a say when it comes to a women getting a abortion..(Which yes I expted to get flamed big time for my answer ( Read more... )

http://www.lifenews.com/state4302.html

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Long-time lurker, first time poster!

Lets  say you have a teenage daughter (15 or 16 years old)  whose longtime goal has been to have a career in a field that requires years of hard work and study (doctor, lawyer, research scientist, academia, etc.) She is responsible, works very hard in school, gets excellent grades, and has worked in her chosen ( Read more... )

Since we've been on the subject for awhile, it got me thinking ( Read more... )