Posted by
animalgirl on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:30:05 PM
I am asking this because I honestly want to know.
I know that some pro-lifers think that abortion should be illegal even if the mother's life is at stake. This question is not addressed to you, since your answer will be obvious. It is instead addressed to the mainstream pro-lifers who do believe that abortion should be permitted in order to save a woman's life.
Even the pro-lifers who think that life-saving abortions are necessary have fought abortions to save a woman's health. And as a woman who is currently pregnant, it made me think.
I have some severe eye problems. I can currently be mostly corrected and so can drive and live my life normally. However, I am at high risk for retinal detachment, and have always been strongly cautioned to IMMEDIATELY report to a doctor for surgery if I start to see a lot of floaters or flashes of lights. 90% of retinal detachments can be corrected, but it has to be done very quickly.
And of course, it is major surgery, and requires general anaesthetic. So it's NOT something I could have done while pregnant.
I spoke about this with my husband, and he wholeheartedly agreed that he believes I should terminate my pregnancy to save my eyesight.
Would you allow this, or do this yourself? If you were going to go blind unless you ended a pregnancy to have surgery, would you do it? If you are a man, would you want your wife to save her eyesight? Would your answer vary based on the stage of the pregnancy?
Do you think the government should bar a woman from ending a pregnancy to save her eyesight? Is this such a clearcut decision that legislators should make it for us?
Please, no nasty responses. I really am just curious.