An abortion issue...what step would be ethically correct here?
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At 15, abortion would mess with her emotions so bad I don't think she will ever get over it to be honest with you. I would never encourage abortion so maybe adoption? If she finds someone to adopt her baby while she is still pregnant they will pay for her doctors appointments and anything to do with the pregnancy so maybe encourage her to look into that.
Plus, in most states the parents have to know if a minor gets an abortion I believe.
Bad topic, b/c so many people are against abortion. This topic always starts something..but in my opinion, it is a personal desicion.
I think it is her decision. Some girls at 15 are very mature while others aren't I think the best solution to this problem is to receive counsellings and discuss all the possible decisions. My cousin just her 1st child at 14 and I thoungt she was too young but she is coping and loving her child amazingly.
Oh boy...I have a feeling you will be getting a lot of opinions on this question. Here goes my thumbs down...I say if she's not far along...she should have an abortion (not that it's for us to decide), but she's not mature enough to have a child. Geez...my bf's daughter is 15, I couldn't imagine her having a baby.she's a mature 15, but still a baby. I don't know...maybe I shouldn't be answering this.
let the girl decide, it's her body. no one else should have that decision no matter what the age. she should decide the ethical question if it even is an issue.
I am not sure but I think her guardian has to decide for her. I think she should have the baby. Then the decision can be to care for this child or give the child up for adoption. Abortion should not be an option.
Just like she is not mature enough to be having a baby she is also not mature enough to be deciding what she is going to do about her pregnancy. Nor is she mature enough to be having sex.
This is not about the morality of having an abortion... It is about a young girl that is not at all mature enough to be making these decisions. She is not even mature enough to tell her family about the other irresponsible party... The sperm donor.
Abortion has lasting psychological (and often physical) effects no matter what anyone tells you differently. This girl is still a child and in all honesty she would be better off having the baby and making a responsible decision about what to do with it than opening herself up to even more trauma by jumping for an abortion.
No, she isn't mature enough to decide if she should kill the life growing inside of her. If she doesn't want a baby and neither does any other family then it should be given up for adoption. There are still many wonderful families out there who will adopt a baby. It is only much older children that can't find homes. Guide and support her to a decision of life. It isn't the baby's fault if she doesn't want the child but it shouldn't have no chance because of it. Good luck
maybe she is hiding who the father is because she was raped? anyway she should not kill the poor baby!! I will adopt the baby!!she will may not forgive her self when she is older if she does have an abortion.
I don't think a 15 year old should make that decision on her own. For her own wellbeing she needs support from family members where she doesn't fell like she is making the decision all on her own (regardless if she wants to make it on her own). These things come back to haunt you later in life.
The part that isn't right is that she isn't saying who the father is. That also isn't up to a 15 year old to keep it a secret. It makes me feel that she needs a lot more involvement of the family and trust from the family not to keep it a secret.
i think she should think it over and ,ake sure its what she really want.I am 15 and had my 1st child and i'm doing great but it is a personal decision.
She's not yet mature enough to handle the consequences from an abortion. The guardian should decide for her. Shes not old enough to make her own decisions. I would suggest keeping the child in the family, or adoption. If you can, try to get in touch with the father also.
So she is only 15.. She is old enough to of made the decision to have sex. She is old enough to decide she wants an abortion. It is her body, and her decision!!
Help her and support her.
If she was mature enough to climb in bed with someone than she is mature enough to have a baby & put it up for adoption. Abortion is murder in my eyes, she should not be given the choice.
There is a life in side her no one has any right to take that life away. If she has an abortion it maybe very bad for her mentally. Teens who abort babies grow up regreting it. IT could very well leave her scared for life.
Wether or not she is mature enough no one can really say. I wasn't "mature enough" or "ready" to become a mom when I got pregnant, but I decided to step up to the plate and accept responsibility. That's not the decision EVERY girl makes though.
But in the end, it IS her decision to make. She may choose to get an abortion, and if that's the case, I would strongly hope that her family would sit down with her and discuss all the possible negative outcomes of that decision. It is extremely possible that in the future she will regret it greatly. I have an aunt who once was in the same situation, and unfortunately for her she chose to get the abortion. Now, years later and after rasing 3 other children, she regrets it very much and still has issues dealing with it. She didn't have any parent sit down with her and tell her all the effects it could have on her though, which I think is very important in helping a kid make that vital of a decision.
Ultimately though the choice should be her's to make. But she's not incapable of doing it. My mom had her first baby at 14, and she did an excellent job raising him, and her mother helped her out very much as well. So it IS possible, its just up to her what she wants to do.
And just a thought, have her parents thought about maybe offering to legally adopt the baby once its born and raising it for her?? Just a suggestion they might want to throw out there if they really don't want her to get the abortion.
Before she were to get an abortion she would be required to speak to a therapist. At her age, yes she has the right to make that decision. she made the decision to have sex someone else can't make the decision for her to now have the child. age of consent does not come into play with this issue. your family would have to take her to court to demand her to have the child.. good luck with that. I find it funny these anti-abortion freaks thinking it's there decision. it's a personal decision not yours so shut up already.
havin an abortion is murder. i suggest the girl gives birth and gives the child to a surregant parent. thats what i would do. im 16.
its up to her if she feels she is emotionally capapble if dealing with an abortion. she should consider adoption though so someone less fortunate can have a chance at raising her kid if she doesnt want him
She's 15, she's still a baby... How can a baby then handle another baby..? +++++++++++ Since she also is still a baby, she needs the counsel of her guardian... If you let the baby live, what a joy... and life will continue... what if you let him die? .and life will continue.
oh my gosh! dont even get me started on abortions! but u asked for my opinion and so ill give it to u. (im not trying to be rude) i think that if u are "mature" enough to have sex, then u should be able to handle a baby. why should a helpless baby pay for their mothers stupid mistakes? i wouldnt even call a child a mistake. i think that abortion is MURDER but thats only my opinion.
it is her decision at the end of the day. She was old enough to have sex and thus old enough to deal with the consequences, whichever route she chooses. Why won't she tell who the father is? Is there a reason she feels she needs to hide that info... I would look further into that.
The trouble is she may need to get her parent's consent (or someone else's consent) in order for the doctor to perform an abortion.
She's young. She's too young to be pregnant. She's too young to decide on an abortion - and yet now that she's pregnant it should be her decision, even if someone so young shouldn't have to make this kind of decision. She created the problem. She'll have to deal with it.
What would be ideal is for her to make her decision (provided she's not too far along) and then tell her parent/guardian about the situation; so they can, hopefully, be supportive and give her the right kind of guidance about what to do next in view of the decision to get an abortion
There are girls who do get pregnant at fifteen and are sixteen by the time the baby is born. They need someone to help them in any number of ways, but some do it.
Nobody else should decide for your cousin. She is young, and she'll have to live with whatever she decides to do or not do, but she's the one who needs to decide.
Abortion is physicaly and emotionally traumatic- adoption is a great option and would make a couple so very happy that wants to have a baby= many couples are willing to help= look into it- it would be a very giving and selfless thing to do and the innocent baby lives and makes a couple joyous- D
It's HER body, not her guardian's. It is not her guardian's future we're talking about here. No one should make this decision except for the girl. If she wants an abortion, she should have every right to one.
Hello. Your cousin is at her peak age of knowing in her own mind of what she wants and doesn't want. The worst thing a parent could do is to force their child to do what they want. You must only strongly advise your cousin with out applying to much pressure on her, otherwise you will push her away and she will just want to go through this on her own. Your cousin should go down to the right clinic for her needs and just let them have an interview with her to tell her everything that will consist in an abortion technique. The interview usually takes about two hours and she will be seen by two doctors and given some leaflets about what an abortion is and how she can help her self.
Hope this helps.. RGN
I think its up to the girl what she wants to do if she feels as if she isn't ready to become a mum then why should anyone force her into it I'm not saying that you are but i think what ever she wants to do is her own write and you should just be there to support her through this :o)
i think that if she is mature enough to be able to conceive then she is mature enough to have an abortion. abortion (although being controversial) my be the best thing in this time in her life.
DO NOT LET HER DO IT. pLEASE LET THE OLDER ONE MAKE THE CHOICE. SHE IS WAY WAY TO YOUNG
Tell her don't have the abortion. She will regret it later
Well, no matter what the situation, a person should never get an abortion unless it is to save the mother's life. Abortion has many painful side affects. And after you get it, you feel guilty, and you feel so bad, you don't want to forgive yourself. The Bible says that children are a gift from the Lord. And if she could see the baby that is growing inside of her, who is very much alive already, she would decide agianst it. Even when you can't feel the baby, it is alive, breathing, his/her heart is beating, it's not like the baby is still an embryo, he/she has feelings emotions, how can someone murder a baby in cold blood? Yes, she shouldn't have gotten sexualy involved with a man when she is not married, but now that she is pregnant, she should go through with it, and have the baby.
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