Woman films her own abortion (1 Viewer)

[saintsfan]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/abortion-counselor-films-operation-article-1.1781689

Not sure what's worse. Her having an abortion, having it be so accepted she figured she could film it, or the "I made a baby" statement.

I thought it wasn't a baby?? If it is a baby, what do you think just happened to it??

However you feel about this issue, I don't think it should be celebrated in any way. It's a shocking lack of respect for the gravity of this "decision"

Sickened...

 

[butcher boy]

Some of the quotes from the pro-lifers they interviewed are more sickening than the video.

 

[shader]

Hey everybody, watch me kill this little homo sapien I have inside me!

 

[saintsfan]

Some of the quotes from the pro-lifers they interviewed are more sickening than the video.

What quotes are you talking about. The ones in the article??

If so, those are pretty tame. Not sure what you are referring to...

 

[shader]

Some of the quotes from the pro-lifers they interviewed are more sickening than the video.

What's disgusting is her statement:

"I don't feel like a bad person. I don't feel sad. I feel in awe of the fact that I can make a baby," she said. "I can make a life"

Yeah, and you can destroy that life. Wow, what a hero you are.

 

[butcher boy]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

 

[saintsfan]

Some of the quotes from the pro-lifers they interviewed are more sickening than the video.

What's disgusting is her statement:

"I don't feel like a bad person. I don't feel sad. I feel in awe of the fact that I can make a baby," she said. "I can make a life"

Yeah, and you can destroy that life. Wow, what a hero you are.

I don't really want to get into another abortion debate. We all know the arguments. It's beating a dead horse.

However, I would hope everybody could agree that the lack of respect for what happened in this video is disgusting. You aren't going to get a wart removed. Have some respect...

 

[Freelove]

An inarticulate liberal with no conception of irony makes a poor decision broadcasting her beliefs in the most tasteless way possible, leading to an avalanche of inarticulate conservatives with no conception of irony making poor decisions to broadcast their beliefs in the most tasteless way possible.

It's a golden era.

 

[butcher boy]

Some of the quotes from the pro-lifers they interviewed are more sickening than the video.

What's disgusting is her statement:

"I don't feel like a bad person. I don't feel sad. I feel in awe of the fact that I can make a baby," she said. "I can make a life"

Yeah, and you can destroy that life. Wow, what a hero you are.

I don't really want to get into another abortion debate. We all know the arguments. It's beating a dead horse.

However, I would hope everybody could agree that the lack of respect for what happened in this video is disgusting. You aren't going to get a wart removed. Have some respect...

agree with the bolded.

 

[saintsfan]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

The woman in the article described her decision as "blithely" and I honestly think that's the perfect word to describe it.

I'm firmly against death threats and such as well. That's not the way to change minds and hearts.

However, any quotes you object to, IMO, are nothing compared to posting an abortion in a video like you are positing a shopping trip to the mall. Sorry. If it's that casual, that's a huge problem.

 

[BusMan]

The more people I meet the more pro-choice I become.

 

[shader]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

 

[Kal El]

I'm not surprised that this happened. There's zero respect for human life nowadays, and this is just another example. I do pity her, though. At some point, she's going to realize that she just murdered her own offspring, and that is a terrible burden to bear.

 

[RBM]

What a dumb pig.

 

[saintsfan]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

I totally agree. Many people who object to abortion are Christians. Christ wouldn't wish death on people. Christ would try and change minds and hearts with love. So, I'm not defending that.

However, the video is a disgusting statement...

 

[timschochet]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

Are they? No offense, but you (pro-lifers) constantly scream that abortion is murder, and then you act shocked when some of the more irrational among us take you literally and react accordingly.

 

[yellowdog]

She's using abortion as birth control. There is no argument for that.

 

[Kal El]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

Are they? No offense, but you (pro-lifers) constantly scream that abortion is murder, and then you act shocked when some of the more irrational among us take you literally and react accordingly.

While I feel that abortion is ending a human life, I would like to believe that the number of "christians" calling for the death of women who abort children is a small percentage. I certainly don't want them to die, because I believe every life is sacred, and there is an increasing number of women who have had abortions that regret their decision, and deserve forgiveness. Everyone deserves a second chance. Those people that bomb abortion clinics are insane, quite simply, and deserve whatever consequences they get,

 

[saintsfan]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

Are they? No offense, but you (pro-lifers) constantly scream that abortion is murder, and then you act shocked when some of the more irrational among us take you literally and react accordingly.

Yes. They are irrational. The more irrational among you think it's OK to have an abortion up until delivery. You want to be judged by their actions???

 

[McGarnicle]

BRB

 

[freakinback]

Wow. She killed her own child. Freedom can sometimes be ugly.

 

[timschochet]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

Are they? No offense, but you (pro-lifers) constantly scream that abortion is murder, and then you act shocked when some of the more irrational among us take you literally and react accordingly.

Yes. They are irrational. The more irrational among you think it's OK to have an abortion up until delivery. You want to be judged by them???

First off, I am not judging you by the actions of these people. I'm only pointing out that you reap what you sow. If the rhetoric coming from pro-lifers is going to be that abortion is murder, you gotta expect that some crazies are going to take that very seriously and act upon it. If you were in a hospital and some killer were going around shooting babies, why wouldn't you try to stop him, and kill HIM? To the very literal, that only makes logical sense. I am a believer in the legality of late term abortions because I know they are extremely rare and only performed for severe medical reasons, such as water in the brain of the fetus. Late term abortions for casual purposes of birth control is, so far as I know, a myth.

 

[saintsfan]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

Are they? No offense, but you (pro-lifers) constantly scream that abortion is murder, and then you act shocked when some of the more irrational among us take you literally and react accordingly.

Yes. They are irrational. The more irrational among you think it's OK to have an abortion up until delivery. You want to be judged by them???

First off, I am not judging you by the actions of these people. I'm only pointing out that you reap what you sow. If the rhetoric coming from pro-lifers is going to be that abortion is murder, you gotta expect that some crazies are going to take that very seriously and act upon it. If you were in a hospital and some killer were going around shooting babies, why wouldn't you try to stop him, and kill HIM? To the very literal, that only makes logical sense.I am a believer in the legality of late term abortions because I know they are extremely rare and only performed for severe medical reasons, such as water in the brain of the fetus. Late term abortions for casual purposes of birth control is, so far as I know, a myth.

I do believe they are killing their children. Unfortunately, it's legal which means it's not murder. That's why I don't use that word. If we said "killing", which is what it is, the same crazies would still be doing the same thing. The point is, these people are crazy. They are showing the same lack of respect for life by bombing abortion clinics.

What word would you feel more comfortable with?? I'm sure some medical term which obscures what is really going on...

 

[Jayrod]

Yeah, I don't agree with her making a video of it and making it out to be all sunshine and puppies, but I'm pretty firmly pro-choice for many reasons and reading the quotes in the article just reeked of another example of people pushing their beliefs onto others. The death threats she received were icing on the cake too.

Yeah, death threats are a ridiculous way to respond to the situation.

Are they? No offense, but you (pro-lifers) constantly scream that abortion is murder, and then you act shocked when some of the more irrational among us take you literally and react accordingly.

Yes. They are irrational. The more irrational among you think it's OK to have an abortion up until delivery. You want to be judged by them???

First off, I am not judging you by the actions of these people. I'm only pointing out that you reap what you sow. If the rhetoric coming from pro-lifers is going to be that abortion is murder, you gotta expect that some crazies are going to take that very seriously and act upon it. If you were in a hospital and some killer were going around shooting babies, why wouldn't you try to stop him, and kill HIM? To the very literal, that only makes logical sense.I am a believer in the legality of late term abortions because I know they are extremely rare and only performed for severe medical reasons, such as water in the brain of the fetus. Late term abortions for casual purposes of birth control is, so far as I know, a myth.

I guess its no different than extending the logical application of abortion to the holocaust. If its unwanted and considered less than your definition of what is a legitimate life, then you can kill it.

 

[KCitons]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

 

[Jayrod]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

 

[saintsfan]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

I have a problem with the whole thing.

However, even if you are pro-choice, I would think the non wackos would agree that being this casual and flippant about something this serious is not a good thing.

 

[KCitons]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

 

[Premier]

BRB

Jesus

 

[Freelove]

I just think it's in poor taste. Meaning not only the heated political climate surrounding the procedure, but also the terrible rhetorical choices made in describing the process. Not to mention the general unsavoriness of thinking any medical procedure happening around one's nether regions is aesthetically viable for public release.

I say this as anti-abortion, but pro-choice.

 

[Kal El]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

I have a problem with the whole thing.

However, even if you are pro-choice, I would think the non wackos would agree that being this casual and flippant about something this serious is not a good thing.

I'm curious, would such an attitude be indicative of sociopathic tendencies?

 

[Kal El]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

Not at all. She would deserve forgiveness if she asked for it.

 

[Jayrod]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

 

[saintsfan]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

I have a problem with the whole thing.

However, even if you are pro-choice, I would think the non wackos would agree that being this casual and flippant about something this serious is not a good thing.

I'm curious, would such an attitude be indicative of sociopathic tendencies?

Difficult to say. I'm not inside her head. Just watching the video, I think it's ignorance of what exactly is happening. Not sure how anybody could be this casual about something like this.

 

[eoMMan]

What's her number?

 

[matuski]

She's using abortion as birth control. There is no argument for that.

What else is abortion used for?

 

[matuski]

The more people I meet the more pro-choice I become.

 

[KCitons]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

The problem people are having is with the woman's attitude and videotaping the process. Since anything and everything seems to be fair game when it comes to posting video, not sure why some people are shocked. As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc). When she doesn't they are angered.

There are no shortage of fight videos on the internet. There's even one linked her yesterday of a girl getting hit in the head with a shovel. Why no shock or anger?

 

[saintsfan]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc).

How should she feel about terminating her unborn child??

I don't know. I'd settle for anything that's not the equivalent of returning a pair of jeans because you still need to lose a couple of pounds to fit in them...

 

[KCitons]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc).

How should she feel about terminating her unborn child??

I don't know. I'd settle for anything that's not the equivalent of returning a pair of jeans because you still need to lose a couple of pounds to fit in them...

And there's the problem. You want to tell her how to feel.

She can't tell you how to feel about abortion or her video. Why do you feel you can tell her? The only choice you have from there, is to not watch her video.

 

[Patriotsfatboy1]

An abortion is not something that should be celebrated and shared like this. I am pro-choice, but I have a problem with how some women are failing to plan appropriately and using abortion as something other than a last resort. It should not be used as birth control like a condom or the Pill. There are too many women who are having multiple abortions.

It gives far too much ammo for Pro-lifers. Of course, some of those people then open their mouths and things swing back the other way. Too much stupidity on both sides.

 

[Freelove]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

The problem people are having is with the woman's attitude and videotaping the process. Since anything and everything seems to be fair game when it comes to posting video, not sure why some people are shocked. As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc). When she doesn't they are angered.

There are no shortage of fight videos on the internet. There's even one linked her yesterday of a girl getting hit in the head with a shovel. Why no shock or anger?

It's not a black and white world. We all have videos we think are sufficiently poor in taste that we'd rather they'd never been posted, as well as videos in seemingly poor taste that we just adore.

Give me Girl Gets Hit In Head With Shovel, Football to the Groin, or Reporter Falls While Stomping Grapes any time.

Keep your I Love My Abortion, Frank and Steve Explore Each Other, or Sean Hannity Expresses An Opinion About Something.

One is liberal to the extent that one can soldier happily on despite these things, but that doesn't mean we have to think they were a good idea in the first place.

 

[Kal El]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc).

How should she feel about terminating her unborn child??

I don't know. I'd settle for anything that's not the equivalent of returning a pair of jeans because you still need to lose a couple of pounds to fit in them...

And there's the problem. You want to tell her how to feel.

She can't tell you how to feel about abortion or her video. Why do you feel you can tell her? The only choice you have from there, is to not watch her video.

I didn't watch it, nor will I, and I won't tell her what to feel. I will say, however, that I find it disturbing that she treats what happened so trivially. To a very large percentage of people, she is pretty much celebrating the death of not only a human, but one in which she had a direct role in creating. As a father, I will do almost anything to help/ protect my children if it is in my power to do so.

 

[glock]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

I have a problem with the whole thing.

However, even if you are pro-choice, I would think the non wackos would agree that being this casual and flippant about something this serious is not a good thing.

Her aim was to work on the guilt angle that woman who have abortions are made to feel. She went a little over the top in doing so. I don't think she is nearly as chipper about the whole procedure as she comes off...

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Seems like there's enough interest for a sequel.

 

[KCitons]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

The problem people are having is with the woman's attitude and videotaping the process. Since anything and everything seems to be fair game when it comes to posting video, not sure why some people are shocked. As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc). When she doesn't they are angered.

There are no shortage of fight videos on the internet. There's even one linked her yesterday of a girl getting hit in the head with a shovel. Why no shock or anger?

It's not a black and white world. We all have videos we think are sufficiently poor in taste that we'd rather they'd never been posted, as well as videos in seemingly poor taste that we just adore.

Give me Girl Gets Hit In Head With Shovel, Football to the Groin, or Reporter Falls While Stomping Grapes any time.

Keep your I Love My Abortion, Frank and Steve Explore Each Other, or Sean Hannity Expresses An Opinion About Something.

One is liberal to the extent that one can soldier happily on despite these things, but that doesn't mean we have to think they were a good idea in the first place.

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

I have a problem with the whole thing.

However, even if you are pro-choice, I would think the non wackos would agree that being this casual and flippant about something this serious is not a good thing.

Her aim was to work on the guilt angle that woman who have abortions are made to feel. She went a little over the top in doing so. I don't think she is nearly as chipper as she comes off...

This.

I am a father of three. While I am pro-choice, I would rather people make smart decisions. This applies to a lot of things in life. Sex, drugs, drinking and driving, etc. Odd that people think videotaping crimes being committed, such as assault with a shovel, as being better than videotaping the abortion process. (which is legal)

 

[Freelove]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

The problem people are having is with the woman's attitude and videotaping the process. Since anything and everything seems to be fair game when it comes to posting video, not sure why some people are shocked. As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc). When she doesn't they are angered.

There are no shortage of fight videos on the internet. There's even one linked her yesterday of a girl getting hit in the head with a shovel. Why no shock or anger?

It's not a black and white world. We all have videos we think are sufficiently poor in taste that we'd rather they'd never been posted, as well as videos in seemingly poor taste that we just adore.

Give me Girl Gets Hit In Head With Shovel, Football to the Groin, or Reporter Falls While Stomping Grapes any time.

Keep your I Love My Abortion, Frank and Steve Explore Each Other, or Sean Hannity Expresses An Opinion About Something.

One is liberal to the extent that one can soldier happily on despite these things, but that doesn't mean we have to think they were a good idea in the first place.

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

I have a problem with the whole thing.

However, even if you are pro-choice, I would think the non wackos would agree that being this casual and flippant about something this serious is not a good thing.

Her aim was to work on the guilt angle that woman who have abortions are made to feel. She went a little over the top in doing so. I don't think she is nearly as chipper as she comes off...

This.

I am a father of three. While I am pro-choice, I would rather people make smart decisions. This applies to a lot of things in life. Sex, drugs, drinking and driving, etc. Odd that people think videotaping crimes being committed, such as assault with a shovel, as being better than videotaping the abortion process. (which is legal)

I think it would be in poor taste (as well as obviously illegal) to film yourself taking a shovel to somebody. When the deed is entirely independent of the media, I reserve the right to take a voyeur's interest. I can't imagine how many times I've seen the Twin Towers come down, or the Tsunami crash into Thailand. Doesn't mean I'm pro-terror or pro-tsunami.

 

[saintsfan]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc).

How should she feel about terminating her unborn child??

I don't know. I'd settle for anything that's not the equivalent of returning a pair of jeans because you still need to lose a couple of pounds to fit in them...

And there's the problem. You want to tell her how to feel.

She can't tell you how to feel about abortion or her video. Why do you feel you can tell her? The only choice you have from there, is to not watch her video.

How about a little reverence for the life you are terminating?? Just a little. You have the right to do it because the state says you do, but how about a little acknowledgement of what you are actually doing?? The only requirement is not to film the thing, thereby making it a spectator sport. Otherwise, nobody knows that she doesn't give a crap that she just ended a life.

We are allowed to be disgusted if somebody beats the crap out of and kills dogs and has no remorse, but not if they terminate their unborn child??

 

[KCitons]

I think it would be in poor taste (as well as obviously illegal) to film yourself taking a shovel to somebody. When the deed is entirely independent of the media, I reserve the right to take a voyeur's interest. I can't imagine how many times I've seen the Twin Towers come down, or the Tsunami crash into Thailand. Doesn't mean I'm pro-terror or pro-tsunami.

Hate to break it to you, but the video this woman made wasn't for you. (regardless of whether or not you agree with her) It was for other women that reservations about abortion.

I'm sure pro-lifers are going to be against anything that makes women more comfortable with the process of getting an abortion.

 

[Freelove]

So the problem is with the overt act of filming the process? We all know it happens every day, but when you throw the thing in our face (and act as if it's normal) then we are outraged?

Yes. Because it makes a very serious situation seem flippant. Would you approve of an executioner filming his job of injecting poison into someone and making it a light and happy occasion?

How should she feel? She was trying to portray the other end of the spectrum. I'm sure some women choose not to have an abortion due to the guilt. Even when an abortion is the right decision.

If a woman was to videotape her own suicide due to the guilt she felt, would the pro-life people say she got what she deserved?

You are really all over the place here....not sure what you are trying to say.

As far as her attitude, it's seems like people want her to feel a certain way (guilty, somber, etc).

How should she feel about terminating her unborn child??

I don't know. I'd settle for anything that's not the equivalent of returning a pair of jeans because you still need to lose a couple of pounds to fit in them...

And there's the problem. You want to tell her how to feel.

She can't tell you how to feel about abortion or her video. Why do you feel you can tell her? The only choice you have from there, is to not watch her video.

How about a little reverence for the life you are terminating?? Just a little. You have the right to do it because the state says you do, but how about a little acknowledgement of what you are actually doing?? The only requirement is not to film the thing, thereby making it a spectator sport. Otherwise, nobody knows that she doesn't give a crap that she just ended a life.

We are allowed to be disgusted if somebody beats the crap out of and kills dogs and has no remorse, but not if they terminate their unborn child??

I am also against beating and killing dogs, FTR.