here is a serious question, ... Options

[Tal_Dara]

Ok I am going to ask a serious question, and I want serious answers to them. So if you are going to be dumb about it then dont reply to this thread.

Should these things be legal/illegal in the United States and why?

1.) Abortion
2.) Assisted Suicide (in otherwards you assist someone into killing themselves)
3.) Euthanasia (basically this is also known as a mercy killing, like if someone is in pain and you pull th plug, of course Hitler used Euthenasia on the Jews dont forget)

Like I said serious replies only please. This question came up in my Political Science class, and I found it very interesting. I then decided to see what others felt about it.

[hitoshirezukizu]

1.) Abortion--I too am kind of neutral in this area. I really think it all depends on the kind of situtation you're in. I mean, for example, if you were a rape victim, and became pregnant that way, I could definitely see why you would want an abortion. I could never imagine telling my child that they were a mistake, they weren't supposed to be here, they were a "rape child", and why daddy is never there. DEFINITELY not in those exact words, but that's just to be short, blunt, and to the point. You could adopt, but I personally would be afraid because the child might want to--one day--meet the real parents.

In other cases, however, where the women was just too lazy to take birth control pills, or forgot to, or the man refused to put the condom on, etc., that's inexcusable. That is where, I think, abortion should NOT be used. Adoption is fine, I suppose, but abortion is unfair.

2.) Assisted Suicide--I think this should definitely be illegal. Period. There's not really an explanation to this.

3.) Euthanasia--This one..this one I'm not quite sure on. Once again, as with the abortion matter, I think it could go either way depending on the situation. If someone is absolutely in pain, suffering and such, terminal illness, etc., then I think it's okay. But otherwise, meh, not really.

So yeah...hope you all like my opinions on the matter.