Abortion: When Is It Not A Sin?

[SaintPeter5858]

Sometimes I'd rather focus on the circumstances involved

[U.P. AdMU2008]

How can we justify it?

[jackp]

Its murder. So its a sin

[SaintPeter5858]

Sometimes, it's really difficult to judge the cases here

[U.P. AdMU2008]

Hirap mag decide on this. Baka pag mahihirap yun family.

[SaintPeter5858]

There are still plenty of debates about this

[BrightestStar]

Hope I can list down all the exceptions.

[SaintPeter5858]

Case to case basis most of the time

[U.P. AdMU2008]

Do we have Bioethics expert here?

[SaintPeter5858]

If it was not intended in the first place because it only became a secondary effect like in a case of ectopic pregnancy. The intention is to remove the fetus and transfer it to its proper place. But in the course of the transfer, the fetus dies and therefore it becomes an unintentional abortion.

[U.P. AdMU2008]

Who among MTC members are expert on this topic?

[SaintPeter5858]

Which principle of bioethics can be applied here?

[MTC666TheDevil]

It's always a sin.

[Ron Paparoon]

Well there are instances that abortion would be the only option. These are cases wherein the benefit outweighs the negative effects. Like for instance, a mother having a high-risk pregnancy, or a situation wherein the pregnancy aggravated a certain illness that the woman have. The choices are: keep the child, yet after childbirth there is a certainty that the mother would die and the chance of the child to survive is 50/50 (since the mother is ill, the baby would definitely not in good shape as well); or abort the pregnancy, the mother's condition would be reverted and be saved. So would it be the baby, or the mother?

 

Another example: a mother was pregnant, but then she contracted measles/german measles during her pregnancy. At the time of the ultrasound the baby was found to be missing limbs, have an abnormal heartbeat and even if the child survive, the child would be expected to live only for a short lifespan, say a few months. Would you continue or would you like to abort the baby?

 

There are a lot of issues regarding abortion. I am a nurse, and I myself don't see abortion as a good solution, but if it is the only choice, especially if it is to save a life, then why not?

 

It is just an opinion.

[SaintPeter5858]

Thanks for the explanation. But it's still about the circumstances involved