I appreciate the input and please forgive me for this, are you serious? Because if you are, I think that doesn’t hold water in any way, shape or form.

If life does not begin at conception but at birth, then you could hold position you want.

If life begins at conception, then you’re talking not just about the mother’s rights but the baby’s rights…..your not talking about touch life circumstances, your talking about murder. If life begins at conception, your options (if you don’t want to be a hypocrite) get limited quick in the debate.

Where one could find that as vague and insignificant to the discussion would be hard to support with any real logic. Sorry….

Usually when adoption is mentioned in the area of abortion, they are talking about babies. I didn’t see baby adoption matching anywhere close to what you stated. However, if you are talking about older kids, you are right, the foster care system’s goals are admirable but often fall very, very short. I do know some success stories but there are plenty of kids out there that need love and homes that are disgarded when you are talking about older kids.

While that might not effect abortion per say, it does effect the sanctity of thier lives! It is an important challenge hurting this kids and I thank you for shining a ligh ton it here!

oh..and let me make one thing clear also…i would rather a woman have a child than not.

Thanks for joining in. You described your position well. I do want to throw out a couple thoughts for clarity on my part.

- For the record, my position is pro-life and not pro-choice. For the most part there are exceptions to this), I believe the woman’s and man’s choice over the whole situation was when they decided to have intercourse. Once the baby is conceived, since I believe this is the start of life, it is a baby issue not a woman’s body issue. I respect that your view is different than mine but I wanted to be more clear on my part. The challenge I find in the church is how we sometimes address the issue with more mercy and love of those who have been through this.

- I would have to have a better understanding of your claims when it comes to adoption. We are adoptive parents and work with many people considering or who have adopted. We have been through hours of training with Children Services and work with others who foster or foster to adopt. While I have some concerns here and there in this area by being involved with it, I have not heard or seen any stats or testimonies that come close to providing evidence for the claims you make. Can you better explain because in the last 5 years we have been working within this area, we have seen testimony after testimony of successful adoptions and know FAR more people waiting for children than we have ever seen children being neglected while waiting for parents, especially when it comes to babies.

Just some further thoughts….