Comments on: Pope asks doctors to deny abortions

By: Naushie

Naushie — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:23:55 +0000

So a woman should rather be forced to raise a child that she doesn’t want just because the Pope says so?

Has he stopped to consider what that child’s life is going to be like?

Yes, because the Pope must surely understand woman, and pregnant one’s at that.

By: Berber Anna

Berber Anna — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:32:22 +0000

Kay, the point is that he’s not telling Catholic women that they shouldn’t have abortions due to what they believe (leaving them the final choice of whether or not to listen to him), but rather telling DOCTORS not to provide abortions to women under any circumstance, even if the mother’s life is endangered. In acute situations, when there’s not a lot of time to ‘shop around’ for another doctor, that could be a piece of advice that leads to a death that could have been prevented. A death not of the believer, but of the patient at the believer’s mercy.

I’m all for personal choice, but when the choices you make endanger others or deny them their choices, you are entirely out of line.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:52:05 +0000

Its alot easier for everyone to attack the catholic church,it would seem, then to just accept that it is someones belief , in this case the poep, Faith is a choice the same way it is someones chice to beleve that abortions are right and not have faith. People are so closed minded!

By: HARRYM

HARRYM — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:42:34 +0000

Thanks a lot Raymond!

By: Abby CArter

Abby CArter — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:19:15 +0000

Why should anyone listen to the pope? He is totally deluded.

By: The wild one

The wild one — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:15:06 +0000

Never trust someone who speaks latin!! They may not be compus-mentus!

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:14:38 +0000

dont church teaching, if you go for more of a literal translation, state that life is in the blood which means you have 7-9 days after to get “address the issue”?

By: Steffen

Steffen — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:36:15 +0000

For the catholic church, an abortion isn’t a legitimate choice even when the life of the mother is in imminent, mortal danger, and there is no other way to save the mother than to perform an abortion:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/opinion/27kristof.html?_r=1

The church obviously even here keeps its stance that “abortion solves nothing”.

I wonder: In such cases, the choice is either: a) Mother and fetus die b) only the fetus dies.

This shows more than clearly that the Churchs motivation isn’t really about saving life. Their anti-abortion stance is an instrument of power over women.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:31:36 +0000

One group of people that you should ignore completely! I hate the catholic church!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:23:11 +0000

Where is the pope getting this information? I can’t imagine alot of doctors are offering abortion as a solution or as a therapeutic act. They know what’s involved.