Is it a sin??????

[Piamed]

The 3% killed because the babies will not be perfect is terrible also. Sure no one wants a congenitally injured baby but many of the 3% can still have a meaningful life and who are we to decide if they are worthy enough of life? In those instances we are just thinking about ourselves. It's still a choice we have to make in those instances and thus in my view these fall into the social reasons category. Mother's health and rape, depending on the mother's condition(emotionally, mentally and physically), are exceptions.

Some special women who have been raped have been able to have the child and either raise it successfully themselves or put it up for adoption. That is unusual though and calls for superhuman bravery and understanding. The figure above show that this reason for abortion is extremely low so should not be focussed upon as a key justifier for abortion.

[David House]

The 3% killed because the babies will not be perfect is terrible also. Sure no one wants a congenitally injured baby but many of the 3% can still have a meaningful life and who are we to decide if they are worthy enough of life? In those instances we are just thinking about ourselves. It's still a choice we have to make in those instances and thus in my view these fall into the social reasons category. Mother's health and rape, depending on the mother's condition(emotionally, mentally and physically), are exceptions.

Some special women who have been raped have been able to have the child and either raise it successfully themselves or put it up for adoption. That is unusual though and calls for superhuman bravery and understanding. The figure above show that this reason for abortion is extremely low so should not be focussed upon as a key justifier for abortion.

I completely agree with this. No-one should be allowed to abort for such reasons.

With regard to Philippine doctors I was maybe being "over the top" as I have experience of both good and bad. There are many who are dedicated and do their best in an imperfect system. There are also those who seem much more interested in their fees than in helping the patient. Having recently supported a relative with terminal cancer I have personal experience of unecessary procedures and time in hospital which was organised entirely for the benefit of the doctor, and not the patient.

[SurvivingAngel]

There are also those who seem much more interested in their fees than in helping the patient. Having recently supported a relative with terminal cancer I have personal experience of unecessary procedures and time in hospital which was organised entirely for the benefit of the doctor, and not the patient.

I completely agree with you David. I just came out of the hospital and was made to pay a lot for doctor's fee. I was rushed to the hospital for severe headache caused by sinusitis. There is an Internist that I regularly go to so I had her check me but the hospital called another doctor, a Neurologist, who made me undergo a lot of tests saying it could be because of hypertension.

Three days later, I was asked to pay 4,000 for a two-day visit which was apart from my hospital bill. When I asked her assistant why I had to pay that much I was just told that that's what the Neurologist said.

Some doctors don't care about their patients. All they care about is how much they make from them.