Abortion isn't on any woman's bucket list | Amanda Bradley | TEDxSouthBank

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Reproduction, pregnancy and abortion are seen as 'women only issues' and Amanda Bradley asks the very important question, 'Why?'. A leader in the non-for-profit and public health sector with her work for Children by Choice, Amanda examines the impact our attitudes towards reproductive health have on equality.
Amanda Bradley has worked in leadership roles in the not-for-profit and public health sectors for over ten years. She is continually motivated to find solutions that create success for all stakeholders and is always up for complex situations and addressing wicked problems.
We live in complicated times. Not-for-profits are being squeezed to deliver more for less. Amanda believes we have to be able to respond with innovative approaches that enable us to do this - it is essential to be able to describe the successes we have in ways that are meaningful. She says we need to collaborate and find methods of meeting the needs of consumers (clients) that is responsive, timely and accessible in a constantly changing environment.
Amanda prefers to spend time making sure all her ducks are in a row before she leaps off the cliff - with the parachute that she’s triple checked.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@CVH2311]

I belong to that 1% who's IUD failed. I am devastated and grieving the loss of this tiny human that was forming in me by complete accident, AND I am devastated and angry about the huge taboo that surrounds abortion, because it makes me and many other women very lonely and ashamed in our grieve. My contraception failed, there is no way I or my partner could have prevented this, and there was no way we were ready for this child either, or capable. But society tells me I have no right to grieve because I made this choice, society tells me I can't possibly have felt love for this child and still choose to lose it. Abortion isn't on any woman's bucket list, it's a tragedy for every one of us that had to go through it, and we should be allowed to talk about it without shame, or without getting hated for it!!!

[@wylier]

@@StirlingVideoLounge and what problem does forced pregnancy SOLVE? Just curious.

[@blum3721]

Laura Vittadini's Letter only 3 percent of abortions are because of health issues, ( I am not trying to offend anyone, but sometimes I say I’m not in favor of abortion and people say sh*t to me)

[@etaylor8028]

I had three abortions and they were the best decisions I ever made. Never once did I feel like I was "killing a baby", or that I had to "grieve a life" or whatever bullcrap. I'm sorry that it was such a traumatic experience for you, but a fetus is just a ball of cells, so to grieve the loss of it is moronic. Sorry not sorry. Your feelings are real, but whatever humanity you ascribed to that ball of cells was not. You can feel sad at a movie, but at the end of the day it is just a movie, and just because you feel sad doesn't mean any part of it was real. Abortion is the exact same thing. The only reason why this is still such a massive debate is because we are still so behind in terms of giving women full autonomy, and it's as simple as that. If you give a woman a kid then she's anchored for life. If I kept any of those pregnancies then I would be anchored for life to a horrible man. Now I am happily married to a great man, and we will have a kid if/when the time is right.

[@etaylor8028]

@@StirlingVideoLounge Not at all.

[@lauravanallen]

@@TheLauraVEffect I.U.D.'s NEVER prevent pregnancy, only spontaneous abortion. This is a medical FACT, not an opinion. There is a very long wait list here in the U.S., so many who want a child have to be rich & use another country; this prevents lower/lower middle-class adoptions. The foster care system's goals are for parent reunification, not adoption. Yes, some are adoptable, but this isn't part of most mission statements. I had an abortion, like 64%, I was bullied into it. (I was a teen) It was horrible. I was in med school when I got pregnant with my 36 y/o son. Even fulfilling my dream of being a surgeon wasn't worth killing my own child over. I would only add that I never cried over having my gallbladder out. If having an abortion is just removing a clump of cells, why is abortion so heart wrenching?

[@JeanineFollette]

"Women choose abortions when they don't want to bring a child into this world or it is not safe for her to do so." Shes mom. She does whats best. Even when it's a hard and difficult and painful choice

[@NutmegBGB]

Exactly. Abortion isn't something anyone wants to think about until we have to. It's often the best choice in the long run. In my opinion, it's best to terminate an early pregnancy than bring a child into the world that will either be forced to go without due to poverty or thrust into the mess we call a foster system.

[@JJRacer43]

@@NutmegBGB And you actually believe that's a fate worse than death?

[@s.h.9095]

When a pregnancy is terminated, the embryo has not even a conscience yet so yes, death is way better. It can't miss to be alive when it doesn't know what being alive means

[@NutmegBGB]

@@StirlingVideoLounge abuse and neglect run rampant in the foster care system.

[@s.h.9095]

I have a conscience and an opinion. It's not MY problem that you don't like it. FYI I'm already born, so yes, I'm legally a person.

[@cortneyarnold2486]

I don’t think they should stop abortions till they start holding men as responsible to these kids as they do women I see all these single moms struggling while the men are out living there best life just paying a small amount of money to the child

[@cortneyarnold2486]

Arden Sloan There’s about 1 million abortions every year and only youabpur 130,000 kids get adopted a year so you do the math they say one in three people you know has had an abortion I personally don’t know anybody who wants to or has ever adopted a child So who is going to be taking care of these kids

[@ajcopenhaver6139]

So your saying those children should be killed........... that seems reasonable🤔

[@kkleal5011]

I like abortion

[@julieo5257]

@@cortneyarnold2486 There is literally no shortage of people available and actively waiting to adopt newborns. True, there are lots of kids waiting to be adopted which is heartbreaking, but they are not newborns. They are older kids who have been put in the system as older kids, by being taken from there parents. They should too be adopted but that is a different conversation all together. There are no newborns - who are being put up for adoption by their birth mother - who are not being adopted. In fact, there are hundreds of people who try every year to adopt a newborn, and do not "get one". So your point is false.

[@ericday4505]

@@cortneyarnold2486 You know , how about aborting these women and saving the babies.

[@sakurap95]

No woman makes her choice lightly. No couples make their choice lightly. Please respect people’s decisions. I know I’m not alone when I say I wish the world were perfect... but it isn’t. I know it can be difficult to understand, but when someone discloses their unplanned pregnancy to you, remember you aren’t the person whose life is utterly changed. You aren’t the person who has to live with such a heavy decision. But what you CAN do is be their friend and listen to them and support them, no matter what they decide to happen. They need you. They came to you for a reason, because they knew you wouldn’t judge them. I chose to support my friend because I knew she would do the same for me. And I don’t regret it. Please respect people’s decisions. They NEED YOU. Because it’s them against the world. If not you, then who is going to stand by them? Remember you are not alone. Spread the love, not the hate. God bless everyone to feel confident in making the best decisions for themselves and not regret them. Amen.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

should we respect someones decision to kill a born child or rob a bank if they don't take that choice lightly? After all they could think they are making the best decision for themselves.

[@sakurap95]

Mathilde Young you’re right. I suppose it depends on our definition of respect. Respecting someone doesn’t necessarily mean you have to agree. For example, I respect your opinion. It is valid. Sincerely, thank you for sharing.

[@beuh8752]

@@mathildeyoung1823 it’s their body not yours. Grow up snowflake

[@bowservinnie8084]

@@beuh8752 your the snow flake here i think people should not kill babys who did not even get a chance to live

[@beuh8752]

@@bowservinnie8084 You don’t know what snowflake means. You are a snowflake for caring about an unborn child dieing. It’s unborn it can’t feel it’s okay to kill it if it means saving the mom or the baby.

[@74artgrrl]

I'm not Australian, I'm America. But I can relate. I was raped in the early 1990's when abortion was a volatile subject then, as it remains to be. I was raped and impregnated at 21 years old. Never pregnant before this. To abort the fetus, I had to walk past three blocks of protesters yelling out at me "slut, whore, baby-killer". This is what ignorance allows. I'm tired of it. 23 years later and women's rights haven't improved around the globe. The saddest part is women represent half or more of the population. What is wrong with that picture?

[@yoyogoose6378]

I am so sorry for what happened to you. It is horrible that you still have to hear such assault in comment while you are bravely sharing your painful story. Those people are toxic.

[@ivank7492]

There are actually more men than women.

[@ivank7492]

And why didn't you put it up for adoption?

[@ivank7492]

I'm sorry for you, but I'm also sorry for that tiny human...

[@varunip9238]

I hope you are well and happy. Many people do not realise that how difficult abortions can be. Everyone should have full right to decide if they want to have a child or not. Power to you!

[@ohnomycrocs]

I needed this. My nexplanon failed and I found out later it was ectopic. I received an abortion shortly after. If it weren’t for abortion I could’ve died. *Pro lifers aren’t pro life; they’re anti choice*

[@journeyfortwo5211]

That is soooo different. That baby was in a hostile environment and would have died if it was left there. I would say that is not even an abortion, it was a necessary medical procedure. How can you say that pro lifers are anti choice?

[@IconoclastX]

a pro lifer has 0 to gain from illegalizing abortion. Its more responsibility for men and women. The only people who has something to gain are the pro choicers who have built a "just society" off the sacrifice of millions of humans

[@loala98]

@@IconoclastX a prolifer is a woman or man who thinks they need control when they dont. They are not god. So mind your own

[@loala98]

@@journeyfortwo5211 because theyre trying to take away a womans choice? Are you slow?

[@journeyfortwo5211]

@@loala98 A woman's choice to kill her child? Yes, call me cruel but I am in favour of taking that choice away. Even if I am slow, I am smart enough to know that a mother is supposed to love her children, not kill them.

[@dancunningham5800]

Watching in 2020. As a man, I support a woman's choice to do with her body as she wishes. This really opened my eyes. Thank you. The reality in the Outback is that some woman have to travel great distances to access services outside the local community.

[@stevencorey7623]

Woman are human beings they are a person. Not incubators.

[@i.am.hooman2782]

your comment is invalid.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

Are you saying that women who want to be pregnant are incubators?

[@stevencorey7623]

I.Am.Hooman are you saying woman aren’t human beings? Aren’t a person?

[@stevencorey7623]

Leah M yes, I’ll tell my mother she’s a person and a human being.

[@stevencorey7623]

Mathilde Young no, but if you take away a woman’s right to personhood, to her own body because someone needs it. Than you are in fact arguing woman to be incubators rather human beings with a choice and a right that we all have and you want to deny

[@ThePhantomSephiroth]

It's not always about an unwanted pregnancy either. A couple can have no choice but to terminate a planned pregnancy when the fetus is horribly malformed.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

Those are rare..... And even so why kill the unborn child? There have been cases were pre-natal diagnoses were wrong and healthier than expected babies born Most abortions are done for excuses of convenience like money or it simply not being the right time for a child. Horrible excuses to take the life of a human being that has done nothing wrong.

[@brqe]

@@mathildeyoung1823 Ok so when is abortion right for you? Never? Because I can give you about 3 instances where abortion would be ok.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@brqe The only time it would ever be ok would be if it was the only way to save the life of a pregnant woman - i.e.. they couldn't even deliver the baby early to save the woman's life and try to save the life of the baby. Otherwise you'd have 2 dead human beings, not one. Do you at least agree excuses of convenience like money are horrible excuses to kill an unborn child and need to be illegal?

[@brqe]

@@mathildeyoung1823 I agree on the fact that if they can't finacially support a child then they shouldn't have to go through birth. If it was unplanned then they should have a choice, I only say this because it is so expensive to get injured let alone deliver a baby. Maybe if America will change on medical bill then I will say that they should have the child. Otherwise, if the parent was screwing around without protection and knows the risks of getting pregnant, got rid of the baby because they didn't want to have to deal with it is where I draw the line. Also I agree that they should be able to have an abortion if they were victim of r@p3 and inc3st. I can elaborate on that point more if you want to but I don't feel like it rn.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@brqe no one should have a "choice" to kill an innocent human being. Money is a horrible excuse to kill a child, born or unborn. If a woman had a healthy child and the child got sick could she kill him because healthcare is so expensive? NO. If a woman cannot afford a child she can put them up for adoption - that way the child gets a chance at a full and productive life. Also, in many cases the adoptive couple will cover costs of delivery.

[@makaylamorris8385]

When did it suddenly matter to people about what we do to our own bodies

[@DressieGFX]

because it's not your own body smh

[@makaylamorris8385]

@@DressieGFX so the body I'm in that I'm controlling ain't mine

[@DressieGFX]

@@makaylamorris8385 that doesn't make any sense... First of all it doesn't just appear there so maybe take responsability first. if you're pregnant either way then it's a life in your body (since life begins at conception genetically) listen to scientists if you don't beleve that. otherwise you should try to tell me when life does begin So if you agree it's a life, then explain to me why you accept murder

[@dianaholley4464]

Really got me that the same way women dies is still happening on a massive scale. Both ways the death certificates say died from rip, tear, or puncture in the womb. Media ect. say they died of coat hanger abortion. Taxpayers money for that. PP makes 50k per fetus. HEK-293 is there for you to see.

[@makaylamorris8385]

@Just Saying exactly if you want this baby to live so bad then how bout you have the baby which scientifically people can do

[@shirleym.7005]

I'm what you'd call "pro-life" but I can say that this video has made me open to understand this topic better. Understand women better.

[@georgeta10001]

Good. Women are unrealistically being held accountable for things that are not under their control

[@Eggroll94]

I hope you’ve changed your mind about being pro life

[@bernicegray5513]

This is such a balanced perspective on the everyday challenges that women are confronted with in controlling their fertility, which is an unplanned pregnancy waiting to happen for Australian women. To policy and decision makers, let's keep the facts, the reality and the perspective at the forefront so that women feel supported and not judged in their decision to choose.

[@NotUrGrandmas...AnythingReally]

Balanced?????

[@reese659]

carolina hernandez Well then I guess we are still judging you

[@nr-5usrrobot802]

Artamentous Using your own logic against you is fun.

[@nicholezangari3393]

@carolina hernandez you can judge away this is a safe zone and people like you are not wanted :) Also, you should really re-up on ur facts- ALSO- to be able to comment on such a topic- id assume youve done it yourself? Maybe youre angry at yourself for "killing your baby"- maybe ur projecting anger- who knows- only you know why youre commenting about the uncertainty and obstacles complete strangers had to overcome..if thats the case...get a fuckin lifeeeeeeeee

[@eki6122]

Nichole Zangari that was very rude of you to say she is not wanted

[@amandabradley835]

I have s strong feeling that the people watching this aren't the ones who need to see it :( Amazing message, very well said

[@andremichau2455]

Abortion is what it is, no matter how you try to disguise it. Tragic. Abortion is simply the wrong choice.

[@ericday4505]

@MIssHowk I am just wondering, what about the laws to protect the babies. Do they matter. Selfish bitches.

[@DeeVerse134]

Doing it for a paper

[@loganrasmussen6320]

Amazing message of killing the innocent

[@stevencorey7623]

Ben Santoyo nothing in the video advocates murder...

[@amalek2750]

If there is *anything* that is positive to come of the new Texas abortion laws, it is that urologists are seeing an increase in men coming in for vasectomies. They are concerned about their partners and are not waiting for vigilante "justice" to kick in. The stakes are way too high. I never thought I would live to see the day in which men are truly seeing how necessary they are to help prevent pregnancy *and* doing something about it.

[@journeyfortwo5211]

I'm passionately pro life but I agree with you there, that is definitely another good outcome of the new laws

[@최민지-y4n]

There's no words to describe this extremely excellent speech in my whole life. Sincery, Thank you so much for sharing this topic with people and Thank you to TED putting this video on KZbin.

[@Maria-bw9sr]

You know, abortion is Killing a human

[@gabrielalmanza9433]

Maria Perdomo Arvizu you know, some random cells aren’t humans.

[@freddiemercury4880]

Short and that’s my point! If a woman is not ready to carry a child and give birth to it, she should have the choice! People should not have the right to control other women’s bodies, and that’s what upsets me. That people think that just because it’s “Killing another human”, doesn’t mean they should have control over the woman’s choices.

[@charmander777]

It may ten 10 months..10 ten years..or 50 years..but one day...the woman will grieve at that single act. We can argue endlessly about when life starts ..etc. but you cannot deny that having an abortion is not like having a root canal.

[@journeyfortwo5211]

@Short there's a slight difference between forcing someone to carry a child and forcing someone not to kill a child

[@user-xp7tc3ol5k]

Men need mandatory pregnancy education

[@ВладимирКоролев-ч4и]

@@user-xp7tc3ol5k leave men alone or women'll need mandatory domostroy education.

[@ВладимирКоролев-ч4и]

@@user-xp7tc3ol5k leave men alone or there will be domostroy education instead.

[@ВладимирКоролев-ч4и]

@@user-xp7tc3ol5k leave men alone.

[@ВладимирКоролев-ч4и]

@@user-xp7tc3ol5k leave us alone or we'll study domostroy instead.

[@caradelsol1]

Thank you for the work you do and for speaking out for women. ♥️

[@ericday4505]

This is speaking out for murder, sorry.

[@mitchellcheatham4097]

Eric Day agreed I’m sick of people justifying murder just by using that excuse. Everyone should be pro life especially since there are adoption agencies that will happily take a baby off of your hands.

[@whatru4nt676]

A strong talk about unintended pregnancies and the reality of fertility management in Australia. Well spoken, nice use of infographics and compassion. Let's keep this conversation going in Australia. Dr Suzanne Belton Chairperson Family Planning Northern Territory.

[@reese659]

None None So are Americans

[@mathildeyoung1823]

Family planning should never involve killing a member of the family

[@dumbass1426]

@@mathildeyoung1823 If they don't want it, they can abort it. They have human rights you know.

[@riskybubble]

Yes it shouldn't. But as we live in no utopia sometimes for some people it is the right choice.

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

How is a fetus that is hardly alive more important than a full grown human

[@adrianhernandez1328]

It’s debatable

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

@@adrianhernandez1328 wow really

[@spiritual9574]

@@user-lr8ow2jg4e because it’s a human life

[@spiritual9574]

@P P instead of death penalty let them suffer in places worse than prison

[@annat4209]

No human being is more important than any other. All are equally important. But what do you mean when you say the fetus is ‘hardly alive’? Does being alive come in degrees, or is it rather a 1-0 thing: either alive or not alive? From the scientific point of view, a human fetus is a human being from 8 weeks up till birth (earlier developmental stage is an embryo). That human organism begins to exist at fertilisation and continuously grows throughout his/her lifespan that goes way beyond birth. So, if it’s growing, isn’t it alive? And if it has human parents, isn’t it a human being?

[@moller4u]

Thank you. Discussion closed.

[@yolalola9029]

This was really good.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

It's not good to kill an unborn child.

[@shellshockedbros4458]

@@StirlingVideoLounge Actually it very much does make me feel better! I'm very glad that women who don't want to carry their burdens aren't forced to in this day and age. After all. Over population is already a problem with humans, and life only breeds more life. I don't see a problem with getting rid of something you don't want.

[@jennygamble9340]

An important topic. Amanda explains the reality that unintended pregnancy is contextualised in women's position in society - we still struggle for gender equality.

[@maryr130]

Newsflash...cant get pregnant without a man..he has a say.

[@nws6146]

Sadly, men have no say

[@myamdane6895]

You are not opressed. You have all the rights men do

[@ginger942]

@@nws6146 they shouldn't because they don't get pregnant. At the same time women have no voice about men's body: no woman has the right to impose a vasectomy as a birth control method.

[@nws6146]

donypina we can disagree on whether a fetus is a life or not. Both sides attribute terrible attributes. One side wants to protect babies and the other women. No mal intent

[@tamzyndavey1951]

An important and powerful message, for the community, educators, and policy-makers.

[@loganrasmussen6320]

No it's not lol

[@3103-q6z]

Logan Rasmussen yes it’s very important!

[@dianalr13]

Abortion should be legal and safe everywhere in the world. End of the discussion.

[@adrianhernandez1328]

Damn it, I can’t comment

[@spiritual9574]

Stop killing babies because of your irresponsible decisions

[@dianalr13]

@@spiritual9574 Stop telling women what we should or shouldn't do with OUR bodies.

[@annat4209]

@Diana Rmz safe for whom? How can a procedure be called safe if half of the people involved in it are killed? I will support abortion if it is as safe for the unborn human being as it is for his/her mother.

[@unluckygamer8821]

@@dianalr13 r u actually kidding!? So u justify the killing with having control over a womens choice. A man is told not to murder people. That’s stopping men have choice and it should be legal is what ur saying

[@SRfive2O]

Maybe I'm not going to be a parent but my sister may want to be. She may want to start a family of her own. I want for her to have all the family planning options available to her. Who am I choose for her? I need for her to quickly make choices so she can be her best at "Mommin," raise her whip smart kids, so she can get back to her life without sneaking. It's so much more dangerous when people have to resort to sneaking to terminate a dangerous pregnancy.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

Most pregnancies aren't dangerous.... And if they become dangerous doctors can DELIVER the baby early so that no one has to die.

[@corbonthec0b]

okay

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@Artamentous Episiotomy isn't cutting through the stomach. C sections are a common way to deliver a baby via surgery trough the abdomen. If the "baby is unsafe" doctors can DELIVER EARLY - there is no reason to kill him/her in the womb and yank him/her out piece by piece.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@Artamentous An unborn child is a human being, not an unfeeling sack. Not being able to feel pain is irrelevant. It's possible to kill someone without them being able to feel pain. There is a condition where a born person cannot feel pain (called anhidrosis) . Is it OK to kill those people? Vulnerable human beings (born and unborn) should have human rights - first and foremost a right not to be killed.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@Artamentous It doesn't affect me if someone across the country kicks a puppy like a football - it's still wrong and abusing cats and dogs should be illegal. Pulling the plug on a person who has zero chance of regaining brain function is different than killing a human being that has a chance at a full and productive life.

[@jessicanelson6885]

While I disagree with the solutions Amanda presents and am on the opposite side of the fence (against abortion & contraception for very personal reasons), I am glad I watched this video. I could pick apart statistics or spout arguments that both sides have heard before. But I think those who watch this talk can agree that women are hurting and deserve to be heard and healed. Amanda simply explains the status quo and what she sees working on the front lines in a very complex environment. I think that no matter what we believe, we can thank her for giving a calm presentation, giving a voice to the women she works with, and calling for conversation on a divisive and sensitive topic.

[@alexmcmunn9390]

Jessica Nelson If you have your period, you have just destroyed life and murdered a child. “Reasoning skills 101”

[@karaokeandrandomclips]

@@alexmcmunn9390 Um, periods happen naturally and with unfertilized eggs, unlike abortions.

[@marciaosullivan3200]

@@alexmcmunn9390 eggs don't have functioning dna

[@alexmcmunn9390]

Marcia Osullivan that’s not the principal of the thing, ur just trying to finding a way to distinguish them , which has nothing to do with my point. I’m saying both an unfertilized egg and a fertilized one aren’t conscious so why if robbing one of the ability to live, is it not robbing the other of the ability to live. Think of it like this, when a fetus begins to develop it is unconscious of its livelihood, and in some people’s opinions aborting this developing fetus is robbing it of its ability to live, and in a different circumstance a fertile woman and man don’t procreate, so wouldn’t not trying to make a developing fetus be robbing that potential life just as much as not birthing the product of reproduction would? Factually yes. The conclusion I want to draw is, personally, I feel everyone sits around with their flimsy personal morals and attacks each other on their opinions; I look at nature for my answers, and natural law says this: that there is no line where life is created nor destroyed and that while humans like to draw lines and labels to distinguish things, nature doesn’t care about you and nature doesn’t care about morals, so the idea of abortion is bleak and unresolved, and I believe precisely that. You cannot choose a step of the reproduction process to say when life is formed, not initiating the process at all is robbing a life just as much as abortion is.

[@karaokeandrandomclips]

​@@alexmcmunn9390 Then do you think it's ever wrong to have an abortion? If you can't "choose a step of the reproduction process to say when life is formed," is it the same whether you get an abortion in the first or third trimester?And if you're talking about birth control, there are people who are against birth control and abortion, like Catholics, etc.

[@maliahversace5920]

People don’t talk about the wanting of a baby. But can’t have the baby due to sickness. Like (Hyperemesis gravidarum)

[@marisolurena5988]

Reproductive rights are NOT killing rights!!!! Period

[@arianacampoverde2999]

We should be allowed a choice.

[@arianacampoverde2999]

@Jcg.413 oh sorry to hear that, if a girl doesn’t want her unborn clump of cells, would you like to adopt it after it is born? You care so much about it, you take care of it.

[@arianacampoverde2999]

@Jcg.413 lol you’re still a minor? Embarrassing...

[@arianacampoverde2999]

@Jcg.413 ok look. How about when you have a partner or you yourself (I won’t assume your gender) are expecting, you just don’t make an abortion. Or even adopt. But let those who are expecting to have a choice whether they want it or not

[@Huuuuuuuuuuuu107]

@Jcg.413 so and adopt all the orphanes then we can talk

[@jsung352]

Now I want to understand why most first-world/industrialized nations have legalized abortion; and most third-world/developing countries completely banned abortion. Look at El Salvador--completely banned abortions since 1998--their abortion rate is higher than that of the US. Here in America and many first-world nations, they actually have a requirement that laws be based on reason and demonstrated effectiveness, not pop morality. No matter what your moral beliefs are, they do not take precedence over other people's rights. And abortion is a right.

[@garmadonsrightarms4434]

J Sung PREACH!

[@AutisticPigeons]

Agreed

[@martingeico9171]

Abortion is a privilege. Not a right.

[@shaney169]

@@martingeico9171 how!?

[@jimbomacgee3499]

What about the fetus’s right to life?

[@sarapujols350]

Not many people are arguing that the majority of pregnancies are planned. I totally agree that the majority are unplanned. The point is that it doesn't matter if it is unplanned. Men and women need to be responsible and deal with the consequences of their actions. That's the point. The message may be compelling, but still fails to prove why abortion is necessary outside of specific cases that only make up 1% of all abortion cases. The 99% need to grow up and take care of their responsiblities. She's not addressing the 99%, only the rare cases in order to promote the bigger point that to her - abortion is okay. It's the same pro-choice violin playing but on a different day by a different person.

[@shaunoneill1395]

Yep. Smh. Playing with womens emotions.

[@sarapujols350]

Downfall - please make sense when you reply.

[@user-pi5xo4og9d]

Where are you getting your stats from? The idea that 99 percent of women who have abortions are not being responsible is your personal belief ( thats pretty sad that you view women like that in the first place). The truth is that there are many many reasons why a woman might seek out an abortion and none of them have anything to do with your personal belief. Don't want an abortion, don't get one.....but making an emotional argument based on your belief isn't helping anyone.

[@colefournel5701]

Why didn't she say the word adoption once?

[@Bonniebelle_00__]

interesting

[@eliexotic212]

Because throwing the word adoption around doesn’t solve anything most kids out there don’t get adopted

[@Necrobadger]

Because it's unrelated.

[@colefournel5701]

@@Necrobadger no, it's another option. Simply have the kid, let it live with a family that desperately wants him/her..

[@Stelfi89]

@@colefournel5701 that doesn't happen for most unwanted kids and also a kid could end up being adopted but not suitable for the family so they end up back in the system, some foster families also only use the children for income...I can vouch for this from my own personal life and work experiences

[@christineclaiborne3139]

Hmm, ok. I take that back. It's your life. Your body. Your choice. May God bless.

[@ianalan4367]

...or in your body is your child's body and its your choice to let it live or kill it. May God have mercy!

[@unusunus4613]

Ian Alan yes it is our choice to deny it life or not.

[@idkjay_478]

No abortion is wrong no it’s not their body it’s he babies body inside a woman’s a fetus or baby isn’t apart of a woman’s body it’s a complete different person inside of her

[@MonikaLandkasova]

except its not her body

[@lila133]

@@idkjay_478 it's the woman's body having to grow the foetul tissue though

[@juanitawheeler3777]

A compelling talk that asks some tough questions and shines a light on a topic which some would prefer was left in the shadows - the link between our (unreasonable) expectations regarding reproductive health and gender equality.

[@Minab236]

Juanita Wheeler this isn’t about gender equality this is about killing babies. Which last time I checked bother girls and boys can be children

[@tanner6477]

How can people make this about gender equality

[@Bonniebelle_00__]

@@tanner6477 literally the ones giving birth are women lol

[@ntshedisengtlooko9622]

Thank you 🌺

[@sharnxo7969]

This was amazing. I have to make a speech at school and I’ve chosen to do mine on why abortion should be legalised and accepted. This was very helpful to watch

[@mathildeyoung1823]

Killing human beings for convenience is a horrible practice that should never be acceptable. Please do your research for your speech. "right to choose" is a mantra meaning "I want to kill a human being in my womb to make MY life easier. Cause it's all about me, me, me, me, me, OH and me!" Parents should care for their children - born or unborn.

[@sharnxo7969]

Mathilde Young but people can’t always care for a child. I think for many people it is a convenience thing in a way but also much more. I respect your opinion however.

[@karmen3652]

ok so why should it be legalized and accepted?

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@sharnxo7969 If someone cannot care for a child they shouldn't kill them - before or after birth. They can work with an adoption agency to find the baby a loving home - a home that will provide them with a chance at a ful and productive life.

[@sharnxo7969]

Mathilde Young if the mother is able to go through the pregnancy I think that’s a wonderful idea. But she may not be able. Or I don’t think it’s right to make her go through with it if she doesn’t want to.

[@adrianhernandez1328]

I think I lost the will to comment. Not really the Ted talk, but the comment section.

[@normaquinde9050]

No to the infanticidio. Third trimester pregnancy killings is out of this world. Like every conflict in life starts little by little first they are just cells, then just a foetus and NOW maybe a moving thing in the belly. Let’s do us a favor and use protection instead.

[@weightlossdietitian9181]

Who came here after watching the thumbnail hits like

[@sandrasibanda6550]

I am african...I relate , powerful message

[@ianalan4367]

OK that was well stated and all very logical I think. How does any of that eliminate personal responsibility or justify killing a human life form though?

[@thekingt1153]

First of all you could take birth control and be responsibly taking it..and still get pregnant..not all women want to have kids and you force them to have kids ..

[@Juliasoneika]

if it is a personal responsibility, why then men are trying to get into the argument? i am a person and i decide for my body what to do. plus how come we prioritise the tiny not really living thing over a person? if worms are living in you and hurting your health( like pregnancy does, btw) are you a killer and a murderer when you take the medcine?

[@ericday4505]

@@Juliasoneika Are you serious? Or just 14, with that bs comment you sound like a child.

[@Juliasoneika]

@@ericday4505 yes I am. Why then?

[@ianalan4367]

@@Juliasoneika It is a living thing though. In fact it is a living human being exterminated within it's own mother's womb. Not a worm, not a parasite, not some invasive creature. It is the offspring of the two people that created it. In the case of abortion it is the living offspring of the mother who kills it. I am not trying to be harsh and I mean you no harm. I am just being honest.

[@cedelynn7176]

I feel like she’s saying so much but yet at the same time saying absolutely nothing. I’m having a really hard time following her.

[@Forlfir]

Maybe you just gotta work on your comprehension skills

[@nicholezangari3393]

i think she was trying to show both extremities of the spectrum,i myself had to rewind it a couple times but in the end thats my conclusion

[@cookeeee1962]

It's not on any baby's Bucket List either.

[@rachellemetheny3688]

Hey, don't speak for everyone. My mother almost aborted me and I genuinely wish she would have. She and my deadbeat, absent father did not give me a good upbringing whatsoever.

[@ayeshapyesha7301]

Wait until it's you facing an unwanted pregnancy, Sharon. Just wait.

[@easterlee2143]

@@rachellemetheny3688 Do you genuinely think that your life is cursed?

[@teehee5700]

Too bad the baby doesn’t have a bucket list lmao

[@Ablestreet]

Excellent!!

[@mindyrecio5113]

love your talk

[@ericday4505]

So you enjoy killing babies too Mindy?

[@continualdeletion9024]

@@ericday4505 although you didn't ask me, I myself love killing small unborn, unfeeling and noncontributing clumps of cells.

[@Edelinejb]

@@ericday4505 What’s wrong with getting rid of something you don’t want? Hmm 🧐

[@morganbragg5813]

"I've noticed the everyone I've met that's pro abortion has already been born" Ronald Reagan

[@raisazammit2485]

i am alive because of my mothers decision, not my own

[@yoyogoose6378]

It really doesn't matter. If my mom decided to abort me when I was fetus, I just won't be born. She might have a better life or worse life without me. It should be my mom's decision, not the legislation.

[@aubreyquinn640]

@@yoyogoose6378 So you don't care that you exist? Only she matters and not you?

[@yoyogoose6378]

@Jack the Gestapo That's a good one!

[@oookoshka3734]

@@raisazammit2485 yes because she actually saw you as a person, not someone to be thrown away

[@SmellMyKnee15]

I felt undeniable love for my baby but still chose to abort because i was drinking pretty heavily before i found out i was pregnant and my relationship with the father is not very good. I made the right decision for me and my baby. But a part of me regrets it🤷🏽‍♀️it’s going to be a long time before i feel ok 😢

[@pdimzz]

How r u feeling now?

[@jazminarnold9054]

i change my mind, it your body. thx

[@mathildeyoung1823]

Whose body is killed in an abortion?

[@dthtic490]

jazmin arnold it’s not ur body it’s a seperate body

[@bruceneu8588]

@Short How do you know Mathilde cares more about a fetus than starving children? While a fetus may not have consciousness before 20 weeks, it is developing consciousness.

[@jacobp7]

Short Why do you assume they don’t care about starving children just by asking who gets killed during an abortion? Why does the pro choice side always go straight to attacking a straw man every time they encounter someone with a different opinion?

[@soulfuzz368]

Short correct! sleeping people are unaware and emotionless. That’s why I only murder sleeping people.

[@nighcalmoutlaw]

life isnt on anyones bucket list

[@analipicar7036]

I stopped pregnancy because I didn't see one masculin pillar who could candidate for a father of this baby

[@jord3000]

That’s good. 👏 U can’t rely on anyone these days.

[@gabrielpokiak6859]

Not even yourself apparently, strong independent women 🗑

[@analipicar7036]

@@gabrielpokiak6859 I didn’t have a job and I was confused about what I want, I was living once under Only My influence but sometimes My dad would get harsh with me, he really is disciplined when it goes for work, but he missed the profession and was haunting me with bitterness, we all have things you can’t brag about isn’t that right, Be Blessed

[@gabrielpokiak6859]

@@analipicar7036 didnt that include killing something younger then a child

[@annat4209]

So sorry to hear you didn’t have any responsible man supporting you. That’s not empowering. It’s so frustrating to keep hearing how reproduction and pregnancy are merely women’s issues. They clearly aren’t, because no woman would even get pregnant without a man involved. And when a woman faces unplanned pregnancy, she is meant to “make a choice” that doesn’t seem like much of a choice, really.

[@WILL_E_1]

Very well explained

[@arnoeeuwigheid4499]

I have noticed that everyone on this planet who approves abortion, has already BEEN BORN...........

[@hasbethperez5598]

And so?

[@jord3000]

Yeah because we didn’t have consent on being here...

[@Stelfi89]

And some people take themselves out because of continuous pain and suffering

[@Victor-it6bv]

She blaming the man for everything.

[@NotUrGrandmas...AnythingReally]

She spends most of the video talking about all the reasons why someone may become pregnant when they didn't want to. But she doesn't give one reason why it is justified to dismember, poison or starve another human being to death. I didn't want to get pregnant, and yeah, it was really difficult for a ton of reasons. I was still in school, neither one of us had a job, there was abuse from multiple people, we had only met a few months ago, (and yes, to whomever mentioned medication, I was on 4 different medications for depression, which I had to cut back to one for awhile, although that is FAR from a common reason people give for having abortions), But you know what else is hard, having a 5 year old. And yet there has never been a point in time when I would have had the right to end my son's life, nor would there ever be a circumstance in which that would be justifiable.

[@selfrespectingfemale6811]

I love this. May God bless you.

[@LuciferXFallen290]

Next time pay attention instead of cherry picking

[@NotUrGrandmas...AnythingReally]

@laurena there are plenty of born children who don't have good lives, or may not in the future. But killing them to prevent their potential future suffering is not an acceptable solution. Neither is killing younger children who may be in unfortunate situations the answer.

[@NotUrGrandmas...AnythingReally]

@Wesley Heartland "terminating the pregnancy" is just a euphemism for ripping the limbs off of, disemboweling, decapitating, starving, or inducing a heart attack by injecting digoxin into the heart or brain of another human being's body.

[@NotUrGrandmas...AnythingReally]

@Wesley Heartland the majority of abortions are suction D&C's, in which the preborn human is torn to shreds through a catheter.

[@emmanuelpiscicelli6232]

A baby is a punishment from god, right?

[@danielpelloquin9845]

Me just thinking abstinence throughout the whole video

[@AudioAndroid]

Ok looks like we have ourselves a interesting "Mandela Effect" topic here. I apologize for going off topic here but this is a interesting situation we have here. In 2007 a Movie called Bucket List was released that had two older gentleman fulfilling items on a to do list that they called the Bucket List. We were told later on that the term Bucket List didnt exist before 2007 the date of the film and it was made up by the writer, this has caused a Mandela Effect to be tagged. A large group of people have claimed that the term did exist before the Movie and how they remember hearing this term on many occasions over the past 20 years are so in their life. But now that after much research the term cannot be found before the release date of the Movie Bucket List in 2007, until now. This video has the term in the title and was posted in 2006 placing it 1 year before the movie, during many searches in Google for this video not to have came up is almost impossible seeing that it is a Ted Talk episode. Well this is interesting.

[@double_d_8885]

Wasn’t it posted in 2016? 6 years ago

[@AudioAndroid]

@@double_d_8885 Dude this is freaking me out right now I promise you it was 2006 what is happening here a group of us even discussed this video and it was 2006 on the date this is crazy could the up loader change the date is that possible?

[@AudioAndroid]

This is crazy did i make a mistake and read it wrong? omg this is blowing my mind right now.

[@rominasanxhez8183]

I come from a place of love and I really do want to understand your reasoning and dialogue peacefully. You cannot decide over the life of another human being, however inconvenient it may be to you, the baby is not your body, the baby is another person separate from you in its most vulnerable form.

[@pegg22]

sorry, women get to choose, you choose for you, I choose for me.

[@idkjay_478]

pegg22 ITS A BABYS BODY NOT YOUR BODY ITS A HUMAN INSIDE OF A WOMANS BODY NOT A ORGAN THAT YOU CHOOSE TO GET REMOVED

[@idkjay_478]

NYF L first off why didn’t you tell anybody about what’s happening second off this is what adoption is for I feel bad this happened but there is a lot of way you could have gotten out of the situation

[@MeghanaAnjali]

@@idkjay_478 Yeah because foster homes are so much better.

[@theloneone4677]

And also remember that there are not enough foster homes for all the orphaned children. And remember that they can be abused in any way.

[@annajoseph9321]

The title is a lie

[@gwencrystel6983]

this was a lovely speech. i am so thankful for this insight. i almost cried.

[@Bonniebelle_00__]

it was

[@Shades781]

I just think it's sad to know that abortions have to exist, that doesn't mean I hate it outright. I just think it's sad that it happens. Look into the risks of it and be as safe as you can.

[@perplexalot1615]

Taking a life shouldn’t be on anyone’s bucket list.

[@perplexalot1615]

Artamentous You just keep telling yourself that.

[@mathildeyoung1823]

@@Artamentous What Perplex means is that you are in denial about what you support - the killing of vulnerable human beings for convenience.

[@3103-q6z]

Mathilde Young they aren’t human beings g, they are a clump of cells in a womb

[@aubreyquinn640]

Why so desperate for a boyfriend that you would put up with any bad behavior at all? Focus on your career.

[@mollsterw2847]

*sipping tea*

[@jamiejokersin354]

She talks about how pregnancy can't be controlled. But isn't that exactly what abortion is about? Controlling whether you remain pregnant or not? Instead of dealing with and accepting what happened. So she's right, pregnancy can't be controlled. Just not in the way she's saying. Sad she can't see the irony in that.

[@wylier]

what she really means is that pregnancy can sometimes happen despite our best efforts to prevent it.

[@alanhan9625]

Am I the only person who thinks abortion should only be given if the person never consented to you know what or if the baby is guaranteed to have a bad life? All good FLE classes teach this, no matter what protection you use, there is always a risk from you know what. Isn't the main purpose of "you know what" is to get a child? If you willingly do this act and think there is no chance of the merging of genetic material happening, then I am really confused as to what brought you to this conclusion. I believe much of the reason is due to lack of education on the subject, teachers just dance around the issue and don't explain the possible consequences or long-term effects... the future adults of this planet need to know before making a possibly life-ruining mistake. This goes for diseases from "you know what" too, people willing do this act and then are surprised to know they have a disease. Education is key, most people just don't know what they're getting into. I get why people want everyone woman the option to abort any baby, but I think if we educate people on you know what then there a lot will be less need for it. Unfortunately, some situations do come up where it was forced or if it was willing, but some harmful genetic mutations come up... for those cases abortion should be completely legal.

[@jarodcarnarvon5198]

Beautiful woman I must say.

[@susanb6289]

I do think regular responsible use of condoms would prevent many unwanted pregnancies. You do have control over getting pregnant for the most part.

[@penny4thought168]

Birth control can fail, financial situations can turn in a blink of an eye, and kids aren't being educated.

[@sheysinghai8997]

Through life experience as abandoned, abused, and betrayed through her own dad.

[@poopoopeepee3201]

Man just leave it to the mom, if she want to keep the kid or put them in adoption good for her, if the mom wants to do abortion and let the soul of that child be insidr a different mother than that should be good too, it depends on what you believe, but in all honesty, none of us know the truth. So just let them do that they gotta do

[@Maria-bw9sr]

Abortion is murder

[@bruceneu8588]

What about the dad?

[@bananaman3536]

@@bruceneu8588 really you think the father has a say in this day and age ha lol a women can go get an abortion and the man wouldn't know a thing

[@bruceneu8588]

@@bananaman3536 That is very unfortunate. Thank you for telling me.

[@bananaman3536]

@Literal Scumbag yeah and the reason the kid is inside her is because of the man he has as much say what happens to the child just as much as the women if the man wants and abortion and the women says no no abortion if the women wants an abortion and the man says no no abortion simple

[@daisydupe8971]

This hurts cause I’m pro life because my mom almost had an abortion on me and I cried when she told me that I felt a bitneglected

[@vaws9521]

You're pro-life because you were almost aborted? Think about the pain and struggles that your mom had to go through when she was pregnant. While pregnancy can be a beautiful thing, it's not easy. If my mom wanted to abort me - she should've had every right to do so. I would never force my mother to bring a child into this world unless she wanted to. I would never wish childbirth on someone who doesn't want it. Every woman should have a right to her body, and every decision that she makes with her body should be by her choice. I would be absolutely miserable if I were forced by law to have kids. Nobody should have to live a miserable life because they were forced to have a child that they didn't want. If you think about it this way, having kids requires so much responsibility and willpower. If your mother has given you a good life, why not be grateful? She decided that she wanted to bring you in this world, that's what matters. Deciding to have a child when unplanned requires a lot of thought, and ultimately she decided to have you. I can understand being upset with her if she is not a good parent to you - but being upset with her because she wasn't sure she wanted to bring you into this world is a bit unreasonable because in the end, she decided that she wanted you.

[@daisydupe8971]

Mia Lynn I said I felt neglected but I meant in that moment but she is not like that she is hard working and I admire her cause she’s been through so much pain even since her childhood and I want to do my best to get a great job so I can pay her back for everything and that’s my only dream it’s to give her everything she wants not just because she gave birth to me but also because she was still there for me even when no one was ever there for her. I’m pro life cause everyone deserves to have a chance to live so they can see the goodness of Jesus who died for us even though we could never pay back what he did for us. 😊

[@daisydupe8971]

asrgaqgq sdfgsdgsdfgsdg you might call it a fairy tale but it is true. :)

[@daisydupe8971]

asrgaqgq sdfgsdgsdfgsdg For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

[@daisydupe8971]

asrgaqgq sdfgsdgsdfgsdg you are a lost sheep without a shepherd. I shall pray for you. Sometimes being like a child is ok cause we see through the goodness.

[@michel.moeiscool]

It is today

[@victoriaodegaard1]

And yet, if it's just an abortion for convenience' sake, then why don't you have it and give it up for adoption if you don't want one or can't take care of one?

[@sabrinatran419]

Victoria Odegaard Do you realize how many children are in orphanages? It’s overcrowded. And to go through the pain of labor for a child she didn’t even want? If the man wants a child, let her have time. Or go get someone else pregnant.

[@applesong01]

What if you have a baby developing in you, but in a few months find out when you give birth the baby will be dead. It will be born without a heart, lungs, or skull. Well you can say give birth to it normally it will be dead anyways, but what if carrying it to term caused more grief. The longer you carry the more connected to that baby you are.

[@user-pi5xo4og9d]

Do you realize how taxing and dangerous a pregnancy can be on a woman's body? I've almost lost several friends for a wide variety of reasons.

[@Ecxoside]

because maybe we DONT want to ruin our bodies, our life, for one mistake

[@kimberlyh.5023]

Because I refuse to go through the pain and indignity of childbirth if it's a child I don't want. I will only go through the pain of childbirth if I want that baby.

[@SPohl-zy4rz]

Nice presentation Amanda Bradley.

[@durandal1909]

10:50 Maybe you're mixing spontaneous abortion stats with those of induced abortions to convince the auditorium that induced abortions are something normal and natural?

[@ВладимирКоролев-ч4и]

Yeah, no, sorry but i'll still dump one when learn about this.

[@lindseyroseay328]

thank you so much for this

[@tulipvalley111]

Her argument is ridiculous...life ISN’T perfect (what she said) so rather than expecting/arguing that that will solve the problem...how about making the best of the situation for mother and child rather than making excuses for murder 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@kkleal5011]

It's not murder... it's not a person... it's a FETUS

[@user-pi5xo4og9d]

Missing the point here

[@bruceneu8588]

@@user-pi5xo4og9d What is the point?

[@sandrasaunders1815]

How is a women living with violence and be called a victim but a women that has an abortion is not considered a violent action against an unborn child? A violent action is still a violent action.

[@dr.k.t.varughese3151]

Abortion is biblically not a crime, but murder is.

[@m3pwrnz]

0:56 interesting how the word abortion is spoken so much quicker than its immediate predecessor, unplanned pregnancy. This subtle use of language indicates a discomfort in saying the word "abortion", which it should, because it's taking the life of a human being and that is very shameful.

[@Lauriestrode1978]

I just had a niece, she is being raised in a healthy household and my sister loves her very much. I just want to point out not every single abortion is necessary if you love your niece, your daughter, your son and so one, some families actually give their baby a wonderful life to live. I say this because everybody shouldn’t just give up their baby for abortion because they think they’ll grow up suffering, it’s not always like that. I went through adoption too, it wasn’t that bad, it was hopeful and glad I got adopted, setting your child for adoption isn’t hard either or cause suffering, it worked greatly for me getting adopted and I found peace in life, so don’t think setting your child for adoption is going to make your child suffer, like stop making all these negative excuses.

[@L0lLmao]

I'm glad everything turned out well for u 👍

[@Stelfi89]

That's you though I have lived a life on the other side of that coin and it's not pretty

[@divergent_3428]

At the end of the day it's still a human child. A woman's rights don't change that.

[@TheOwenMajor]

@Demetria Dark Feel free to share the moment in which it transitions from a "clump if non sentient cells" to a baby.

[@museluvr]

Sure sounds like it. Try again.

[@Gregelito1]

Abortion isn't on any woman's bucket list? Apparently, neither is being responsible...

[@oliviadauber2150]

Did you watch the speech? She discussed how birth control fails, women are abused, women are too young or too old when they get pregnant, ect. No one "wants" an abortion the way they want an ice cream cone or a new car.

[@lofiafterdark9882]

Birth control fails. Now what.

[@bruceneu8588]

@@oliviadauber2150 No one wants an abortion? Then they should not get one.

[@sheysinghai8997]

I support abortion, it is better to never invent or stop the invention of a baby that was too poor to be invented and too poverty-like also, an UNWANTED ACCIDENT!💓

[@soulfuzz368]

Pro choice up to 18 years. Nobody loves women more than me

[@zackattackanimations1935]

What about the 300 thousand little girls that are slaughtered inside the womb every year, do you love them?

[@soulfuzz368]

Zackattack Animations is that really what you object to about what I said? Lol

[@zackattackanimations1935]

Demetria Dark oh so overpopulation is a good reason to murder millions of innocent people. That’s just flat out twisted

[@kendallmcbay2992]

And what about all of the babies that get murdered everyday? Do you not care for them?

[@IconoclastX]

pro-choice love women so much, that's why they like to abandon them all the time. They can always respect their decisions while on a plane fleeing to another country to escape child support

[@josehernandes8359]

Those people who believe in human equality, the dignity of the human person, and the duty to care for the least among us should seriously consider accepting the pro-life position and stand for the right to life of the unborn children. How is that we can be joyful for the news of a pregnancy of a loved one no matter the developmental stage of the baby/person and yet agree on abortion? Abortion in essence is a form of oppression directed mostly at the unborn person and at the mother of the unborn person. Why?? Oppression happens when a person or a group of people decide that another person or group is an inconvenience/problem that must be either undermined, used, and/or destroyed. Abortion always carries with it the death of another person and as such it is never safe.

[@roychess]

Jose Hernandes nonsense MR. you are totally taking out race and finances of the situation. I guess you must be well off, huh? Are you telling me you live in the ghetto and have your view simultaneously? I highly doubt it. Your post is not rational in an objective sense , but it is full of emotion and sympathy. The term child is defined as it must be outside the womb just so you know.

[@theloneone4677]

Safe for whom? For the baby? Or perhaps for a mother? Or for your own beliefs?

[@NotUrGrandmas...AnythingReally]

@@roychess why should race and finances determine whether it's acceptable to kill someone? Are you implying that all poor people want the right to kill their children to supposedly make their own lives easier? And what is compassionate about ripping a child limb from limb?

[@roychess]

Katie SidewalkAdvocate You have it wrong. Poor people have abortions NOT to make their lives easier but to PREVENT bringing a child into this harsh world without proper resources. Doing so more likely will make the child experience so much negativity and negative behavior in society THE PROCESS is not worth it. Wealthy people and rich people have it way easier to raise a child correctly - and most likely to be leaders. The other children are pretty much raised to be slaves and never experience the CORRECT resources the well off children had. These resources are correct upbringing, BETTER EDUCATION aka the best school districts, etc.

[@spacesnail1901]

If you cant raise the child dont do the wild.

[@nicholaskitchen1178]

Please ring mand

[@martingeico9171]

Just cause u dont want one while u still get one doesn’t justify it smh

[@dianewiegel7136]

I know we can do better

[@sleepyjoebiden2756]

Watching this ted talk isn't on my bucket list either next !

[@eleonoraalessi3375]

Yes the difference is that no one will choose if you have to watch it or not

[@oof-wx2xr]

So dont

[@cristipopa716]

Half of pregnancies are unplanned. Half of this, she says, are still desired, and another half choose a termination- Sounds like choosing to buy a product or not. Call the thing what it is... that termination means a crime and a crime should never be an available legal option.

[@iamcasihart]

If I had been forced to remain pregnant, I was going to end my life. Either way, I was not, under any circumstances, remaining pregnant and under no circumstances would I bring a new human into this world of suffering and monsters who hate women (like you). I am very thankful I had the resources and the access to my safe, legal medical abortion.

[@tutorialsbyj.o.s.h.9425]

This is NOT by any stretch of the imagination equality it enrages me. She talks about women's rights, but the baby you're killing could be a potential woman!

[@ericchoi3587]

Tutorials by J.O.S.H. but its not one. It COULD be But until it is.. the woman comes first

[@roychess]

Potential means you are not currently x. To say I am a potential police officer means I AN NOT a police officer. Let x stand for any subject. You can’t be the thing you are discussing and have potential. You have potential to be a great athlete means YOU are NOT currently a great athlete. You need to stop the potential argument because it proves the life is NOT A HUMAN BEING CURRENTLY. It will become one but has not made it yet. So the pro life argument loses by definition.

[@Unpopular0pinion]

J.O.S.H didn't say potential human being. As soon as that heart starts beating the fetus is human. The pro-choice side loses by definition because the growing child isn't given a choice. Therefore it is simply pro-murder.

[@roychess]

Sher Melissa the term human is SO VAGUE it is meaningless when used in such a way. No one is questioning if there is a life or a growing life. To call that life form a human being would be false prior to birth. This is because of all the changes the fetus undergoes and the speed of those growths is NOT like you and I. We can change but not THAT QUICK. After birth that growth process and the speed are gone. When does the heart even form? You would have to agree the day of conception there is no heart. This further proves the life at the early stages is not a human being. At best the life form will BECOME a human being. Then you would have to allow abortions prior to when you define human being status. So even if you said 6 weeks the fetus is a human being, then any number smaller would mean abortion is not murder.

[@wylier]

@@Unpopular0pinion But how does one give 'choice' to an embryo? Even if the pregnancy is carried to term, the baby isn't consenting to actually be born.

[@michaelthearchangel4646]

Yeah it is.

[@bigbaba1111]

Sadly too many women belive the toxic feminism and waste their best years for their careers while neglecting relations and babies and really expect to instantly find a perfect husband in their 30s after a career and endless hook ups . It's a tragedy.

[@claracurtis3246]

I know this is coming two months late, but your comment didn’t sit well with me. How is it toxic to want a career? Setting aside the whole “expecting to find the perfect man” bit (which is just ridiculous, I might add), I can’t seem to understand what makes women who pursue fulfilling careers so awful.

[@kimberlyh.5023]

My best years are what I do with my Life, not your unwanted interest in my looks and fertility.

[@kaoskwien]

thank you for that misogynist trip back to the 50s. hoping you arrive some time soon in the 21st century, where and when womamn archieve more than being incubators, lovers and cooks.

[@Stelfi89]

Yea but look how our grand/parents turned out

[@Hatrimn]

1) The unborn are living innocent Human organisms. 2) All living innocent Human organisms have the right to life. 3) The unborn are also dependents. 4) All dependents are entitled to competent care from those who have custody of said dependent. 5) Adults who consensually engage in an activity that produces a dependent in their custody is therefore responsible for the well-being of said dependent until custody can be properly relinquished.

[@miahahn3227]

yeah... still pro-life. Nice presentation though.

[@Necrobadger]

You're allowed to be wrong, just don't expect others to live life according to your beliefs.

[@DK-tq3fy]

Not according to TikTok

[@iamcasihart]

WTF does TikTok have to do with anything?

[@mikeylejan8849]

Just because slavery was legal worldwide for many years doesn't make it moral and so is abortion on demand !

[@megapup6301]

@@Artamentous Thank you!! It's crazy how people associate slavery with abortion(something thay frees women).

[@megapup6301]

@@Artamentous exactly. This is what happens when church and state combine, women suffer at the hands of old men who don't know the difference between an embryo and an infant.

[@3103-q6z]

Megapup EXACTLY omg

[@mikeylejan8849]

Infanticide was prevalent from many cultures and was considered the norm back then!

[@voicevitality7197]

@@Artamentous unfeeling sack of flesh? Do you hear yourself? At least you admit that you're killing the baby. Let me me tell you something, the babies feel pain when they're aborted.