Comments on: Why Are They So Sure Anyone Can Do “The Hardest Job In The World?”

By: ehartsay

ehartsay — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:42:00 +0000

What might be good for me, is not necessarily good for the world.

And if she did, I wouldn’t exist to care either way….

By: MourningEve

MourningEve — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:02:00 +0000

What is your point, robotic bingo repeater? If my mother didn’t have a miscarriage before me, I would not be here either!

By: CindreiaE

CindreiaE — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:22:00 +0000

Having children is selfish but this isn’t why. By that logic having anything other than the bare essentials is greedy and selfish but that isn’t true. Having your own children is selfish because there are millions of children without homes or in abusive homes who you could be taking care of instead of bringing another child into this world who if you die will join their ranks. Having children is selfish because that same act could do so much more.

By: marybeam

marybeam — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:50:00 +0000

Females are very fortunate today to be able to make a decision that impacts so many humans over a lifetime. I followed the path that was set for me back in the 1950′s, and love all my children dearly but….there were many things I would have done differently if I had thought I had a choice. We were short of money, time and energy with 6 children in 6 years and my children missed many advantages they should have had….

By: turnipgreens

turnipgreens — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Aren’t you glad your mother decided to do that?

By: joyscarbo

joyscarbo — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:57:00 +0000

I am a mother and still feel very strongly that women need to have the freedom to make their own reproductive choices.
Being a working mother was fraught with guilt and regret. I had to work but I regret not being there with my kids as much as I would have liked. All of my kids are doing okay…but I know I could have been a better mother. Doesn’t most moms feel this way?

By: TC

TC — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Perfectly put! Very smart insight, never looked at from that point of view!

By: Hilary Gerber

Hilary Gerber — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Great article!

When I was asked why I was a member of Medical Students For Choice, I answered that, as a mother, I firmly know how sacred children are, and something that sacred should NEVER be forced on someone as some sort of punishment for an unplanned pregnancy.

By: TheSkalawag929

TheSkalawag929 — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000

As an American male I wholeheartedly endorse a womans right to choose. I think that it is best when a person chooses to do something of their own free will rather than being trapped into it.

By: Erika Hammerschmidt

Erika Hammerschmidt — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:19:00 +0000

Having children is inherently selfish. Raising a child costs about $100,000 or more– an amount that could save hundreds of lives if donated to charity. So having children means valuing your own reproductive success over hundreds of human lives.