'A' Word On The Street - Vancouver Part 1 (Abortion)

[culturejammer2000]

The girl looking at the picture at 03:50 - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How alike are men and women, afterall! Although most men probably "haven't thought about it", or "no comment". Sill. I've never encountered an 100% atheist, let alone female.

[xjesickax]

I wanna punch that bitch in the face who's like "I don't wanna see those girls who get themselves pregnant...."

[leiapeison]

the christian girl who said she is religious and wouldn't personally have one but she would allow others too is EXACTLY how i feel. being christian doesn't mean that one feels it is right to force christian views on others.

[USApotterfanHPLO]

Well then I suppose we should get rid of the laws that give us the right to life, because that's Christian, too...it's the inconsistency that bothers me.

[leiapeison]

the right to life is not exclusively christian. and there is no right to life at the expense of someone elses body. it is my body that is supporting that being for 9 months so it is my call. forced pregnancy is the ultimate rape.

[riserunrest]

Those who are pro-life because of religion must take all the time they waste harassing people in distress. I advise them to go volunteer with youth or mentor those who are already born and need positive role model in their lives.... wait maybe keep pacing down city blocks with your signs and stay away from children.

[riserunrest]

Jesus encouraged unconditional self-sacrificing love for all people, service, humility, the forgiveness of sin, faith, turning the other cheek, love for one's enemies as well as friends, and the need to follow the spirit of the law in addition to the letter.

[takotheoktopus]

Thought I should mention as well that I work with children, was adopted and that I allow a set of secular humanist principles to guide my morality and not some flawed scripture or ideology. It pains me to see too many children being brought into the world without enough consideration for there well being. We don't have enough resources on this planet to even support the population that we have, never mind all those being born right now and in the future.

[Filmmaker777]

Where do you get your information leading you to hold the view that: "We don't have enough resources on this planet to even support the population that we have, never mind all those being born right now and in the future."

A Canadian doctor Philip Ney has quoted the fact that there are enough natural resources in Uganda alone to feed all of Africa! The question is, why aren't we doing it?

[USApotterfanHPLO]

Exactly. The number of people isn't the problem. And besides, what is this I always hear from pro-choicers about how you abort so you don't bring a human into the world if you can't care for him or her? How is that a pro-choice argument, when pro-lifers agree? The truth is, a fetus IS a human in this world, unless the inside of your uterus is in a parallel universe. I'm pro-life, and in support of not bringing a human into existence whom you cannot care for, using abstinence/barrier methods.

[takotheoktopus]

Thank you ever so much for this video. I live in Vancouver and have seen the anti-abortion people picket at the corner of Commercial and Broadway quite often. It is truly sad to see so many mis-informed and uneducated people disrupting a womyns right to choose. Being a man, I have chosen to get a vasectomy and always use various types of contraception. Accidents can happen even with protection, other than abstinence there is no 100% guarantee that conception will not occur.

[USApotterfanHPLO]

Whoa...debate tip: This is a neutral comment. It really annoys me when someone assumes that someone of the opposite view must have that view because he or she is misinformed or doesn't understand. I'm just letting you know that saying that in any debate makes your argument seem weak and refutable, as if you can think of nothing to say against the argument, and therefore need to resort to attacking the opponent. In my opinion, it's a very arrogant, irrelevant, and often innacurate tactic.

[banjowife07]

Great Job! Way to get out there and make ppl think! PPl need to be informed before making a "uh, well, I don't know, I guess..." answer. I'm telling everyone to watch these videos! Oh, and LOVE your kids... so cute!

[BigBlueWave]

I know of no conscience laws in Canada.

[kruszer]

Regarding the guy who said: "We're in the medical field so we have to be pro-choice"...

My brother's doing his residency for medical school in Ob-gyn and anesthesiology. He was recently given the opportunity to assist with an elective D&C.

He told his supervisors that he was not comfortable being involved in that procedure and was exempted.

Both conscience laws and the Hipocratic oath allow doctors to refuse to partake in practices that offend their morals.

[Filmmaker777]

Great job, especially being you first stab at editing.

I'm looking forward to seeing more across the country.

[BigBlueWave]

Who the heck gave you a one-star rating? That's ridiculous. This was an excellent video.

[RogerOnTheRight]

Good job. Some of the title work is a bit light and hard to read. Sound is decent, good editing job.

[Jubalmusic]

I really loved the 1st nations interviews - those are opinions rairly heard.

YOU ROCK!! (especially your kids - aka. "co-producers")

[Jubalmusic]

This is a totally unique angle on what shouldn't even be a debate ... murder is still a crime in most parts of the world ... it's still however sanctioned by governments when it suits the status quo ... so who is the status quo? Seems that history shows that the downtrodden turned revolutionaries eventially become the despot power mongers ... human nature at it's nastiest ...

[kruszer]

You did a terrific job on this! (and I love the woman blowing her nose! Adds a real personal touch to your film!) :)

[BigBlueWave]

Thank you for producing this video. It was very interesting. I intend to encourage other people to view it.