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Jul 21, 2009 at 12:47 PM

If you are religeous:

"Abortion is when a woman chooses to send her baby back to be with God/Godess/Spirit/etc"

I also found this on another forum which i liked:

Quote:

3-6 years: Abortion is a medical procedure for women. Or abortion is something a woman has to go to a doctor so that they don't have a baby until they are ready.

7-10 years: First, I think the child needs the mechanics of sex and conception as background knowledge for understanding the concept of abortion. I would not even begin to discuss abortion until the scaffolding of knowledge detailing bodily changes, puberty, menstruation, cycles, overall health and hygiene, and human pregnancy and birth are discussed in a developmentally appropriate manner with the parents or other loving family unit.

Again, if the subject comes up one must be prepared. If pregnancy and birth and everything before that have not been discussed I would simply say what I wrote for children 3-6 years, and I would add: I would like to explain what abortion is in more detail with facts and reasons, but I want you to understand first what it means to be pregnant and sexually active. I will come back to your question as soon as we cover all the information that comes before understanding abortion. There is nothing wrong with telling children honestly, you need to know THIS first then I can teach you THAT. I think that way the children will hear all the important, hopefully balanced information from YOU, and then clear up any misconceptions they may have.