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Why Didn't Justine Just Abort?
spiritofair:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 04, 2020, 05:10:06 AM ---Even if it meant certain death for the mother? Under normal circumstances you wouldn't ask that.. But we are talking the exception here, the life of the mother.
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You have a point, but I still don't know if I'd ever bring it up. If I were in Harry's shoes (I'd be a whimpering pile of neuroses, but that's beside the point), I might ask, "How can I help her through this?" But I cannot imagine jumping right to, "Have you considered aborting it?"
Avernite:
We also should consider the True Love angle, IMO.
It's never been adequately explained what is and isn't part of it, but in a normal human relationship "wanting the other's children" is a quite common part of it. Not obligatory, but a common part anyway. I would certainly think 'sacrificing the product of our love (i.e. the child) for our love (i.e. Justine)' would complicate the love itself.
It could still be love, just not the ultra-rare True Love.
(and of course, no way Harry would bring it up. I mean... seriously. At least over here you don't bring that up, mostly because it's common to only tell people about pregnancies when it's slightly advanced so you've sort of already decided... so bringing it up would be second-guessing, too).
Mira:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 04, 2020, 03:01:12 PM ---Your kind of forgetting that Harry has been in Justine’s position, he delivered his child whole and healthy.
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His daughter was already born, he never knew about her until she was six years old. Also as a fetus, little Maggie didn't have a Hunger Demon feeding off of Susan till the point of most likely dying giving birth. No, I am not forgetting, Harry was never in Justine or Thomas's position. He did chose to kill the mother to save the child, himself, and his grandfather... Susan agreed.
--- Quote ---You have a point, but I still don't know if I'd ever bring it up. If I were in Harry's shoes (I'd be a whimpering pile of neuroses, but that's beside the point), I might ask, "How can I help her through this?" But I cannot imagine jumping right to, "Have you considered aborting it?"
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No, that wouldn't or shouldn't be the first words out of Harry's mouth.. On the other hand that conversation never got to take place because with in minutes of that Carlos showed up. I am not sure either if the implications of the danger to Justine or Thomas' fear for her had sunk in yet. Harry's reply was mostly about the trials of becoming a father, what he was going through.
--- Quote ---(and of course, no way Harry would bring it up. I mean... seriously. At least over here you don't bring that up, mostly because it's common to only tell people about pregnancies when it's slightly advanced so you've sort of already decided... so bringing it up would be second-guessing, too).
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What is odd, if people are right in their calculations that Justine is only six weeks pregnant, most women don't even know at that point. Especially if she is on birth control, supposedly Thomas is "for intents, sterile," two weeks late for your cycle could mean a lot of things. We don't even know if she is regular.. Some women aren't. Yeah, I know she got a test, still, has she been to a doctor yet?
vultur:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 04, 2020, 04:56:13 PM ---His daughter was already born, he never knew about her until she was six years old.
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Pretty sure the reference is to Bonea, not Maggie. That "birth" could easily have killed Harry without Molly's help. It's not biological exactly, but the situation is not that dissimilar.
vultur:
--- Quote from: Avernite on August 04, 2020, 04:50:23 PM ---(and of course, no way Harry would bring it up. I mean... seriously.
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Yeah, this. Not only for the general "social" reasons, but remember how Harry feels about family! I just don't think it would occur to him.
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