I used to be pro-life. I thought it was murder to abort a baby. Murder of the worst kind-the killing of an innocent victim.
I still think it is wrong but I have ceased judging. I have come to a point where I have compassion and understanding for those who have to make the heart-wrenching decision to terminate a pregnancy.
My close friends who have had abortions did so because they were not ready financially or emotionally for the responsibility of another human being. In one instance it was to save the life of the mother who had cancer.
This viewpoint is seldom raised in the political volley between the right and the left.
The women’s lib movement offers the view that we, as women, are the ones that can determine what happens to our bodies. A self-centered perspective.
Most women do not have abortions because “it is their body”. The majority decide to abort because they couldn’t fathom bringing a baby into the world, at the wrong time, under the wrong circumstance.
The far right is not approaching the issue with compassion.
It is amazing how many politicians go on a witch hunt for women who want abortions. They are the same goofballs who want to cut spending and leave the children who do actually get born out-of-wedlock without any help.
Well, sex before marriage is sinful, right? There are consequences to sin.
Right there are consequences. Why doesn’t the far right put some swing in their bat and put prayer and the ten commandments back in school?
Until you do that, you don’t have any right to judge the consequences for the crap you have allowed to seep into this country.
The one thing that every camp leaves out of the discussion about abortion is that it takes two people to produce a baby.
Yep, that is right it takes a man and a woman.
A mans’ sexual promiscuity and ability to walk away from a girl who is pregnant never enters the forum.
So I have a creative suggestion for a national law and a pro-life revolution.
Find a woman who is pregnant and considering an abortion because the man will not marry her.
Then force the man to have a vasectomy or better yet castrate him. Do a media blitz on the man and use that as a lesson for other men to keep their pants zipped or face the consequences.
I bet you money the abortion rate would take a nose dive and we would all be better for it in the long run.
Wait, I may have spoken out of turn. There will be one man who would not exactly be “better” for it. My bad.
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That’s assuming that all abortions are from girls who have been abandoned, though. A lot of people who need abortions are married women.
So true. Within my limited lifetime it appears that abortions are not a self centered decision. Would you agree?
I think abortions are a very tough decision that women need to be able to make.
It would be nice if they were taught that the decision should be made before having sex. A decision which could prevent heartbreak.
It is difficult when a woman is married though and is forced to have sex due to the marriage commitment.
I was one of those women who absolutely loved being pregnant and even had all three of my children naturally using a female midwife.
My marriage was not good. I was miserable with that man.I loved being a Mom though.
As the children grow I have realized that there is pain and heartbreak along the road of motherhood in addition to love and joy.
There are many times I ask myself, “Why didn’t I just stay with raising cats. This raising children stuff is for the birds.” lol