Choice
I am pro-choice to the core - I believe that I should get to make decisions about what happens to my body, and that it is not the role of government to legislate those decisions. I also believe that abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. I advocate making adoption easier - and for making the process less secretive.
I like to think I'm not a one-issue voter, but I don't know that I could ever vote for a candidate that wants to overturn Roe v. Wade - it's too critical a freedom to me.
There are those that don't agree with me, that believe that abortion does not honor life - these are usually the same people who are against embryonic stem cell research, because of the use of an embryo for such research (it's life!). But the thing to me is -- many of those embryos are going to be thrown away instead of used. Is the greater good that they should be discarded, or that they should be used to find cures for many of the medical problems that people face, like Parkinson's Disease?
I think that an unplanned pregnancy can be a joy - neither of my children were planned, and they rock my world each and every day. I'm so damn PROUD to be their mother and am so happy that they're here with me. I also think that an unplanned pregnancy can be a terror - when you're not prepared to be a parent, you know it. When you can't afford another child, you know it. When you're in an abusive relationship, you know it, and it's certainly understandable if you don't want to subject anyone else to the source of that relationship. When you've been raped, should you have to add the additional reminder of that action to the burden you're carrying? I am for choice - for doing what you feel you need to do in the particular situation.
I also am interested to know what the anti-abortion folks think should happen to a woman who gets (or even seeks) an abortion, should Roe v. Wade be overturned. Should she be jailed? After all, she broke the law! Should we put the doctor in jail? Should we force medical personnel to report an abortion seeker? It's all very big brother.
Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. It's not going to go away - it'll just go back to the back alley, and women will die. Is that the greater good? I know many people who believe that abortion is immoral, and I think those people shouldn't have abortions. Heck, I think that anyone who doesn't want an abortion shouldn't have one. I also think that they should stay the hell away from my womb.
P.S. Abstinence education doesn't work. We need REAL sex ed.
I like to think I'm not a one-issue voter, but I don't know that I could ever vote for a candidate that wants to overturn Roe v. Wade - it's too critical a freedom to me.
There are those that don't agree with me, that believe that abortion does not honor life - these are usually the same people who are against embryonic stem cell research, because of the use of an embryo for such research (it's life!). But the thing to me is -- many of those embryos are going to be thrown away instead of used. Is the greater good that they should be discarded, or that they should be used to find cures for many of the medical problems that people face, like Parkinson's Disease?
I think that an unplanned pregnancy can be a joy - neither of my children were planned, and they rock my world each and every day. I'm so damn PROUD to be their mother and am so happy that they're here with me. I also think that an unplanned pregnancy can be a terror - when you're not prepared to be a parent, you know it. When you can't afford another child, you know it. When you're in an abusive relationship, you know it, and it's certainly understandable if you don't want to subject anyone else to the source of that relationship. When you've been raped, should you have to add the additional reminder of that action to the burden you're carrying? I am for choice - for doing what you feel you need to do in the particular situation.
I also am interested to know what the anti-abortion folks think should happen to a woman who gets (or even seeks) an abortion, should Roe v. Wade be overturned. Should she be jailed? After all, she broke the law! Should we put the doctor in jail? Should we force medical personnel to report an abortion seeker? It's all very big brother.
Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. It's not going to go away - it'll just go back to the back alley, and women will die. Is that the greater good? I know many people who believe that abortion is immoral, and I think those people shouldn't have abortions. Heck, I think that anyone who doesn't want an abortion shouldn't have one. I also think that they should stay the hell away from my womb.
P.S. Abstinence education doesn't work. We need REAL sex ed.
Labels: politics, reflections
posted by Little Things at
10:09 AM
2 Comments:
Since you brought it up...I'm pro-life.
To me, it's a combination of scientific evidence and the idea that it's not OK to kill someone who hasn't done anything wrong.
I don't see how, scientifically speaking, anyone can hold the position that the resident of a human womb is not a human being.
I realize that bearing an unwanted child is terribly difficult. We need more support for crisis pregnancies. We need better social policies and more adoptions.
I just don't see how the painful death of an innocent person is a better answer than 9 months of difficulty (ending in adoption).
I do realize there are hard cases, but the abortions themselves have become hard cases. If you ever want to know what it looks like, try standing outside an abortion clinic. Almost every "client" will say the same sad thing, "I have no choice."
In last night's debate, McCain started referring to the pro-choice movement as the pro-abortion movement...I don't think ANYONE is pro-abortion...but I do think every woman should have the freedom to make a choice for herself given her particular circumstances.
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