Scrolling down my reader, I came across an image of a very clear ultrasound (not the ones you have to be a tech, doctor or parent to figure out) with abortion typed across it. So I clicked because I was curious. This person infers how they feel by the quotes they’ve chosen to feature, but aren’t going to come right out and say what they think or believe.
I am Pro-Choice. I think it’s the woman’s body, the woman’s life and if the guy isn’t so much a jerk and wants a say then they can discuss it, legally, morally or otherwise. Do I think it should be used as a form of birth control? No. But that’s as in-depth as I am going to be on it because this particular topic can be thrown in with politics, religion, censorship, and education. Both sides can be equally argued well enough that there is no definitive answer. I just feel the government or anyone else who was not involved in the making of this biological process has no say what the decision should be on a person’s life they have never lived.
I respect others who feel differently, I don’t understand them, but I can respect their stance. What I am tired of is how pro-lifers give all these facts about the biological process and what occurs when. Until you start collecting orphans or taking in kids who’ve been extremely neglected and verbally, sexually or physically abused, do not be upset with me and how I feel. I’m not the devil and neither is the girl or woman who has to go through with something like that. They know what they’re doing more than you will ever know what they are doing so maybe you should think more diplomatic, show a little empathy, stop bombing clinics and let that person choose what is best for them. Would you like these girls to start having backstreet abortions? Taking a wire hangar to themselves?
OK I went a little further than I desired to. But I leave you with these words:
It is what it is. True story.
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Technically I may have only read the intro and part of the first quote. It said about a baby sucking its thumb at 8 weeks. I saw Juno and if you’ve seen Juno you know what scene I am referring to.
Stick to your guns. I love that George Carlin quote, he was right on point, it is true.
Thanks.
I am a mother and a woman who struggled with infertility and had miscarriages. I support a woman’s right to choose because I cannot imagine living in a country that will not allow me to control what is going on in MY own body. If men were the ones who got pregnant and carried babies to term, this would not be an issue. I hear constantly about people who are pro-life, but want to cut funding for schools, low-cost medical and dental care, and free-lunch programs. Carlin’s words are true, I cannot believe this is still an issue… where do we draw the line ? ALL contraceptives stop the biological process from happening, will our access to the pill and IUD be revoked as well ?! Scary times…
Exactly. & that is so very true about what you said on if the roles were reversed. There’d probably be more procedures if that were the case.
I wouldn’t waste my time getting pissed with pro-lifers. They’re generally hallelujah nutjobs who will never see reason.
John… you hit the nail on the head ! We all have an opinion, but PLEASE can it be based on something other than “moral” indignation ? =) I do not usually voice my ideals so strongly, but where my “girl bits” are concerned, I would like to make the decisions and not leave them to a 70 year old congressman, thank you very much. =)
Tish, that’s a “legitimate” point
I love George Carlin. Personally, I’m a firm believer in as much personal freedoms as possible. I believe in choice, but as an adopted child I do have to side at least a little with the possibility that I might not have existed if choice had been a factor. I will say that some people (see: morons) need to take a biology refresher when it comes to ‘biologically unthinking a rape baby”. I’ve never specialized in OB, but I can’t remember ever seeing a paper substantiating that claim. Apparently, America agrees as well, because that guy no longer holds his office. Oops!
My mom is adopted as well. As I said, both sides can equally be argued, but we need to remember pro-choice also gives us the right to choose to come to term and keep or gift. People forget that. They (pro-lifers) hear pro-choice and think things like murder. So really the difference between pro-life and pro-choice is just how many options you should be able to have as the person responsible for that biological process. For lack of a better term.
Well said.
Well, I don’t like abortion at all. I certain have a different point of view than you, because I’m a man and have no idea what it’s like to have another human being inside of me. That being said, however, I have loved all three of my children since the first time I saw them on the ultra-sound screen and I could hear their little hearts beating at 150 beats per minute. The idea that someone would want to extinguish that life is unfathomable to me.
I can understand that emotionally, but therein lies my issue. I can understand emotionally and rightfully the girl/woman’s choice. And until you want to have China’s problem of overpopulation and then because we have 2 genders having to choose which gender to keep since you can only have 1 child, I think personally it’s saving a life. The emotions pregnancy can bring on can be debilitating and postpartum depression is not as uncommon as people believed and undiagnosed postpartum is worse. If a girl cannot handle what she feels during pregnancy she should have the right to do what is best for her. That’s how I feel and will be always how I feel. I know what those hormones feel like. Not every pregnancy brings on a glow.
Carlin is exactly right. Before you’re born, you’re great and they’ll do anything to keep you. Afterward, forget it. Pisses me off. These are not the people who will have to live with the decision. I waited 2 weeks for a specialist to tell me my daughter wasn’t brain damaged. This is what I want to say to the people who say it’s just plain wrong and how awful these women are. Tell me how thrilled you’d be having a severely brain damaged child. Tell me this wouldn’t affect your life. That it wouldn’t most likely cause you to lose your job, because of the child’s needs and because you can’t find someone willing to babysit. Tell me it’d be fine that you’d most likely end up bankrupt after all the medical bills you can’t pay – esp after you or your spouse has to quit work – pile up. Tell me you’re okay being a single parent, because many divorces happen because of the stresses of severely ill children. Tell me you’re okey dokey with changing your child’s diapers until you die. Tell me it’s okay to subject an older child to taking care of this child when you die, even though they had nothing to do with their sibling’s birth.
Most people who are “pro life” do not think about that kind of shit. And Sarah Palin is no example. She had money – that makes all the difference. No worries of bankruptcy. No worries of who would take care of the kid. I did not have that opportunity. But even with money, she’s kidding herself if she thinks this won’t affect her entire life. Who am I to decide what someone else should do with their lives? People think oooh, perfect baby, you’re destroying this precious perfect baby for no good reason. They don’t know that person’s story. They haven’t walked in her shoes. If it’s a sin, it’s her sin, and let her God judge, not you. Most people do not make these kinds of decisions on a whim. So shut the hell up.
As it turned out, my daughter was healthy. But that was the worst two weeks of my entire life.