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Pro-choice vs. pro-life
Nov. 3rd, 2012 11:42 pmWith the recent discussions flaring up all over the internet due to some severely demented politicians and their warped view of the world and several blogposts, I felt the need to write about the pro-choice/pro-life debate from my point of view. First of all, if you don't know what this is about, read this blogpost writen by woogle. While you are at it, continue and read the blogs she linked to too.,
I completely agree with her on being baffled about the different meaning of words in the USA versus Europe. I am from a Catholic background but even so, most Catholics that I know do not condemn others that choose an abortion. I do know one girl who had an abortion because she could not take care of her child. Most of my friends are on contraceptives, as am I.
I believe that every human being has the right to choose. When it comes to the rights of women, having the option to use contraceptives and the option to choose an abortion are at the base of making women more equal to men. Taking that choice away is a cruel thing to do. Also, I don't understand why white, upper-class, middle aged guys are deciding on the rigths of all women. Especially if they hold on to stupid view points about 'forcible rape, 'illegimate rape' and the theory that a women's body will magically prevent pregnancy when she is raped. If they were concerned with 'all life is precious' they would build day care centers for single moms, make sure pregnant women get the health care they need no matter how much money they have. If people really cared about saving unwanted children from abortion, they should each adopt as may of these children as possible. And if they want to lower the rate of abortions, contraceptives is the way to go.
To all those guys, I would like to send a SWAT team, bend them over and put a sizeable dildo up their backside. Then I would tatoo 'slut' on their forehead, implant a balloon in their stomach that would fill itself with fluid over the time of nine months. I would tell them to stop working because they have to take care of their child, and when the nine months are over they would receive an adoptive baby and a shot of hormones that will create a strong emotional bond. The next 20 years they'd have a child to raise and support, while society is treating them like it s their fault for geting knocked up. Let's see how they like not having a choice.
The irony of it all: While Obama is trying to ge everyone on affordable healthcare, our healthcare rigths have gone down every year. Our government has decided to only give free contraception pills to women under 21 and there is a lively debate going on about raising the mandatory costs for basic health care.
I completely agree with her on being baffled about the different meaning of words in the USA versus Europe. I am from a Catholic background but even so, most Catholics that I know do not condemn others that choose an abortion. I do know one girl who had an abortion because she could not take care of her child. Most of my friends are on contraceptives, as am I.
I believe that every human being has the right to choose. When it comes to the rights of women, having the option to use contraceptives and the option to choose an abortion are at the base of making women more equal to men. Taking that choice away is a cruel thing to do. Also, I don't understand why white, upper-class, middle aged guys are deciding on the rigths of all women. Especially if they hold on to stupid view points about 'forcible rape, 'illegimate rape' and the theory that a women's body will magically prevent pregnancy when she is raped. If they were concerned with 'all life is precious' they would build day care centers for single moms, make sure pregnant women get the health care they need no matter how much money they have. If people really cared about saving unwanted children from abortion, they should each adopt as may of these children as possible. And if they want to lower the rate of abortions, contraceptives is the way to go.
To all those guys, I would like to send a SWAT team, bend them over and put a sizeable dildo up their backside. Then I would tatoo 'slut' on their forehead, implant a balloon in their stomach that would fill itself with fluid over the time of nine months. I would tell them to stop working because they have to take care of their child, and when the nine months are over they would receive an adoptive baby and a shot of hormones that will create a strong emotional bond. The next 20 years they'd have a child to raise and support, while society is treating them like it s their fault for geting knocked up. Let's see how they like not having a choice.
The irony of it all: While Obama is trying to ge everyone on affordable healthcare, our healthcare rigths have gone down every year. Our government has decided to only give free contraception pills to women under 21 and there is a lively debate going on about raising the mandatory costs for basic health care.
