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I have made my feelings on this one clear months ago when this subject turned into a flame war with Vamprocker, who started suggesting the pro-choicers might deserve to be blown up.
Murder or not, making it illegal solves nothing and hurts more people than it helps. i have been personally affected by this (no, i was not the father), and it is very sad and sickening. The woman who had it is now the mother of 2 and loves her kids more than most, but she wasnt ready at the time.
Do i think she did it for the wrong reason? Absolutely. The same person has a daughter she will never meet because that one was adopted. SHould she close her legs? Hell yes! Will she? probably not. Birth control, plain and simple. We need to stop letting religions tell their members to NOT use it. Sorry, but the pope is an idiot. Sex advice should not come from a virgin in his 70s, end of story.
Absinance is a wonderful, unrealistic and completely implausible dream. And i say Bush is an idiot for stating that is "the way" to prevent unwanted pregnancy and AIDS. Sure, it works (like stingy said) on paper, but so does communism, which also doesnt work in real life. Education, and readily available birth control is the ONLY way. Abortion is an option, just not a very good one.
My practical side is what i use to make my decisions. Dont think for a second that i am not moral. BUT, in 20 years when we are struggling against inflation and lack of resources, i dont want to see ANYONE with a pro-life sticker complaining about the situation. The last major depression we had was in the 30s. We are due for another real soon. The 2030s are less than 30 years away now.
Let me put it this way. If someone has low self-esteem, they SHOULD opt for councilling and/or a support group for help. But many/most dont. they go out and get their tits fixed, and their gut liposuctioned, and then feel better about themselves. I hate to draw parralels, but its the same thing. Also, what tends to get ignored is that women dont just walk in and say "I'm pregnant! I need and abortion!" and then the doctor jumps out and yells "Fire up the vacuum, lets see if we can kill this kid and get this slut out the door."
There is a great deal of counciling that they are at least SUPPOSED to be put through to see if this is really the decision they want to make. Perhaps rather than blowing up clinics, the pro-lifers should be explaining WHY they want to help these girls with their problem. (and actually help, not stick a picture of a dead fetus in her face and call her a fucking murderer when she hasnt even DONE it yet)
But it is easier to sit on a high horse and condemn people for making what is usually the hardest decision in their life... They never seem to want to help, just point the finger.
And they are not all "Skanks"... What about a nice girl who goes out with a guy, finally sleeps with him and gets knocked up? Could have even been wearing protection and the condomn broke. Continue to believe what you believe, because you will anyway, but THINK about the situation more, rather than just writing off as an "easy" fix for sluts and whores who cant be bothered to wear a rubber. Dont condemn the innocent majority for the failings of others.
And for the record, i wish women would more often choose to have the kid, or be more careful, but i am a guy. Its not something i will ever have to deal with personally.
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