Friday, May 16, 2008

This Is Heavy

OK. I have been thinking about this for a very long time. I hope people who will read this won't come after me with a pitch fork, but I feel that it's very important. So here it goes.
Abortion, the ultimate evil. Right? Uh...well...yes...but is that the end all and be all answer? Let's think about it. Women, whether it's rape, incest, or by choice, get pregnant and for some reason do not want to have their child. The ideal choice would to give the baby up for adoption, but since when the world was ideal? Circumstances are varied as people, and in a woman's mind, she could possibly say, "why should I go through pregnancy and labor for a baby I don't want?"
Don't get me wrong here. I strongly believe in the sanctity of life and I get sick when I hear 44% of women would get an abortion because of selfish reasons. I used to think that if a girl was a rape victim, failed to exercise moral restraints, or simply didn't use some sort of a contraceptive, should give a child up for adoption. After much thought and consideration, I don't know if that is always the best or only solution to the problem.
However, I am pro-choice. Pregnant women, no matter how they got pregnant, that want an abortion will get one, whether it's from a health-care professional or from a guy in a dark alley with a coat hanger. I would much rather give a woman the choice go to a heath-care professional than to have no options for a professional procedure and use a hanger instead.
Another reason why I tend to be pro-choice is because of an article I have read. People living in poverty-stricken countries engender a considerable amount children as a survival mechanism. Mal-nutrition, particularly starvation, serves as an aphrodisiac. Because of their impoverished circumstances, the mother and the child's lives are at risk.
My final reason why I'm pro-choice is that--choice. I'm an advocate of the right to choose and if a woman chooses to get an abortion, it's not my responsibility to judge whether or not she is in the wrong, the consequences of their choice will eventually follow and God knows their situations better than we humans can.
Since I'm such an advocate agency, I want people to respect my choices and beliefs, and I don't want someone to tell me I can't do something because it's wrong according to their values. I'm not trying to make people think abortion is right, but I do want people who are so dogmatic to get out their "my way is the only way!!!" mindset and realize their beliefs are just a point of view. All of our opinions and ideas are just another lens to look at. Perhaps by looking at different perspectives, we can gain a better understanding.

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