Lately I have felt attacked for my views (by several people not just one) on abortion. So I feel today the need to clarify something, I AM NOT PRO ABORTION!!!! I am not an advocate, I don't think we should all rush out and have one. I don't encourage others to do it. I do believe in CHOICE! I can Totally understand the other side of this argument, believe it or not I was on the other side for a good portion of my life. I used to get into arguments with people about how wrong abortion was and that there was no way anyone should ever have one. Then I learned a few more things and heard people's stories and situations and began to realize, well yes, if a woman's life is on the line she should choose her life over that of an unborn baby. Or if you are raped you should have that option. Then I realized, wow, well I guess if I am for the choice in those circumstances then I really am pro choice not "pro life" (I hate that term, because as I just said Pro Choice does not equal Pro Death)
If you don't believe that you should be able to have an abortion, do you then believe that you should not be allowed to use birth control pills? Guess what it is the same thing just at an earlier stage. What about other forms. I mean maybe we should just all have unwanted babies, put them in an over crowded foster care system with people who are only doing it to collect the paycheck and give these kids a really wonderful life.
Then you run into the issues of being allowed to permanently alter your body to prevent pregnancy (ie. tubal or vasectomy)
What about In Vitro? Maybe that shouldn't be allowed either. And then if there are extra embryo's should they be forced to have those babies as well?
I realize that people have religious beliefs that make you feel like this is murder and that is fine. I am in fact a believer in Christ Jesus myself (though most of you will condemn me to Hell for believing this way, God and I chat and we know where I will be). You can not however presume to know what 1. every one's religious beliefs are 2. to be able to understand the situation unless you are in it yourself 3. pass judgement of people (I think it talks about that in the good book as well)
So to wrap it up.... I am not pro abortion, I think they should be limited by educating all people (including middle and high school students) on how to effectively prevent unwanted pregnancy should they chose not to abstain. I believe that a woman should be able to chose based on her own personal situation as to whether or not she can continue a pregnancy. I hope and pray that the woman would choose life for her baby even if that means giving it up for adoption but it should be her choice not our governments. Regardless at the end of the day she has to live with it and find peace and should be judged by God and only God since he is our Savior not the President or anyone who claims to be Pro life.
Oh and 1 more thing. I think that it is completely irresponsible and stupid for this 1 issue be what determines how you vote. This is not the major issue facing our country right now. Not even close. I love how to have an abortion is horrible but fighting a war that is killing our soldiers and innocent civilians (including children, btw) is ok. Or not closing loopholes to prevent people from obtaining assault weapons, that is ok too because after all it is our right to own a gun. Yeah ok. Lets talk about REAL issues like how our housing market is out of control and people are losing their homes, or how the stock market is falling and our country is now 900 billion dollars more in debt because of our financial situation. Or maybe about how we are paying record high gas prices because our reliance on foreign oil and the fact that no one will try and find an alternative fuel source even though they knew this would happen for years. Yep, I think there are more important things out there. Even though I feel strongly on the issues of abortion and gay rights these are not the real issues that are important in the grand scheme of things for this election.
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