Ok, I just have to get upset for a moment. Sorry.
So I heard there were some pro-life peeps on campus today bitching about what horrible sinners we are and such while forcing little kids to hand out pictures of aborted fetuses, and it made a lot of people angry. Let me set the record straight when it comes to me--I believe in God, and ok, whatever. That aside, I'm not friggin' blind. Pro-life people have more than a legitimate argument, but they don't have a clue about what the other side has to say. In fact, I would have to say it is completely pointless to even debate with them, because all they do is repeat "You're taking an innocent life" over and over and over. That's not a good defense--it's just an ignorant and extremely ineffective way of getting your point across.
I'm personally not a person who would ever choose to have an abortion myself. I don't think it should be used as a method of birth control, as some women (and their male partners) seem to think it's useful for. Having sex is an enormous responsibility and if you get drunk and forget the rubber, then perhaps you shouldn't be having sex at all. Plain and simple.
Pro-life supporters aren't dumbasses, and their stance is for a good cause--this I won't deny. But they consider only the life of the child and not that of the women. I've never spoken to a pro-life supporter who has ever even mentioned the mother. You want to argue a case and tell me what's right and wrong, at least bring all the variables into it. Because in the end your decision is affecting my body too, and that means something to me.
As I said, I'd probably never have an abortion myself, but I'm not every woman and who the hell am I to decide what is best for the rest of us? If you don't like abortion, don't have one. And if you're a guy, shut the fuck up, because what the heck do you know about what it means to have a child anyway?
In the end, it all comes down to God. You can dance around it all you want, but God said "Thou shall not kill" and that's the law everyone in this country is held to, no matter what your religious orientation is. I believe in God, and I want to live a good life, but not everyone is required to have the same beliefs as me. This country was founded under the ideal of religious freedom--the separation of church and state. To be honest, I'm not seeing this happening to the extent it should. It's the reason we don't offer homosexuals the same benefits as a married heterosexual couple either--it's about God. Why the heck should a straight man care about the benefits a homosexual couple gets if those benefits do absolutely nothing to harm him? Why is he allowed to deny a category of people such a priviledge when he doesn't even belong to that category?
Ok, sorry about that. I'll get off my soapbox now. I apologize if anything I've said has offended anyone, and you're more than welcome to post your opinions in my comments. I only ask that you use legitimate tactics of debate that actually contain some kind of substance.
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Lol, I had a feeling you would agree with me. ;-)
They had these huge stupid posters that were bigger than me of aborted babies. I had just eaten when I walked past. Not to mention they didn't have permission to be on campus
Jillian
I think we should carry huge pictures of the mutilated genitals of a woman after she has a back alley abortion. Do they really think making abortion illegal will stop women from getting them? At least now they can be performed safely by a licensed doctor, rather than some pre-med student with an unsterilized coat hanger. These people should do their research.
I couldn't have said all of the above any better Ananda, seriously. People just like to get wrapped up in their beliefs without considering the consequences of enforcing them upon others. Each human being is entitled to their own opinion, and no body, not even the government should limit that right. And we, as future doctors, are future protectors. We have every right, just as others, to protect those in need. Not many people understand that sometimes, things just don't happen as they should, and in such a circumstance, if law limits the best option, then that person just might have to break the law, and risk their life to make the best choice for themselves. It is important for us to realize that its all relative. Once we do, perhaps this world would be a kinder place.
I agree.
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