I just read "
The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" after having seen different views on it and I've got to say, the hypocrisy of the people talked about is infuriating. I realize people have strong views for things but it seems like they should be more aware of what they're voting for and the effect it will have in the long term. While I've come upon an age and time in my life where I would probably keep my baby should an unplanned pregnancy come along, it seems wrong to deny the procedure for anyone else should they choose to have it.
I'm sure people would argue how there will be women who come in and have them as a form of birth control, but there will also be the ones that were raped, those who have a life-threatening pregnancy, and those who feel it's not the right time in life to have a baby because they are too young or ill-prepared in life for one. I respect that, even if I wouldn't have one myself. That's the beauty of having a choice. And it kills me that with a lack of low-cost clinics around, cuts on welfare, a bad economy where people have to work hard to survive if they can find work in the first place... it's only perpetuating a cycle of children who come into the world that can be neglected, abused, malnourished, poor, or raised by ill-equipped people to be parents. And if their upbringing affects them deeply enough to make bad decisions that would result in an unplanned pregnancy that nothing could be done about, it'll be the children of those children who would be next to suffer in the cycle.
