The pro-life movement will never gain my full respect until they put as much time and effort and slogan-slinging into improving the lives of fetuses after they leave the womb, rather than saving them so they can be brought up by women who wanted to kill them, fathers who aren't there, and a society that feels they're disposable.
Well, they're a specialized organization, just as some pro-choice groups focus only on the abortion issue. This isn't to say that they don't also support other groups that do help people. There are many groups that presumably don't support or are adamantly against abortion. The Salvation Army and Catholic Charities are just two that I would say do excellent work while opposing abortion. When I was with the United Way, I was amazed at how these groups would all work with each other or at least through us. So we'd deal with the ACLU, Salvation Army, Unitarians, Red Cross, as well as various other secular agencies and churches, each one would mingle with the other at times. It really showed me that there are good folks in all walks of life and that they can get along.
So, as an example you have The Salvation Army feeding and clothing you while the Red Cross helps with you cope with your home being destroyed all the while, the ACLU defends your rights.
I realize I just got off track...
As long as sex causes pregnancy, there will always be unwanted children. Having been one, I can say it's not all sunshine and light and little pink baby clothes to be born to someone who really really wishes you weren't there.
Also, desperate women will do desperate things if abortion is illegal or impossible to access. (Would I rather not have lived, you ask? I can't see how I would have minded if I hadn't been born, and there were many times it would have been infinitely preferable.)
I don't like abortion, but I don't see any other way. I
do think it is not used the way it is intended and that the women that it was designed for, don't seem to use it anyway. Again, I don't think this means it should be made illegal, but when you hear stories such as the guy that fathered 21 kids while having a minimal payment job, it does make you wonder what goes through the minds of some women and how some men can be so retarded.
How many activists like this ask themselves, what are they saving these babies for? How many would donate time or money to help raise them and keep them from being abused, off the streets and out of jail?
Well, as I said above, I think many of them probably do do good things. Also, as I said before, I think they believe that the children growing up at least have choices of their own. In their eyes, these unborn children that are being aborted have no choice.
Prime Junta said:
I also find it an interesting contradiction that many of the same people who argue for a "right to life" are also proponents of the death penalty.
I'm sure they see the difference between a child and a convicted killer. I'm against the death penalty, though at times I'm so outraged by certain crimes that I suddenly shift, but deep down I don't see us having the right. Still, I see a major difference between unborn children and felons and yes I know that some have been proven innocent.
) I consider the opinion of 'parents' in some areas, such as this, to be more relevant. PJ, hurry up and have some kids with your lovely wife so you can finally agree with me on something!! 