Abortion

Some of you have already recieved this in email form. It is unchanged.

The following are some links that I have found about the issue of abortion. I must first state that I do not hate people for having an abortion, nor for considering it. I know first had what a big deal pregnancy is and how much it changes. I can understand that the thought would at least cross the mind of a person when faced with the concept of an unexpected pregnancy.

That said, here is my stance on the issue. As far as most pregnancies go, it is the result of consentual sex. I am pro choice: they chose to have sex. I don't care how much protection you do or don't use, it is possible to get pregnant if you have sex. That is a very real consequence. The people that are so "pro-chioce" are negating the choice that they made in having sex. We are held accountable for the consequences of so many other choices that we make, so why not when we get pregnant? If you are afraid about having the baby and taking care of it, adoption is a very real solution.

I have close friends that have made the choice to have an abortion in the past, both from the point of the male and the female. They later regretted it, which is not to say that all do. They reflect on the fact that it was so easy to have it done. They were young and scared. Instead of having to face their parents with the issue, they opted for the abortion.

The right to have an abortion is all about taking away accountability for a decision that they made. I understand that not all cases of pregnancy were ones of choice. There are women that get pregnant from molestation and from rape. They did not choose to have sex in those cases. Those are special circumstances, as is when the mother's life is at stake with the pregnancy. While I like to think that I would opt to keep the baby in those instances, I understand that they are extreme situations and should be handled as such.

I think that we need to bring back accountability for our actions.

What the heck is up with people saying that the parents shouldn't have to be notified when their child, a minor, has an abortion?!!!! An abortion is dealing with a major medical and emotional situation in the life of the minor, and the parent has a right to know about it. I even go so far as to say that both sets of parents have a right to know. They need to know so that they can do better by their children.

As far as the aborted babies that survive the abortion and are left to die, that is plain dispicable. The legislators and citizens that don't wan't to pass a law protecting them because they are afraid of passing anything assoiciated with "pro-life" and abortion are just disgusting and evil. If the baby survives the abortion, even if it is expected that it might die, it has the right to receive medical care, and not just be left to die. THAT IS DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some people just make me sick.

As far as the Freedom Of Choice Act goes, I don't want my tax dollars to go toward paying for abortions. From what I've read in the bill, it doesn't allow for abortions past "viability", just to make things clear. I still don't like any abortions.

As far as politicians go, a person that is making legislative decisions for anything here is not below the paygrade to determine when he believes that life for a baby begins. He had better know if he is going to be passing laws!

Talking about pregnancy prevention, I am all for teaching kids abstinence and protection methods. I am not stupid. I know that there are going to be kids out there that will defy the best of parents and have sex. I would prefer them to know how and why to protect themselves. However, if they do chose to have sex, and either get pregnant themselves or get someone else pregnant, I am going to hold them accountable for their decision.

I hope that I haven't offended anyone with this email; that was not my intent. I am just very unsatisfied with the way that things are going, and wanted to get the word out about them.


http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Barack_Obama_Abortion.htm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040102197.html

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/404kfgky.asp

http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/issues/abortion/access-to-abortion/freedom-of-choice-act.html

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.2020: Freedom Of Choice Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Carhart

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/text/pl108105.txt Partial Birth Abortion Act-- I didn't know about the details behind this. Partial Birth abortion is DISGUSTING, and is unnecessary in protecting the life of the mother. Usually, a c-section is performed in the emergency situation and they try to protect the lives of both the mother and the fetus. There is no reason for such a horrific practice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7r1lpn4gQs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb8UK5Dv4v8&NR=1