On Being Both "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice"
posted November 21, 2008 - 1:52pmIn a world that is consistently perceived in black and white, at least from a political stand point, it is often frustrating to have conversations with those who can't think outside such a limited spectrum. A case in point is the issue of abortion. Why is it immediately assumed you have to either pro-life or pro-choice? Quite frankly, I believe this is an entirely ridiculous assumption. A person's personal beliefs needn't get in the way of understanding that what is right for them, isn't necessarily right for everyone.
I am not just speculating, or pulling this argument out of thin air. This comes from personal conversations with women who have shared this opinion with me. As a man, I'm not really qualified to express my own opinions on this subject, anyway. I don't have a womb, will never get pregnant, and can never comprehend the experience of carrying a fetus inside my body -- or aborting one. It's just completely out of my realm of understanding.
In a perfect world, everyone would be responsible when it came to sexual relations. They wouldn't engage in unprotected sex, not would they use abortion as a method of birth control. Of course, in a perfect world, there would also be no rape or incest. I'd be curious to know how many of the anti-abortion crowd would be willing to adopt an infant who was the spawn of siblings.
No, we do not reside in a perfect world. My idea of a perfection in this life would be to see people live their life according to the principles and beliefs and leave others to live their's as they see fit. Until a fetus is a living being outside a woman's body, it is nobody's concern but the person to whom it's attached.

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Pro-Life Latina
I have to disagree with the last paragraph you have there, but you know what it is your opinion and I will RESPECT that. I know it's not a perfect world we live in and I do understand that there aren't always people lining up to care for incested children. But there are many people who do WANT to adopt, so I do believe it is better when a mother makes a PLAN for her child in adoption than abortion. I also do believe that I am NOONE to judge anyone who had or has an abortion! I don;t think they're any less human than us Pro-Life people. There is a HUGE debate over this and how far one can go in making choices for any other person. I'm not perfect but I do believe (STRONGLY) that we were created before we were in the womb. Just wanted to put my little comment in, loved the blog though. Pretty interesting.
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