Admittedly, now that I am a parent, I'm not really sure how I feel about abortion anymore. But history has shown us what illegal abortion brings-more dead people, not less, so I believe 100% in safe and legal abortions. All of the time, for anyone. Not "just when it feels ok". And for all those so-called pro-lifers out there, abortion can't be ok, you know, when you want it to be. Heads up-it isn't morally ok to kill a fetus conceived from incest, but not from an unfortunate night at the No-Tell Motel. If you believe abortion is wrong, than it's wrong for ALL babies, not just the ones you like. What kind of monster thinks otherwise? Oh..right. To me, this issue is not nuanced at all. Either you're all in, or you're all out. Either it's ok for everyone, or no one. If, as pro-lifers say, life begins at conception, than ANY abortion is murder, even at one day. I want to know-why aren't people calling these douchebags on their bullshit?
Recent data shared by the WashingtonPost.com revealed that the numbers of those identifying as pro-life now outnumber those identifying as pro-choice. The data was quickly debunked, and it looks like it isn't accurate, but it was a response by conservative blowhard Andrew Sullivan that really gets my goat (yeah, I said that and I'm not 70). He supports abortion in the first trimester only. So, once the fetus hits day 1 of the 4th month,...SAFE! In a similar vain, the Mittster recently claimed he is against abortion EXCEPT in the case of rape or incest. Huh? So you DO value unborn babies, but only those that come from crime-free sex. Those conceived from a rape, well, fuck you, you're on your own. You probably deserve what's coming to you. Like many "pro-lifers," Sullivan and Romney want to pick and choose their pro-lifeness. They are pro-life when it feels good for them, but when it gets iffy, they quickly look for an escape hatch. For Romney, it's babies conceived from a situation that he has deemed as meriting an abortion, as if that baby is less valuable than any other (way to go with your Christian values, Mitt). For Sullivan, it's when he believes the baby is somehow more viable than it was a day ago, an arbitrary and non-scientific benchmark anti-choice supporters use to gain momentum in restricting abortions. Why aren't the pro-lifers picketing these assholes, instead of harassing some poor 16 year old going to get an STD test?
Admittedly, now that I am a parent, I'm not really sure how I feel about abortion anymore. But history has shown us what illegal abortion brings-more dead people, not less, so I believe 100% in safe and legal abortions. All of the time, for anyone. Not "just when it feels ok". And for all those so-called pro-lifers out there, abortion can't be ok, you know, when you want it to be. Heads up-it isn't morally ok to kill a fetus conceived from incest, but not from an unfortunate night at the No-Tell Motel. If you believe abortion is wrong, than it's wrong for ALL babies, not just the ones you like. What kind of monster thinks otherwise? Oh..right. To me, this issue is not nuanced at all. Either you're all in, or you're all out. Either it's ok for everyone, or no one. If, as pro-lifers say, life begins at conception, than ANY abortion is murder, even at one day. I want to know-why aren't people calling these douchebags on their bullshit?
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Sarah
6/4/2012 01:14:37 pm
Jhana, YOU ROCK!!!
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