The latest from John McCain is this:
"I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned..."
So finally, John McCain looking to woo the conservative voters, has taken a stand against abortion. It was only a matter of time. I have no idea what John McCain believes in his heart but I wouldn't be surprised if he simply took this position to boost himself towards favor with the Christian voters.
I support abortion. I think that while life is precious and we shouldn't waste it, there are some instances where there is undue burden on people and they can't afford another mouth to feed. My grandmother, who died 20 years before I was born, came to my mother in a dream and that appearance convinced my mother not to abort me. Having said that, many could argue that I should be against abortion because it's only by chance that I'm actually here. But that's not how I feel.
People say that if you don't want a baby, go through the pregnancy and then put it up for adoption. This is great and I think people should do this. But we must ask ourselves how good this is. The adoption system is terrible in America. There's kids that are just sitting around with no hope, meanwhile Angelina Jolie, can go to Africa and scoop up kids like friggin Hot Pockets at the your local Wal-mart. Why not shop for children in the United States Angelina? Our children have needs too!
But getting back to my main point, why go through 9 months of physical, emotional, and financial challenges, just to give that fleshy ball of investments away? Having a baby costs money. Medical rates are sky high. The risk of death in childbirth is still around. Is it worth it in the end in the name of religion or whatever, to carry a baby for nine months that you intend on giving away or keeping when you really don't want it?
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I am not against abortion, but it should not be used as often as people want to use it. If you cannot afford a baby, take proper precautions against it. But if you do find yourself pregnant, I don't think abortion is always the right option. Life for an orphan has a very high risk of being a sad one. Over population is also a problem. Sometimes abortion is the right way to go, but I do not approve of having sex with abortion in mind.
" But getting back to my main point, why go through 9 months of physical, emotional, and financial challenges, just to give that fleshy ball of investments away? Having a baby costs money. Medical rates are sky high. The risk of death in childbirth is still around. Is it worth it in the end in the name of religion or whatever, to carry a baby for nine months that you intend on giving away or keeping when you really don't want it?"
"that fleshy ball of investments"? did you really call a human child a "fleshy ball of investments"? would you simply kill someone, because they are a burden to you? like think of your mother or grandmother-it is suddenly your job to take care of her, yes? so you have to start watching how you spend so you'll have enough money to feed her, cloth her, take care of her basically. and medicine-she has TONS of it-you're paying for it all now. this is your family man. if you get sick of her, are you going to simply take a knife to her? accidently overdose her? i mean, seriously-do you know the suicide rates of mothers who have had an abortion? they get so depressed afterwards because something inside of them KNOWS that that baby was THEIR child. you know what? if you want to see a more obvious view of what abortion really is, i suggest shooting a pregnant woman in the stomach. murder is murder, no matter how "inconvenient" the child may be.
and by the way, i assure you that i am not the type to scream at those mothers who choose this disgusting option, i honestly am more likely to hug them. i actually have a very good friend that was forced to get an abortion, who is very scarred by it. i do have an extremely strong opinion about people killing a whole generation of children, but i am a peaceful person. so no hard feelings, just strongly, strongly disagree with you =)
~Brittany Ann