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Originally posted by aggieAXO
If you are so adamant about this decision that some people feel they need to make then maybe you should start adopting these special children yourself. IMO talk is cheap. Pro-lifers (in general, not all)want all children to be born but how many actually adopt those that are not wanted? Anyone have statitistics?
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How do you know I haven't?
I agree that talk is cheap, and while I am not in the position to adopt right now I would like to one day and in the mean time and volunteer in several different situations to "put my money where my mouth is" so to speak. To me, however, that is really neither here nor there.
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I am sick of Republicans saying one thing: we want less govertment control-yet they do the opposite and try to control our lives by telling us that we have to have a child if we become pregnant or we can't end our own lives. If I want an abortion whether early term or late term that is my business not anyone elses so keep out of my business. If you are against abortion-great all power to you, have as many children as you want (as long as you have the finances and well being to take care of them) but don't tell me I have to have a child if I do get pregnant and want to terminate the pregnancy. I won't interfere with your life so don't interfere with mine. [QUOTE] [/B]
First of all, I am so FAR from a Republican that it is not even funny! LOL This is probably the only thing I agree with most Republicians on. I think our fundamental issue is that I don't see terminating an innocent life as "your business". Our country tries to protect those that cannot protect themselves. We protect children once they get here from abusive parents who may or may not want them. We even go so far as to go to other countries and "protect" their citizens from their "evil" leaders. (not that I agree with this), why not protect the most innocent of the all? That's my only point. If you want to kill yourself, I say all power to you. While I personally think it's wrong and wouldn't do it myself, that is something that you have to reconcil when you (if you) meet your maker. But I am just as sickened by an abortion as I am a murder of an adult. To me it is no difference. I am sure you see a pregnancy as a blob of tissue or a part of the woman's body, but I see it as a baby, and so we may just have to agree to disagree.
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I was sickened this week when I saw on the news that Jeb Bush made them replace the feeding tube in the brain injured woman-I know this is another topic but I am tired of the government making decisions for families. If I want to die that is my business not the governments. If my mother is terminally ill or feels she has no quality of life and wants to die that is my family's business. IMO life is about quality NOT quantity. BTW I wonder who pays for this woman's care also-talk about a financial burden-and yes finances do come into play for some people. If the government wants to keep people alive that want to die then it should come out of their pockets and I don't mean the taxpaying citizens-I mean their actual bank account. I also find it sick that this poor woman has to starve to death in order to die a "peaceful" death-why can't we euthanize her-this is a peaceful death. I know some people don't agree-that is fine but again if it happens to my family that is my and my family's business not the governments and not yours.
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I actually kinda agree with you. I think we keep people artifically alive a little too long in too many situations, but then we have the case of the man who was in a coma for years (I think over 10 - 15) who recently "woke up" and he was fine. That's why it is so important to not only make your wishes known to others, but to write them down so there is no confusion when the time comes. I think the actual issue with this situation, though is whether or not the woman actually wanted this. Her parents say no, her husband (who is engaged to another woman and has a child with her) says she wouldn't want to live that way.