Silly you, women are delicate flowers! That's why wet t-shirt contests are so good for them.
-Rudey
--The water helps women grow.
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Originally posted by valkyrie
I'm bothered by what you've said, and I'm not exactly sure why.
I don't think you can assume that a woman would likely feel emptiness and self-hatred as a result of having an abortion. Maybe the emptiness and self hatred would be worse if she carried and gave birth to a kid she didn't want and the consequences that may result from that. If she is making the best decision for herself in the situation, than I don't think she would end up feeling that way years later.
Also, your statement assumes that it's all on the woman -- would the man responsible for the pregnancy feel emptiness and self hatred as well? I'm guessing you would say "no" to that.
And if a woman does end up feeling bad about it later, well, that's her feeling to have, but it's not a reason to prevent her from making a choice. That falls along the lines of saying that women are delicate flowers and that we as members of society need to make laws to protect them from themselves. This is why waiting periods for abortion make me so mad -- I get steamed when anyone advocates a law that a woman must take 24 or 48 (or whatever) hours after visiting an abortion clinic before she can have an abortion. What, do you think she hasn't thought about it already? You think she needs for someone to tell her that???
I'm not necessarily implying that that's what you were saying, but your statement just got me thinking, that's all.
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