so, since we shouldn't be regulating what ppl can or cannot do with "their" bodies, i guess we should legalize drugs in this country....after all, using cocaine is a person's
choice, and should not have that "right" taken away.
this subject is a bad one with me as
two of my friends
and a very close relative have had these done.......it doesn't just affect the woman who has it done.....it kills the child (or would-be child, however you wanna look at it), it damages the person (whether they think it was for the best or not, my relative still has nightmares about a baby without a face), it damages the family (come talk to my family and you may get a different view on it all), it affects everyone in the woman's life. not that i judge these women b/c i
don't....i love them as much as i ever have......but it
is hard. calling it a "fetus" is one way to make the person who did it feel less guilty. i agree with whoever posted earlier about taking responsibility.....you don't have to
raise the child, just give it a REAL right, the one actual "right" that has yet to be mentioned....the right to life. i've said it before, and i'll say it again: ADOPTION.
yes, it was a hard time for women back in
1960 whatever who were unmarried and pregnant, but this is
2004....there is a LOT less stigma attached to un-wed mothers. these ppl had abortions not b/c they didn't necessarily
want the baby, but b/c they were afraid of what society would say (not all, of course, but a lot). people need to have the courage to deal with the situations they have gotten themselves into, and need to take responsibilty.....but as was said earlier, i guess that is too much to ask....
i don't understand how probably a lot of you were DARE role models in high school or whatever, but also scream about a woman's right to choose what to do with HER body.