My issues with the abortion debate:
Society cannot agree on the exact time when life starts. Some say conception, others say heart beat, others still say brain activity, and the list goes on from there. Therefore, people against killing an unborn child simply agree it shouldn't happen. Thus, they all determine abortion should be illegal. Period. End of. Blanket statement.
Religious individuals and organizations forcing their ideals on other people.Let me start by saying I was raised Christian in a democratic country. Something Christians and democratic countries have in common is the absolute need to force their lifestyle and opinions on others. I dispise these attributes.
A person should not go door to door and question another person's faith if it differs from their own. They should also not try to force laws upon a group of people within their society simply because they disagree with it. I understand many Christians believe conception is the beginning of life, gays are the devil, and all forms of contraception is murder because it prevents the potential life of a child. Granted, not all Christians believe all of those things. But if enough of them get together, they might be able to get it passed as law (see Santorum's religious convictions).
This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I cannot stand people who force their ideas on to other people. At least if abortion laws allow for a choice, the Christians and those against abortion can live how they like (ie not having an abortion if they become pregnant) while other people can live how they like (ie deciding to keep the child or abort).
I do want to say I am not meaning to single out Christians. I'm also against Muslims who believe non-Muslims should convert or die. I'm against salesmen who refuse to accept the fact that I don't need new siding on my house. I ignore people who tell me I shouldn't have painted my room red. I dispise children who feel the need to make other kids feel like less of a human being just so they can feel like more of a person. I am wholeheartedly against those nosey people who yack your ear off on a flight. Mostly, I hate everyone who impede on how I wish to live my life so long as how I live does not encroach on the lives of others.
Inconsistencies in those who support abortion.The major inconsistency is the "unless it is rape or incest" clause so many people like to add as if it makes them more humane. The reason for this inconsistency is these people do not want to be seen as unsympathetic to a victim. They don't want to be the "monster" who forced a woman to carry the child of the monster who attacked and brutally savaged her. So they have this wonderful clause to appease the masses and try to get them to support the bill because they truly aren't trying to force women to birth unwanted children. "See, there's a rape clause!"
And the incest portion of the clause is because these individuals are disgusted by the idea of siblings having sex, marrying, or birthing a child. There are those who also recognize incest can cause severe birth defects, but if they were truly worried about birth and genetic defects they would add that clause to the list of exceptions as well. So they support aborting the abomination of an incestual love child because the idea disgusts them. But hey, if they kid is going to be born into a vegetative state and suck the life out of their parents for 58 years with medical care costs and poor life conditions that child has a right to life, dammit.
I want people to pick a side. If murder is murder, then it counts all the time. If murder is only murder after
the legal definition of life begins, then it counts only if the fetus has passed such a point. If abortion is not murder, then no prosecution can come to those who abort a fetus.
I support abortion. A choice should be given. I believe life starts at birth. This is supported by medical cases where the doctor records the time of birth and time of death. Rick Santorum's child "
lived for a few hours" not "for 10 months and 3 hours". If a mother kills a child after it has taken its first breath in this world it is murder. Therefore, abortion is not murder to me. Abortion is not always about the mother. Sure, many times it is, but we must also acknowledge those cases where a child will be born with severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
That being said, I don't know if I could ever abort a child. One moment I can't see myself doing it, and the next I do consider the possibility I may make that decision. I don't know what I would be going through if/when I have the option of making that decision. But I do hope that if it ever comes to that day, I will still have the legal choice to make it.
