tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post8614235697778061633..comments2023-10-24T01:23:36.470-07:00Comments on Thin Places: still pro-choice... butroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508828835908673347noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-57099199474807752052013-05-09T20:12:00.867-07:002013-05-09T20:12:00.867-07:00I want to weigh in here, as I'm who sparked th...I want to weigh in here, as I'm who sparked the discussion (or at least Kiddo did).<br /><br />I think I will need to write a post about this in the very near future, because while I am pregnant, and the nature of the experience has changed my relationship to fetuses generally, I remain pro-choice (for the same kinds of reasons Dad wrote about above).<br /><br />I agree with much of what was said in this post, and I want to piggyback on the issue of parents being involved. Often times a girl will want to get an abortion and is *forced* to have the baby by parents or relatives. Abortion is not forced on young women (at least not in the US). This is something that think tanks have studied and concluded through much research.<br /><br />To give an anecdote in support of this, on one of my pregnancy forums a nurse told a horrible story of a 14 yr old girl who was prevented from seeking a safe medical abortion at a clinic. She decided to use a coat hanger instead. She died from a combination of internal bleeding and infection. This is why Roe v. Wade happened. This is why parents shouldn't *have* to be involved - especially when often these same parents took their child out of sex ed and didn't explain the importance of contraception.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634264247783669380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-6599854563586576312013-05-09T14:22:31.264-07:002013-05-09T14:22:31.264-07:00thanks Michael
It does seem that there is a treme...thanks Michael<br /><br />It does seem that there is a tremendous amount of common ground or at least can be so that at the very least we can work together to lessen the number of abortions. That strikes me as a worthy goal regardless of where one stands on the issue.<br /><br />I like the way you talk about changing the language from being a medical procedure (which is only a part of the issue) to a life choice with lasting consequences. As for keeping parents out of the discussion, in general I agree, but I'm also aware of circumstances where parental involvement is the last thing needed. One would hope that a good counselor would see the difference and encourage any young person struggling with this issue to involve parents. We do all know bad counselors though and stubborn or embarrassed kids without positive support networks. I think putting the pressure on a kid to prove they need to exclude bad parents has the potential of more bad results than the current system. In either case, I really would rather do all we can to avoid the question at all.royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508828835908673347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16811369.post-21435858894043767252013-05-09T12:06:49.226-07:002013-05-09T12:06:49.226-07:00I agree with you 100% - on most of it...
I do a...I agree with you 100% - on most of it... <br /><br /><br />I do agree that the pro-life side does focus too much on the birth, and not enough on the life. Support of the mother and child afterwards is not only important, it should be of primary concern. <br /><br />I do agree that we need to change the national view of abortion from a medical procedure to an important life choice with lasting consequences. No one, no matter how pro-choice they may be, comes out of an abortion unscathed. (Which is why the idea of intentionally keeping parents out of the process is deplorable) <br /><br />I do agree that if we had better support systems, we would have less abortions. (But I don't believe that "better support systems" equates to "more handouts." <br /><br />I do agree that life is full of potential, and that should be weighed heavily. (more heavily, in fact, then convenience) <br /><br />And I do agree you will make an excellent grandfather. <br /><br />Michael J Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239057043899114566noreply@blogger.com