I think it's time we do away with any type of abortions in Texas. I know that my opinion will probably cause a bunch of hubbub seeing as how many people are pro-choice. I firmly believe that an abortion of any type is murder and should be against the law. I know that one of the major debates is when does a human life begin, and I believe that it's when the baby is conceived. As soon as pregnancy comes to fruition the baby is going to be a human life and killing it before one believes it has life, whether that is true or not, is still murdering a future life.
According to this article most abortions are performed on women who either don't use contraceptives or don't use them consistently. This is unfair to the baby who didn't have the choice of being conceived or not. If a female is not responsible about taking actions against getting pregnant she is not responsible enough to have sex in the first place. Abstinence is the best way to prevent unwanted pregnancy, but as we all know this will never be the most utilized option. Sex education is definitely an important factor in teaching young kids the responsibility that comes along with having sex, and the fact is sex-ed is not up to par. I understand it won't be 100% effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy even if it was up to par, but it would be a step in the right direction of bringing the number of unwanted pregnancies down.
I'm also aware that many times women who take full measures against getting pregnant still can become pregnant. I still believe that this is a consequence that comes along with having sex that all women should be aware of. I'm not saying they should not have sex to prevent this from happening, but if a woman were to become pregnant in an unlikely circumstance obviously that baby was meant to be conceived. I believe that God has a plan for everyone and things happen for a reason. That baby was meant to be born and should not be terminated. If the parents aren't ready to take care of a baby or can't handle the responsibility there are plenty of parents desperately trying to have a baby that aren't able too. I believe adoption should be the only other option for an unwanted pregnancy, even if the pregnancy was a result of rape. Rape is a terrible situation and I do not wish it upon anyone, but it does happen and if the unfortunate woman becomes pregnant because of it I still think the only choices she should have is keeping it or giving it up for adoption. It's not the baby's fault and shouldn't be punished and killing it is punishment.
Many pro-choice people will argue until they're blue in the face that it is the woman's choice to terminate a pregnancy or not. What about the baby's choice? It did not asked to be conceived and now it must be murdered most likely because of it's mother's irresponsibility? I do not agree with this. I think too many abortions are a result of a woman's irresponsibility, ignorance, or stupidity. These women should not be allowed to have sex in the first place, but seeing as how there's no possible way we can prevent this we can at least keep the baby from being punished by eliminating abortions in Texas all together.
The fact is the embryo will become a human life no matter when you believe life begins. It will be a living human being that God created through the miracle of life. Here you can get an idea of the number of induced abortions in Texas over the years. Just think about how many of those babies could have grown up to be an exemplary or world changing human being.
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Not everything is black and white as your article seems to convey. What I find most interesting is that you place all the blame on the female and assume that she is an idiot for making the choice to not remain pregnant. It takes two to tango as they say. And I do not buy any type of religious agenda as an argument against abortion because in the Bible after all, Leviticus says selling your daughter into slavery is OK.
If Roe v. Wade were to be overturned, then adoption or keeping the child would be the only options. With adoption, there is no guarantee that the child would go to a loving home or that he/she would be adopted at all. And if the child is kept, there is no guarantee that the child would be cared for adequately by the parent(s). In either case, the child may suffer. And yes, I do feel that in many cases abortion is used as an all to easy fix, however if a woman or couple finds that there is just no possible way a child can be had or there are extenuating circumstances, i.e. rape, then abortion is a viable option. And although you write that rape is a horrible thing and you wouldn’t wish it on anyone, you expect that the victim will carry the rapists baby to term…someone who has violated her body and mind and expect her to keep the child or give it up for adoption (where the child will more than likely look for her at some point). Any thought as to what that will do to the child to find out he/she is the product of rape or the psychological damage that would be done to the mother during those nine months?
I firmly disagree with what “A slice of Pecan Pie” says about abortion. I believe that one of the main things that Pro-Life people try to do is push their emotional and ethical beliefs on us, most of which being Christian. It is not our responsibility to worry about others “judgment” if G-d is to punish someone for getting an abortion it is not your job to save them by "showing them the light" it is your job to not get an abortion yourself. If people believe that a fetus is life and that abortion is murder then think about this. Trees are life, yet we cut down hundreds of thousands every year, bugs are life, yet we swat them every chance we get. Facts are that when a baby is conceived it starts as a clump of cells, stem cells, then they start to form things like organs and other things.
As to the G-d aspect, I personally do not see it as murder, I see it as the right G-d gave us, the right of free will. Now, he may send us a child knowing what is best for us, but we as humans have the right to say," no." If you do believe in G-d's plan then ask yourself this, if G-d means for a human to be born then that child will be born to someone better if they abort the child. Is it really believed by some that G-d just terminates that soul because the mother decided she could not handle that right then. That to me sounds ridiculous, this is G-d, all powerful G-d. His plan will pan out no matter what.
As response to children born of rape, what kind of horrible thing to do to the mother and child. Imagine a mother being forced to carry the evidence of their rape for 8 months then have that child and have to deal with that kind of trauma to give it up or keep it. Living to resent the child that came out your womb. I cannot imagine anyone who could be okay with doing that to another human. Then, think of that poor child, if they are not given up for adoption, they probably could never be fully loved by their mother because of the trauma the mother suffered. Then the guilt the child must feel and the scaring of being the product of such a heinous crime. Thank goodness for plan b contraceptives so help catch a rape pregnancy. It is sad that because someone else views it as murder and feels the need to "save" others, a case of this could happen.
I do agree with what she says about that those who use abortion as a form of birth control should be punished, and they are wrong for doing so but is it right to punish a child by having it and then giving them up for adoption. Maybe they get placed in a home and perhaps they wont. As an unexpected child myself I know what it is like to grow up with many questions about your life, or being called horrible names as a youngster because I am a bastard child. Is it fair to put any child through that? If we allowed adoption to be the only way the system would be flooded with children who could not find homes, then they grow up in foster care, and most statistics say that a lot of the children who grow up in foster care end up becoming young parents, homeless, in prison, etc. because they lack a support system. “Based on current AFCARS estimates released January 2000, there are approximately 520,000 children currently in foster care in the United States. Of these, 117,000 are eligible for adoption.
Overall, the reason I disagree with "A Slice of Pecan Pie" is because all things aside they are trying to push their beliefs of religion onto others which is overall against what our country has been founded on religious freedom, whether it is to practice what you want or even freedom from religion. While I respect your high morals, I disagree that you feel the need to save the world from committing "murder." If we do commit "murder" it truly is none of your business. The only reason it would become your business if we actually murder a full, complete life.
I strongly disagree with your stance on Texas making abortion illegal. First off I hate the use of abortion as birth control, and am a huge supporter of the alternative method of adoption. Having said that, I do not think making abortion illegal will boost the adoption numbers as much as some other already high stats that are out there. The numbers you’d likely see skyrocket would be child abuse, orphanage population, self terminated pregnancies, infant abandonment, and welfare. The fact of the matter is not everyone has the means, intelligence, or time to go through the steps to put a baby up for adoption and if abortion was outlawed in many cases these unwanted babies would be born into very desperate situations and likely difficult lives. As a parent it is difficult for me to imagine someone terminating their pregnancy, but I also know that in order for that heart wrenching decision to be made it is likely that it was the best thing. I was scared when my wife was pregnant but I was also ready and committed to the good raising of that child and it still tested my patience to the very brink of my capabilities. I can only imagine what that experience would be like for a mother with no help who didn’t want to be a mother in the first place but lawfully had no choice. My belief is that child would not being receiving adequate care and faces a huge likelihood of abuse. In my opinion by banning abortion you are taking away a women’s right to do what’s best for them and their unborn children. I do not believe this is an easy decision for most women to make, but in the end it should be their decision and not the state governments.
Jason Lundin
I am comment on A Piece of Pecan Pie's Blog 7, it states that Texas should not allow abortions. I do NOT agree with that. I believe that any woman can make their own decision.
There is a reason why abortion has not been abolished. It will go against some US constitution law, which Texas constitution is almost identical too. The Roe vs. Wade case was overturn. Not only that, some individuals have their own religion beliefs. Sometime a mother needs to have an abortion if their life is at risk just by carrying or delivering the child. And of course, it will be suggested by their physician.
I do agree that abortion should not be depended on just in case a woman gets pregnancy because of an irresponsible decision. However, for those that use contraceptives in all measures and got pregnant, or rape victims, I believe that the woman can make any decision they want. Who are we to judge? We all have different preference of religions and different opinions. I think it is no one else business.
Yes, adoption is an alternative decision rather than abortion, but the woman has to go through the 9 months of pregnancy and delivering the baby. It is found that mothers go through depression after giving up their child. Then, when the child grows up and discovers that they were adopted they question why they were given up at birth. There is a lot of psychological problems in the future.
Sometimes parents or the mother can not financial take of this child. Texas has a high percent of families on wealth fare and that includes single mother. Our state tax would increase.
Over all, I disagree and I think it is up to the woman's decision.
Along with the other four comments posted to this blog already, I oppose just about everything this blog has to offer. Forgive me for my brutally liberal point of view on this, but I don't see a thing wrong with a woman's choice to an abortion. Expressing your religious beliefs is fine, but to abolish it for the entire state based solely on your faith is absurd. If one of pro-life standing is caught in the situation of an unexpected pregnancy, do as you please. As for myself, a supporter of pro-choice, I see things on a more realistic scale. I know that personally, I am currently lacking the resources to support a child and this is why I practice ways in which I will prevent being caught in such an unfortunate situation. As you may call it “ignorance” for one to be caught in this situation, I feel that a more ignorant decision would be to bring a baby into this world without the resources to care for it properly.
A supporter of pro-life is going to have to prove more to me than repeatedly using the same reason for abolishing it throughout the entire state: the baby has a choice too. As “stupid “as conservatives claim this mother that is considering abortion to be, I would still respect her decision more than a fetus who’s brain will be building in her uterus for up to 3 months. Another thing that I never understood, was calling it killing a life. How can it be murderous if the fetus has not been added to our population until it is ejected through the womb?
With the abolition of abortion, I don’t think much will be accomplished positively. Well, apart from the satisfaction of a conservative’s viewpoint. However, some statistics that will surely be raised in our society with the abolition of abortion will be: child abuse, abandonment, poverty, hmmm… need I say more? While conservatives have their strong opposed view of abortion, I have an even equal support for it. I believe that with pro-choice, everyone has THEIR own choice, and this issue should be continued to be practiced this way.
I totally agree with my classmate making abortion illegal in Texas. I think that is a women decision on making the choice of having the baby or not. I cannot imagine anyone who could be okay with doing that to another human. Then, think of that poor child, if they are not given up for adoption, they probably could never be fully loved by their mother because of the trauma the mother suffered. Then the guilt the child must feel and the scaring of being the product of such a heinous crime. For example, my aunt was going to abort my little cousin because she was not ready to have a little baby. My aunt Daisy was 17 years old when she became pregnant. She just wanted to party and party all the time. However, that’s why there’s protection so the boy or girl can have protected sex and not make a little baby pay the price. I do not believe this is an easy decision for most women to make, but in the end it should be their decision and not the state governments.
Therefore, the other thing that I didn’t agree with was that they are trying to push religious beliefs and care to people. They are trying to brainwash people by saying that abortion is good and that it causes to much problems in families. I personally disagree I am religious and I think positive. A baby is born because the husband and wife want to have a kid and their going to be responsible for it.
Therefore, if the women don’t want to take care of her baby they can give it for adoption there’s a lot of tons of families that want a kid. Therefore, theirs always a problem with the couple that they can have kids of any circumstances. I think that a baby is a cute thing to have and see it born. Fothink too many abortions are a result of a woman's irresponsibility, ignorance, or stupidity. These women should not be allowed to have sex in the first place, but seeing as how there's no possible way we can prevent this we can at least keep the baby from being punished by eliminating abortions in Texas all together.r example, when a baby is always born I see it always like I am getting reborn.
Finally, I think I firmly believe that an abortion of any type is murder and should be against the law. I know that one of the major debates is when does a human life begin, and I believe that it's when the baby is conceived. As soon as pregnancy comes to fruition the baby is going to be a human life and killing it before one believes it has life, whether that is true or not, is still murdering a future life.
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Thank you for your thoughts and opinions, but isn't it sad that we live in a world where we have to justify abortion as ok and on top of that a good thing. That has nothing to do with religion and I never tried to push my beliefs on anyone, just simply stated why I believe abortion is wrong. Believe what you want nobody is forcing you to think like me. I just think that it's sad that abortion can be justified because our system sucks and majority of humans do as well so they get to have an abortion because they are inadequate as human beings...that's awesome. Yes I do agree there should be very rare exceptions like with rape. I can maybe get on board with allowing very early abortions for those victims, but still sad we have to make this exception because we live in a world where rape is a very real thing.
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