WARNING: POLITICAL RANT TO FOLLOW
READ ON AND COMPLAIN IF YOU MUST
I have some strong political beliefs and rarely rant and rave on them. However, prepare.
I was surfing BE and found an entry on another blog announcing the testimony of some somewhat well known people who will be testifying on an extremely touchy situation. I wish I could give you some more information, but I scanned it quickly, got pissed, forfeited my half a credit and moved on before I even knew I was going to respond.
The issue they are going to speak about is "I Regret My Abortion." Get ready! Who the hell doesn't regret their abortion? I had one, and for whatever reason I or anyone else gets an abortion, who wouldn't regret it? Anti-choice rhetoric aside, what kind of bastard dare insinuate that any of us who were in that position don't have regrets.
I am definitely pro-choice. I am also aware that with proper education, access to adequate medical attention and information and a more balanced distribution of wealth the question of abortion rights would be less of an issue. Why aren't you spending your time on that, oh wise ones (?), instead of taking it upon yourselves to become such moralistic, judgmental voices?
7 comments:
Well, there are guys on your side printing "Proud to have had an abortion." t-shirts. So I guess there are women running around that don't regret it.
Tom: I have yet to see one of those shirts and if I did, I would have a few words about that, too. I tried to find your e-mail on your site, but it was not there, so I feel I have to answer this publicly. I see and understand where your position comes from and respect that you and I don't agree on a lot of these issues. If you can point me in the direction of those with that kind of an attitude, I will say someting to them publicly, also.
Ah, but MY site is porn.
Go figure.
-G
Amen, sister!
I have never seen a "Proud to have had an abortion" tee shirt.
Nor have I seen the following tee shirts:
"I (heart) abortion"
"Had an abortion...gettin' another real soon!"
"Abortion...you don't have to be atheist to love it!"
"Ask me if I've had an abortion."
"Been there...done that...had an abortion."
Nor have I seen the following:
"Free abortion with fill-up"
"Half-price abortion special, this week only."
I'll let you know if I do.
BUT you know what the real shame is? The people who have kids and don't fuckin' take care of them. I have a friend who runs a daycare center and we both marvel over people who choose to spread em', but don't want to be bothered feeding, bathing, clothing, hell, even spending time with, these kids. I'm all for either vaginal cauterization, and/or mandatory sterilization. It's total and utter bullshit that people continue to spew forth children then leave it up to the govt. and the rest of us CHILD-FREE taxpayers to foot the bill. Fuckin' ridiculous.
And as far as all these people that are so anti-abortion, if they're as truly concerned as they make themselves out to be, let 'em go adopt all those precious children.
That is all.
As a fellow woman who has had an abortion (AND is an adoptee-- so I can speak on that "alternate" from first hand experience), I just want to say thank you. NO ONE who has an abortion and is straight in the head does it without regrets. It becomes a best-choice-out-of-evils.
The inaccurately named "pro-life" group should instead be focusing on improving the systems out there for adoption/DSS/etc. and get the children living in those limbo situations OUT of them.
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