I don't consider my thoughts on this subject to be political. I am concerned that we, as a community, take much better care of children, girls, women (and boys and men) in general. Should we start promoting the view (or social mores, not necessarily religious) that
(1.) sex is a personal, an inherently intimate act leading to a familial bond of commitment at a stage of life that is conducive to the nurturing of both parties and possible offspring;
(2.) that gestation of a human being is a marvelous privilege and the gestators should be nurtured and assisted whether the gestator raises the 'product of conception' or places her/him up for adoption--it is a medical fact that abortion creates a harmful hormonal cycle in women, this negative cycles also activates if there is no breastfeeding-- and
(3.) that the unquestioned value of one citizen is unique and inalienable? This issue has been constantly debated in our country--capital punishment, voting procedures, universal education, health care--and now mustn't we evaluate the rights the millions of citizens who before birth have been eliminated fascist-style and did not have their day in court?
Millions and millions of citizens who would be in their thirties and younger cannot contribute to our country because they were aborted. How many women lost the ability to bear children due to abortion, developed breast cancer due to not completing the gestation cycle with breastfeeding, or even lost their lives? Is life so cheap in America? Or is it just cheaper to eliminate the financially and personally costly process of helping a pregnant woman (or girl) and her unborn child. The financial gain to promoters of 'free sex' (entertainment in particular sexualizes everyone for profit) and the profits of a system for elimination of the 'products of conception' are really big business, at the exploitation of young girls and boys with disregard to their well-being or safety, the unborn and actually, our citizens in general.
You and I were fetuses in utero. Clearly, someone gestated us, fed us, changed our diapers and, apparently, taught us to read.
I was not a planned pregnancy, not a surprise, more of a shock because my mom's delivery of my older sister caused what was considered infertility. I was very inconvenient, my mother having just divorced. Abortion was illegal, but could have been obtained. But my Irish Catholic clan loved me, nurtured me, and thought I was wonderful. Even though my mom was not able to raise me due to substance abuse issues, her side of the family pitched in and, although it wasn't the picture-perfect two-parent experience, I am grateful for numberless positives and opportunities.
I truly don't judge families in tough circumstances. I've been a Special Education professional for about twenty years. I'm aware of serious, on-going challenges families may have. Some of my students were Profoundly Handicapped--many might have said they should have been aborted, that they were 'useless eaters.' Aside from my paycheck (so you could say these students stimulated the economy by employing many professionals in various support programs), I was enriched personally by my students and families: the kids were interested in life, showed courage despite chronic pain, and responded to a positive environment. The students especially enjoyed interacting with other kids. And vice-versa. We had a Peer Friends Program at that County Class in a public school.
So, who deserves to live? Who deserves the nurturing of society? Who is valuable?
I do deeply hold that each person is valuable and I believe our nation agrees. It doesn't only take a village to raise a child, it takes a village to nurture a family. The issue is no longer whether an unborn fetus is a human being, but rather should the choice to gestate or end this life (medically impacting the life of the mother) be the sole, profound responsibility of one person.
If you wish, ignore any religious implications of this short video. Think about the science.
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