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In response to
"Life, even that which is conceived under the most horrific of circumstances is worthy of respect, protection, and dignity."
by
Stephen
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I am going to violate one of my huge political no-nos. The inside message states my feeling on abortion in terms of rape (and overall).
Posted by
David (aka David)
Aug 20 '12, 19:32
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Imagine for a moment that you were a woman. Imagine if you were raped.
If this proves impossible, imagine that a woman you care about were to be raped. I do not want to name names here since that could be deemed as offensive. Whichever one pops in your mind first that is of childbearing age will work for the purposes of this conversation.
Now imagine how you would feel in the following scenario. A bunch of people who do not have the ability to have children have determined you/your loved one must bear a child from this rape. You were an unwilling participant.
You will spend the next 9 months not only trying to overcome the trauma of being raped, something that can stay with people for decades, but also forced to bear the child of the monster who raped you. Your entire life will be defined by this moment where you were victimized. Many people get to choose if and when they choose to start a family. You will be starting one immediately whether you like it or not.
Every day of this pregnancy will be a reminder of your rape. The predator who attacked you will thereby define each and every moment of your existence from that point forward. And oh yes, you will be forced to bear the financial and social responsibilities that stem from having a child as well.
Now, consider the above and honestly try to tell me that if you were the victim of such a scenario that you would want to go through with the pregnancy. You speak of thinking of a biological tissue in the matter. What about the other 99.999% of that body? Why should those concerns be ignored in favor of something that lacks sentience?
Pro-life as most often presented is a hateful stance toward women. If and only if it exists in combination with a specific series of laws that aid an expectant mother in raising children would it be a tolerable belief. If someone wants to be pro-life and pro-government sanctioned babysitting and financial aid, I wouldn't have a problem with that. If someone just wants to say, "You got pregnant. You have a child," and they offer no recourse to aid the mother, I have a huge problem with that. Socioeconomic ramifications matter in this conversation.
To a larger point, I have no interest in protecting anything that does not exist before we have demonstrated the ability to protect all of us who do.
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