Vyo476
" I think we can all agree that lessening the procedure's necessity/appeal would be a good thing."
I understand your sentiments however you are idealistic and naive if you think we all agree that abortions should be reduced.
This is one of my hot button topics and as a matter of disclosure, I consider most abortion as murder.
I have debated this point endlessly with abortion proponents and have been shocked at some answers. There is a substantial number of those on the Left that think abortions are positive and more should be encouraged. The argument among these people centers on a few points:
1. Abortion is a form of population reduction.
2. Abortion rids our society of undesirables.
3. Abortion is a right, no different from voting, and is no one else's business.
The fact that abortion takes a life is a desirable consequence to many on the radical Left.
I commend your forum and intend to offer suggestions rather than condemnation.
1. Adoption should be encouraged more, perhaps with tax incentives. Out of all the possible solutions, this one has the most promise.
2. Education is useless. Anyone in the US who is pregnant knows exactly how they became pregnant. They know the risks and how to prevent pregnancy. An unwanted pregancny is the result of carelessness and not lack of education or access to birth control.
3. The negative side of abortion should be presented more. Did you know having an abortion increases a woman's chance for cancer? Did you know that most women have serious misgivings about their abortions, many lasting years?
4. Sex education in school should give equal time to abstinence.
5. Celebrities should do PSA's presenting abortion as a "last resort" scenario.
6. Woman, including celebrities, who regret their abortion decision should be encourgaged to speak out. This should be a topic for Oprah.
7. Abortions should not be presented as a casual medical procedure. Abortions should also be very expensive.
8. Counselling should include a presentation of the abortion from all sides, including the unborn and the father.
9. Some limited legal consideration should be extended to the father and to the parents of an underage girl.
Both of my kids are adopted. They are now productive members of our society but 20+ years ago they were unwanted fetuses in the womb. And they were at risk for abortion. They stood a chance of never having the opportunity to attend school or play in the band or go to dance class or play basketball.
I thank God every day for 2 unwed and scared teenage moms who decided not to abort. They made my kids lives possible and I thank them for that decision.
