OPINION: 'Yes indeed, I see the truth now. That baby has a right to life, to be born to a woman all too often unable to care for and educate the child in a way that will give that budding…
I vividly remember that moment in 1973 when Roe v. Wade became the law of the land. Every woman friend I knew heaved a great sigh of relief. They didn’t want or need an abortion, but they were glad to know the option was there, just in case.
First of all, as we can easily see, absolutely every woman must want a baby. So all their talk about not wanting one is obviously false. They’ve already done what was necessary to get pregnant anyway. Birth control? Never! And for the man? Of course not! Moments of passion should not be ruined by such considerations. As for cases of rape and incest, surely the woman must have enjoyed it, even if they didn’t admit it.
Once the child is older, such wonderful temptations await, especially in a country where guns are practically worshipped by a large percentage of the population. A gang, for example, offers a family, one this child has very likely not had. And gun ownership in many locations does not require a license or training, but only a desire to pull that trigger. What a glorious future awaits!
I sometimes wonder, though, what might have happened to my college friend who got pregnant at the age of 20 and knew beyond any doubt that she could not manage a baby. It was 1966 and she was unable to find an abortion provider in the USA. She finally went to Japan where she received a safe and legal abortion. It was the most difficult decision of her life, but she would not have had a life — as she well knew — if she had not decided as she did.
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