oh, just abortion.

Hello bloggers,


I am sitting here trying to be productive - studying for finals and what not - but instead I am thinking about Rick Perry.  I just watched a campaign ad for Rick Perry that consists of him denouncing gay rights, and encouraging the church and state to no longer be separate.  The campaign ad was so shocking, I thought it was a joke, but instead it is the opening video on his campaign website: www.RickPerry.org.  I am shocked and surprised that this man has any supporters, but damn if he did not just get endorsed by the president of the New Hampshire Right to Life thing.  This is crazy.  Every day I feel that women's rights are being flushed down the toilet, and we just sit back and watch it be destroyed.  Sorry about that tangent.. but what I am curious about is why do Congressmen and Congresswomen, the President, and the Courts feel that they have ANY right to tell women that they can or cannot have an abortion.  What right does anyone have to tell someone what they can do with their own body.  I do not think that whether a person decides to have an abortion is any business of the state.  Listen, I get it, it isn't Christian (to you Rick Perry) but damnit, not all of us are!  And what is "Christian" about judging someone for having an abortion or what is "Christian" about telling someone what to do?  If people would just start thinking about things in less of the idea of the abortion and more in the idea of choice, I feel more people would have a more positive feeling about what I am discussing.  Have you ever noticed that people "for" abortion are known as Pro-Choice and those "against" abortion are Pro-Life.  Why isn't it those "against" abortion be known as Anti-Choice.. or those "for" abortion be Pro-Kill the embryo.  Because the argument was created to benefit both sides.  The argument about abortion should NOT even exist.  It should be a decision made between the doctor and the patient, and it shouldn't be about taking a life (if you consider the embryo before it is born).  It should be focused on practicality, on the issue of health, and what is best for the person.  Also, the argument around abortion is interesting because both sides are arguing something COMPLETELY different: one side is about choice and the other is about not taking a life.


Okay, so my thing is.  Why do people feel it is an issue of the state to even consider or argue abortion.  I feel like it should be the person's decision whether or  not to have one.  It should be a decision between her and her doctor (and her husband/boyfriend).  One that is based on facts, not opinions or religious rhetoric.  In all honesty though, I feel that everyone should be given a choice to decide whether an abortion is the right decision.  And if abortion is illegal, a woman wouldn't even have the ability to choose - her decision would be made for her.  Now if that isn't taking a step back in the wrong direction, I don't know what is.




To me, it doesn't matter if you currently consider yourself pro-choice (pro-kill the embryo) or pro-life (anti-choice), but I feel that no one has the right to tell you what to do with the embryo inside of you.  Accordingly, whether you would choose to have one is irrelevant as well, because people make their own decision.  So why not make abortion legal, a decision to be made between the patient and the doctor.  If you wouldn't have one, fine don't but that doesn't mean you should take it from everyone else.


Have a good day :)