I disagree with abortion on a personal level. I have been pregnant and lost the baby. I have heard a heartbeat only to have that heartbeat disappear. That fetus was my baby. I know that all don’t agree with that but I cannot and never would deny that the baby is alive at that point. That is my issue with it. I have heard a heartbeat on a fetus at the point in which someone could choose to abort.

Now as for the birth control. I agree we need to help with this issue. While we would all love for children to not have sex until they are old enough to know what they need to be responsible for, it isn’t happening. It is a sticky issue that I don’t know fully how I feel about it as far as politically. I really don’t want my 12 year old to be handed birth control by the teacher! Honestly, this is a situation in which parents are not being parents. Parents need to be teaching and talking with their children about this, not leaving it to the govt. and the public school teacher. For my family, I will always try to teach abstinence; however, if I suspect my children are not being abstinent, I would not hesitate birth control. Any parent that says they had no idea or no clue are trying to make themselves feel better. I have friends that were sexually active and they would always say how their parents were suspecting but not wanting to admit it and they just played off that to prevent getting in trouble with their parents.

The last issue I have with abortion has to do with the woman/mother/patient…whatever term you want to use. TOO often I have talked to or heard people talk about their abortion. While many will say they don’t regret it, they will also usually tell you how old their baby would be. The psychological issue behind it needs to be addressed.

For there to be “murder”, there must be a crime.

Since abortion is not illegal, it is not a crime — therefore it isn’t murder.

However, I’ll play your little game. If abortion is murder — what punishment should we hand out to the woman? How much time should she do for that murder?

The death penalty? Or if she’s answerable to God, then why make it illegal in the first place? I’m fairly certain that God doesn’t need your help. If this is a matter between the woman and God why are you sticking your nose in to it at all? (Oh right.. Christianity.. I forgot..)

The problem I have is that you’re willing to fight to outlaw abortion, but not fight to ensure good and effective birth control to help prevent conception in the first place. You don’t fight for easy free access to neonatal care, or quicker adoption programs or any other benefit to expecting mothers who don’t want the child — underprivileged or otherwise.

You could easily advocate all manner of good things from the government to better this situation which you call murder, but you don’t.

All you give a shit about is the fetus while its in utero. Once it gets its first cry suddenly in your eyes its just another poverty stricken criminal-in-waiting whelpling born of a morally questionable whore and an anonymous baby-daddy that’s stealing money from welfare, not giving back to society and dragging the rest of us down.

Your narrow minded morality tale doesn’t impress me — you’re only true interest is forcing all of us to live by your mores by any means. Religious fascists by any other name.

How many children have you adopted?

I have heard of all the arguments of why abortion is just OK to do, but just because there is a law that says you can do it, doesn’t mean that the act is diminished. It is still child murder, and all the justifications in the world can’t change that. You can’t just wish your atrocities away into the cornfield!

Granted, I’m judging people.  But I’m judging those who are themselves judging others in a very public and extremely obnoxious way. That in my mind opens them up to comment. They want to be viewed and commented about, or they wouldn’t be standing on the street corner with their shirts and attitudes.

Where as they are judging those who want to be left alone and not judged. People who are going through a tough time and probably have made a very hard decision — or in some way need help (Not public scrutiny.)

And no.. I have not spoken to them. Today as I went by there was only one woman, and she was very young. While she may have gone through what others have, the 7 men (I drove by at lunch to check) have most likely not come up preggers..

Either way.. my last point stands.. You don’t get to tell people what to do, you don’t get to pressure people to do what you want..

Additional — I also find it extremely amusing that the very first comment, not even an hour after I posted, was from a holy roller pro-lifer who’s likely more interested in telling others how they should live than actually living themselves ( He left a link. ). Get off your box man — leave people alone.

Aren’t you saying that they shouldn’t be doing what they are doing?

How do you know that none of the females protesting haven’t been pregnant? Did you talk to them?