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presidentjlh
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Abortion, to me, is one of the most disgusting, evil things that is done in this world. I will never, ever, ever be “alright” with abortion in the sense that I won’t actively oppose it. There will be people that say, “Oh, don’t you push your religion on me!”
As if there weren’t secular reasons for opposing abortion.
In 1998, I had a little baby brother who was born a few months premature (my mother is very, very against abortion, she hates abortion.) and, although he passed away during a surgery sadly about 3 weeks after he was born (The doctors did all they could, it was an unavoidable accident. I hold nothing against the doctors, they were heartbroken), he taught me so much. I was only about 7 years old, and yet I felt like I gained much maturity from my little brother.
Once I learned what abortion truly was, I thought back to my little brother and how, while it wouldn’t seem like a little baby could change so much, he gave so much to the world. I remember reading about how the doctors who had tried their best went on to find new ways to help premature babies, and I can’t help but feel like my little brother had something to do with that. I thought to how my family was taught so much by him, how he taught the world more than I will ever know.
He taught me the value of life, no matter how long or how short it lasts.
So, I immediately came to the opinion that abortion was a profound evil, a most horrible crime that has costed society so many lives that we will never know the magnitude of the great things these lives that were cut down could have done. People say, “Oh, well, a lot of them might have been born into poverty, and would have fallen into crime.”
I spit upon such an argument. People seem to forget the great difference one person can make. We might have lost someone that would have become a leader in their community, who might have helped fight crime and bring people out of poverty. A lot of people’s ancestors lived in poverty. Maybe they should have just had abortions right?
Of course not! They realized that while they may be poor, they can try to help their kids learn skills they can’t, and thus that way, their children can have a chance at a better life! That’s what our ancestors did! They worked and toiled, they had kids and were loving to them.
Even more despicable is the argument that “A woman has the right to do what she wants with her body!”
Her body? HER BODY?! She is not affecting her body, she is affecting a completely separate human being! The fetus is not “her body” but it’s its own body. Where did this most blind argument come from? Who was so illogical to come up with this premise?
If a fetus is a part of the mother’s body, then why isn’t a newborn? Why isn’t a child?
And don’t say, “Well, the newborn isn’t dependent upon the mother.” You deserve a light slap for that falsehood. Of course newborns are dependent upon their mothers! Of course children are dependent upon their mothers! I have yet to hear of a newborn, that, upon birth, said to his/her mom, “Thanks, Mom, well, I’m off to explore the world, good luck to you!” But does that mean that a newborn or a child is a part of the mother’s body? Of course not.
The location of the person relative to the mother does not matter: The fetus is no less an individual than a child is. The fetus is a whole different person from the mother. That’s why the argument “It’s a women’s right to do what she wants with her body,” is so full of it. Logic disagrees completely, not because a woman doesn’t have a right to do what she wants with her body, but because abortion kills a completely unique individual. It does not kill the mother (Usually. I’m sure there have been abortions that have killed the mother, which shows even more why it’s a horrible practice)
I seriously wonder when the concept that a fetus and the mother are the same person was thought up. Were the people who came up with that on something?
People say, “Oh, but what about overpopulation?!”
Okay, what about overpopulation? Is abortion the only answer to that? Is birth control the only answer to that?
What ever happened to, you know, not having sex? You know, keeping your pants zipped up, protecting your virginity, practicing abstinence?
What’s that? People have sexual urges? They don’t want to bother fighting them? Oh, how unfortunate, I guess their right to sexual pleasure is more important than a human being’s right to life. I feel so bad for those people.
The fact that people are that weak, are that pathetic, that they can’t even show some self-control and remain unlatched from another person’s crotch, is simply just sad. It’s called growing up, being mature, having some responsibility. You know, putting others ahead of yourself?
Why is it a good thing for people to be completely controlled by their urges and impulses? Isn’t it bad to just do whatever you feel like you wanna do? Isn’t that really having less freedom than being in control of your urges and impulses? People act like self-control is some sort of limitation, when really, it is an indication that one has great willpower and is able to act based on reason.
Now, am I saying that I think people that let their sexual urges control them or occasionally fall to those urges are bad people? No. They aren’t bad people. I realize self-control is a difficult thing to do. But just because something is difficult doesn’t mean there is no point in trying to master it. I know that no one’s perfect. But that doesn’t make it an excuse. You still should put some effort into it.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m the misguided one. Maybe I am limited by self-control.
But, I still think that there’s some good, non-religious reasons for chastity.
As if there weren’t secular reasons for opposing abortion.
In 1998, I had a little baby brother who was born a few months premature (my mother is very, very against abortion, she hates abortion.) and, although he passed away during a surgery sadly about 3 weeks after he was born (The doctors did all they could, it was an unavoidable accident. I hold nothing against the doctors, they were heartbroken), he taught me so much. I was only about 7 years old, and yet I felt like I gained much maturity from my little brother.
Once I learned what abortion truly was, I thought back to my little brother and how, while it wouldn’t seem like a little baby could change so much, he gave so much to the world. I remember reading about how the doctors who had tried their best went on to find new ways to help premature babies, and I can’t help but feel like my little brother had something to do with that. I thought to how my family was taught so much by him, how he taught the world more than I will ever know.
He taught me the value of life, no matter how long or how short it lasts.
So, I immediately came to the opinion that abortion was a profound evil, a most horrible crime that has costed society so many lives that we will never know the magnitude of the great things these lives that were cut down could have done. People say, “Oh, well, a lot of them might have been born into poverty, and would have fallen into crime.”
I spit upon such an argument. People seem to forget the great difference one person can make. We might have lost someone that would have become a leader in their community, who might have helped fight crime and bring people out of poverty. A lot of people’s ancestors lived in poverty. Maybe they should have just had abortions right?
Of course not! They realized that while they may be poor, they can try to help their kids learn skills they can’t, and thus that way, their children can have a chance at a better life! That’s what our ancestors did! They worked and toiled, they had kids and were loving to them.
Even more despicable is the argument that “A woman has the right to do what she wants with her body!”
Her body? HER BODY?! She is not affecting her body, she is affecting a completely separate human being! The fetus is not “her body” but it’s its own body. Where did this most blind argument come from? Who was so illogical to come up with this premise?
If a fetus is a part of the mother’s body, then why isn’t a newborn? Why isn’t a child?
And don’t say, “Well, the newborn isn’t dependent upon the mother.” You deserve a light slap for that falsehood. Of course newborns are dependent upon their mothers! Of course children are dependent upon their mothers! I have yet to hear of a newborn, that, upon birth, said to his/her mom, “Thanks, Mom, well, I’m off to explore the world, good luck to you!” But does that mean that a newborn or a child is a part of the mother’s body? Of course not.
The location of the person relative to the mother does not matter: The fetus is no less an individual than a child is. The fetus is a whole different person from the mother. That’s why the argument “It’s a women’s right to do what she wants with her body,” is so full of it. Logic disagrees completely, not because a woman doesn’t have a right to do what she wants with her body, but because abortion kills a completely unique individual. It does not kill the mother (Usually. I’m sure there have been abortions that have killed the mother, which shows even more why it’s a horrible practice)
I seriously wonder when the concept that a fetus and the mother are the same person was thought up. Were the people who came up with that on something?
People say, “Oh, but what about overpopulation?!”
Okay, what about overpopulation? Is abortion the only answer to that? Is birth control the only answer to that?
What ever happened to, you know, not having sex? You know, keeping your pants zipped up, protecting your virginity, practicing abstinence?
What’s that? People have sexual urges? They don’t want to bother fighting them? Oh, how unfortunate, I guess their right to sexual pleasure is more important than a human being’s right to life. I feel so bad for those people.
The fact that people are that weak, are that pathetic, that they can’t even show some self-control and remain unlatched from another person’s crotch, is simply just sad. It’s called growing up, being mature, having some responsibility. You know, putting others ahead of yourself?
Why is it a good thing for people to be completely controlled by their urges and impulses? Isn’t it bad to just do whatever you feel like you wanna do? Isn’t that really having less freedom than being in control of your urges and impulses? People act like self-control is some sort of limitation, when really, it is an indication that one has great willpower and is able to act based on reason.
Now, am I saying that I think people that let their sexual urges control them or occasionally fall to those urges are bad people? No. They aren’t bad people. I realize self-control is a difficult thing to do. But just because something is difficult doesn’t mean there is no point in trying to master it. I know that no one’s perfect. But that doesn’t make it an excuse. You still should put some effort into it.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m the misguided one. Maybe I am limited by self-control.
But, I still think that there’s some good, non-religious reasons for chastity.
