Hello again Beafedor. I apologize for the delay but I had some other things tonight and you indeed gave me much to chew on.
After rereading your post I am not so certain language is the barrier you deem it to be. You do quite well. But I will try to be as concise as I can. Yet if I am too lengthy in my words or get too political I trust you will understand and forgive me. This is an issue to me trancending beyond faith and religion in the democracy of plural beliefs in which I live. But here goes.
In the US women have the right to make** reproductive decisions** without government interference within the first trimester. To do otherwise could potentially open the floodgates to government interference in all sorts of
private matters in which government has no business in the
privacy of a bedroom. While there may be further limits to interference, this does not mean it is abortion on demand beyond. If there were no limits allowed, I for instance would have been unable to vote in support of parental notification in my state to limit abortion on demand for younger females. I of course did so however only after understanding that should a young female believe she would face abuse by a parent if she were to tell the parent of her pregnancy, that in such a case she had an out decided by a court. Congress would not have passed a partial birth abortion ban if no limits were allowed.
Do I believe a scared pregnant woman is of cool state of mind? Need for abortion? What does it solve? Has it helped women? Improved their lives? I do not walk in their shoes to know for all women.
Do I think mothers are happy to** terminate**? No quite the contrary. I believe women agonize deeply over their decisions. They consult their doctors. Many I believe pray and pray and pray. As a man I have contemplated and prayed a great deal simply to arrive at my decision in regards to postions to take. So I can imagine the wrestling a woman must go thru in her own conscience, the contemplation, the prayer, all must surely go far beyond mine.
Regarding boyfriends I believe they need to step up to the plate and be men. My heart breaks for women whose boyfreinds do as you say. True men will stand by their women. Join them in prayer and in support of whatever decision it is the woman ultimately makes.
Finally I think it’s great if one is able to open a room if a woman feels she can
choose to carry to term for adoption, what a blessing! And I most certainly with every fiber of my being, believe not only Christians but people of good will everywhere, should support programs to aid the poor. The homeless. The sick. It is frankly a big problem I see in society today. Too many IMHO cry for resources to come only from the individual and the Church. And when government offers a role to pick up the slack they cry foul. Yet it is some of these programs which could help to make abortion rarer. Government aid for the mother after birth whether it be in food, clothing, shelter, medical care, child care, all are needed. Too many it is my belief want to cut social programs while giving tax breaks to the weathiest among us. To those far wealthier than the most of us. They cry deficits but seem to want to balance the budget on the backs of those most in need. And my heart cries.
This is not an issue that is going to be decided on an internet forum though. As I have previously said it always seems to end in circular debate. And may not be solved till heaven and earth pass and all is fulfilled. But I have tried to explain what I believe. It is not a black and white, cut and dried simple issue to me so again I apologize if it was too lengthy or poltical. God bless you my friend. I truly pray with all my heart for His peace to always, always be with you. :hug1:
Your friend,
CMatt
