It's NOTHING. It's been a week since I've last been able to hear nothing, and thus have an opportunity to post a blog. The topic this week is somewhat controversial. This is what happens when I have a whole week to write blog posts in my head. What am I talking about? This isn't somewhat controversial. It IS controversial, but I'm posting it anyway.
Abortion. Now, as a disclaimer, I consider myself Pro Choice. Contrary to some religious groups assertions, that does not make me pro ABORTION. My stance is that you simply cannot make abortion illegal until you have put into place the network of services and assistance programs in which you will funnel all of those moms and all of those unwanted babies. I also do not believe that there are as many women having abortion-as-birth-control as the religious right claims. I know that the numbers of abortions are skewed because if you quote the CDC numbers they automatically include SPONTANEOUS abortion (IE: miscarriage). They get added up together for some unknown reason. I'm already off on a tangent, lol. My english teachers would be having a fit. On to my main topic.
Driving on the highway the other day I spot a billboard. (this reminds me, rant about billboards and children who can read). The billboard states that some ridiculously large number of abortions have happened in the US since like 1978. 50 million abortions since 1978. Now, first off, I don't believe that number. You can say I'm naive, in denial, whatever, but I do not think that the number can be anywhere near that hight. But, for the sake of argument, let's say I *do* believe that number is correct. Where, exactly, would the US have put 50 MILLION UNWANTED BABIES in the last 30 years? Seriously, consider that thought for a moment. (And do not say "they aren't unwanted, somebody somewhere wants them" because there is no way there are enough families to adopt that many children). Just imagine our country with 50 million more people. I'm stuttering as I type just thinking about it. When you add the social stress and strain of the fact that a very large portion of those babies would have been born to poverty stricken, mentally ill, unhealthy, unstable, not enough food on the table (eminem just popped into my head saying "these damn food stamps don't buy diapers), not enough time, not enough energy, not enough love "families" and the thought of bringing all of those babies into the world just makes me want to cry. No matter what your religious beliefs are I have to believe that those babies are better off where they are than here on earth. As a family who just recently go on our feet, the lack of assistance available (there is a lot, don't get me wrong, but there is not enough) available to people who actually want it is bad enough. A family of children who are ignored and tossed aside isn't a family who is going to seek assistance, kwim? I just shudder at the thought of those babies being here somewhere on this continent wandering around unwanted and unloved and thank the god and the goddess that there were higher plans for them elsewhere in the universe.
I really hesitated to put this onto my blog, but it has been milling around my brain all week and I needed to get it out. I feel the emotion of losing babies (and outrage that their loss is now being used for the gain of the religious right), the emotion of what desperation a woman must feel to consider that option, the emotion of knowing what it's like to have babies you WANT but need help supporting, the emotion of having to ride the roller coaster of getting support at all costs. It was just too much for my heart to hold alone.
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