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In reply to the discussion: Contrary to popular opinion, DU is supposed to be for politically *liberal* people. Either that or [View all]Th1onein
(8,514 posts)You know, these pro-lifers believe that a woman should carry a DEAD child, or one that is so abnormal that it has no hope of living more than a few hours, after birth, rather than being allowed to get a partial birth abortion. That's sick, and it's stupid.
And there is no doubt that repealing Roe v Wade, in the current milieu, will result in the deaths of women from back alley abortions. I certainly don't want that, either. But we must work towards ending abortion. It is not just a matter of the right of the woman, but it is also a matter of the life of the child that she is carrying. You can't disregard either.
You can't think about repealing Roe v Wade until you work on the FRONT end of things, and I've said that before. You want to end abortion by making it illegal? Then do something about sex education; do something about access to birth control; do something about giving women, who are carrying viable babies, access to a decent life, so that the birth of her child will not decimate her life.
If we repeal Roe v Wade right now, it will be like dropping a dot of white ink in a larger black dot; it will become gray. It is not a solution to the problem. Not until you put other things into place.
As it stands right now, though, abortion is a wedge issue, and we all lose. On the left, we hear about the rights of women; on the right, we hear about rights of the unborn child. Focus on these does nothing; no one will win, least of all women and children, but those who want to divide us, for their own ends (who could give a shit less about women or children), will win.
We need to turn this issue on it's head, and own it. We are against abortion, we are for life, so we do THESE things, to end abortion (ie., provide access to birth control, sex education, etc.). Stop the CAUSES of the necessity for abortion.
And, yes, there will always be those tragic cases, where the child will not even live, once born. And anyone who believes that the mother should carry that child to term is a misogynist, and has more of a hatred for women than a love for the life of the unborn.