Liberal Musings
So, I read this on the journal of someone I go to school with and I found it incredibly fitting, so I'm posting it here as well.
Why I am Pro-Life, and Why You Should Be Too
I am pro-life because I believe that it is wrong to drop bombs on innocent people in Iraq and elsewhere.
I am pro-life because I oppose the death penalty.
I am pro-life because I want a clean environment, because it is the Earth that supports all life.
I am pro-life because I believe that corporations should be held accountable when they harm people.
I am pro-life because I oppose shipping jobs overseas to countries which actually FORCE their female employees to have abortions if they become pregnant.
I am pro-life because I support universal health coverage.
I am pro-life because I believe that we should provide food to those who are hungry, and shelter for those who need homes.
I am pro-life because I support a living wage, which will allow people to provide for their families.
I am pro-life because I support the use and wide distribution of contraceptives, which serve the dual purpose of keeping the population in line and preventing unwanted pregnancies.
And I am pro-life because I support a woman's right to choose, yet want to work to find real solutions to eliminate the need for abortions. I realize that outlawing abortion will not end abortions, it will only push them into back alleys. I am pro-life because I can see the pain that abortions bring, yet work to deal with them in a way that does not infringe a woman's right to choose.
It is time that we took the words "pro-life" back. After all wouldn't you all love to hear Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter, and all the rest of those hypocrites screaming when we start calling ourselves pro-life?
Why I am Pro-Life, and Why You Should Be Too
I am pro-life because I believe that it is wrong to drop bombs on innocent people in Iraq and elsewhere.
I am pro-life because I oppose the death penalty.
I am pro-life because I want a clean environment, because it is the Earth that supports all life.
I am pro-life because I believe that corporations should be held accountable when they harm people.
I am pro-life because I oppose shipping jobs overseas to countries which actually FORCE their female employees to have abortions if they become pregnant.
I am pro-life because I support universal health coverage.
I am pro-life because I believe that we should provide food to those who are hungry, and shelter for those who need homes.
I am pro-life because I support a living wage, which will allow people to provide for their families.
I am pro-life because I support the use and wide distribution of contraceptives, which serve the dual purpose of keeping the population in line and preventing unwanted pregnancies.
And I am pro-life because I support a woman's right to choose, yet want to work to find real solutions to eliminate the need for abortions. I realize that outlawing abortion will not end abortions, it will only push them into back alleys. I am pro-life because I can see the pain that abortions bring, yet work to deal with them in a way that does not infringe a woman's right to choose.
It is time that we took the words "pro-life" back. After all wouldn't you all love to hear Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter, and all the rest of those hypocrites screaming when we start calling ourselves pro-life?