On choice and the Church
So, they're actually having a civil discussion in
catholicism about abortion, and voting for pro-choice politicians, and Communion.
And I can't contribute. Because I can't discuss things calmly with someone who thinks it's okay to criminalize abortion for the people providing it, but not (yet) for the woman. Someone who wishes the pro-life movement would organize more. Someone who grants they can see having an argument for allowing abortion in the case of the mother's life being mortally in danger, but isn't convinced.
I am pro-choice. Even if I don't think I would ever be in a position where abortion is an option I was willing to consider, I cannot take the option away from other women.
Also, when men want to argue that a woman's right to have an abortion when her life is in danger is a MAYBE, I just want to scream. So, I'm supposed to leave my child motherless if my next pregnancy goes badly? I don't think so. Or how about we force women who are pregnant with children that cannot survive to go full-term?
I do give thought, on the occasion, to whether I would be better off leaving the Church, or staying and disagreeing. Things like this make me lean more towards it.
I am pro-choice.
A woman's body belongs to her, and no one else.
If we really want to reduce abortions, we need to support contraception. And comprehensive education.
Not everyone in this world is Catholic - not even all Catholics support the Church's position on birth control/abortion.
It is still a skill that doctors need to have. There will still be ectopic pregnancies, and molar pregnancies, and times when a woman's life is endangered.
Not to mention the fact that outlawing abortion does not stop it, it just pushes it underground.
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