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Okay, to elaborate on my last blog.the senate just approved a bill that makes it a crime, punishable by fine and or up to a year in jail, for any person other than a parent to take a minor across state lines to get an abortion if the girls state says it is illegal to get an abortionnow, advocates of this bill say it the parents right to know exceeds the girls right to choosethey say that the parents should know if their daughter is being taken for a procedure that could cause physical/mental damage and or death.now, I understand that stance. I really do. But, we must look further.
I think its quite interesting that this bill:
a- is being debated at a time when gas prices are at an all time high, unemployment rates are soaring upward, the US is at war... with....terrorism..., and the chances that we are about to enter world war three are pretty goodwhy are we debating this and gay marriage and such?
b- does not include any extra spending to further sex education in schoolsyou know, maybe prevent the problem? And it isnt that it just wasnt included in the billnoit was included but did not get approved.
c- does not include any exceptions for girls who have been raped or victims of incest.
Now, Ive heard a lot been said about this bill by a bunch of men. I dont know. I just think that, for this situation, as a man, Im not sure you can understand. Here are some of the comments I heard:
"As for girls who have are victims of incest...well, tell the police!"
Are you serious? I mean, really? Again, something I dont think a man can understand, and Im sure I dont really understand never having been a victim of sexual abuse. But I do know that over 90% of all rapes go unreported for numerous reasons. Shame, the victim not feeling he/she will be believed, feeling he/she deserved it, fear, etc. And many victims of incest in particular have been undergoing the abuse for years and may have been threatened that, if they tell, they will be harmed or their other siblings will be abused. So, telling doesnt always seem an option.
"Abstinence is the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy. How many people really think its in the best interest of young people to be sexually active outside of marriage? Does anything positive ever come from that?"
First off, the issue at hand really isnt sexual activity, or else the part of the bill to get more money approved for sex education would have been approved. (Im really interested in what the senator who said the above quote voted as far as approving the money for sex education.) Second, lets get a reality check. Whether or not you think premarital sex or abortion is right or wrong, lets look at the reality of the current situation. Sex is happening, all the time. It is. And Id really like to know when the senator first had sex and with how many girls when he was a teenager? Bet he wouldnt be so keen on the law back then.
This may seem like an odd statement, but I think there need to be loopholes in the law against abortion, and going to another state was it. I wish they had taken a poll of teenage girls, asking them that, if they got pregnant and it was against the law to go to another state, what would they do? Because I think advocates of this bill thinks it will encourage girls to talk to their parents, but if they had done a little more research they would probably find that most girls, especially if they were desperate enough to drive to another state, will be desperate enough to take measures into their own hands. I know that, if I had gotten pregnant at 15, 16 whatever, I would not tell my parents. I would starve, throw myself down stairs, fall on my stomach, whatever to kill the baby. And, in doing so, would probably injure myself. Am I proud of that? Do I agree with those actions? Nope. And I would be a near basket case for many years after that, but in reality, I know thats what would happen. I cant even imagine if I were to be pregnant from my father?
As I said before, I understand the stance of parents wanting to know about their maybe 12, 15, 16 year old daughters getting this procedure done. But I think people are missing the real issue and the consequences of this billI think Hilary Clinton actually said it best- "We're going to sacrifice a lot of girls' lives. "
I think its quite interesting that this bill:
a- is being debated at a time when gas prices are at an all time high, unemployment rates are soaring upward, the US is at war... with....terrorism..., and the chances that we are about to enter world war three are pretty goodwhy are we debating this and gay marriage and such?
b- does not include any extra spending to further sex education in schoolsyou know, maybe prevent the problem? And it isnt that it just wasnt included in the billnoit was included but did not get approved.
c- does not include any exceptions for girls who have been raped or victims of incest.
Now, Ive heard a lot been said about this bill by a bunch of men. I dont know. I just think that, for this situation, as a man, Im not sure you can understand. Here are some of the comments I heard:
"As for girls who have are victims of incest...well, tell the police!"
Are you serious? I mean, really? Again, something I dont think a man can understand, and Im sure I dont really understand never having been a victim of sexual abuse. But I do know that over 90% of all rapes go unreported for numerous reasons. Shame, the victim not feeling he/she will be believed, feeling he/she deserved it, fear, etc. And many victims of incest in particular have been undergoing the abuse for years and may have been threatened that, if they tell, they will be harmed or their other siblings will be abused. So, telling doesnt always seem an option.
"Abstinence is the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy. How many people really think its in the best interest of young people to be sexually active outside of marriage? Does anything positive ever come from that?"
First off, the issue at hand really isnt sexual activity, or else the part of the bill to get more money approved for sex education would have been approved. (Im really interested in what the senator who said the above quote voted as far as approving the money for sex education.) Second, lets get a reality check. Whether or not you think premarital sex or abortion is right or wrong, lets look at the reality of the current situation. Sex is happening, all the time. It is. And Id really like to know when the senator first had sex and with how many girls when he was a teenager? Bet he wouldnt be so keen on the law back then.
This may seem like an odd statement, but I think there need to be loopholes in the law against abortion, and going to another state was it. I wish they had taken a poll of teenage girls, asking them that, if they got pregnant and it was against the law to go to another state, what would they do? Because I think advocates of this bill thinks it will encourage girls to talk to their parents, but if they had done a little more research they would probably find that most girls, especially if they were desperate enough to drive to another state, will be desperate enough to take measures into their own hands. I know that, if I had gotten pregnant at 15, 16 whatever, I would not tell my parents. I would starve, throw myself down stairs, fall on my stomach, whatever to kill the baby. And, in doing so, would probably injure myself. Am I proud of that? Do I agree with those actions? Nope. And I would be a near basket case for many years after that, but in reality, I know thats what would happen. I cant even imagine if I were to be pregnant from my father?
As I said before, I understand the stance of parents wanting to know about their maybe 12, 15, 16 year old daughters getting this procedure done. But I think people are missing the real issue and the consequences of this billI think Hilary Clinton actually said it best- "We're going to sacrifice a lot of girls' lives. "