Okay. Deep breath. Politics. No one wants to talk about it and everyone is. No one wants to get into debate, because we don’t know how. Everyone is always right and nobody is, because NO ONE is everyone, and no one can put themselves into anyone else’s shoes the way Atticus Finch wishes we could. We say we do. We say we don’t judge. We say one thing but do another. That’s the problem. Reversing Roe v. Wade is catastrophic. Period. (NYTimes article if you’ve been living in a cave https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/abortion-law-alabama.html). But before I give my opinion, and that is what my blogs are, so move right past this one if you don’t want to roll your sleeves up and get a little dirty, I want to point out a couple points of fact.
Are you making the connections? The topic of abortion is never an easy one. No one advocates excitedly, spiritedly and with great glee and happiness for such a thing. No one is excited about abortion. No one cheers for it. NO ONE. It’s messy. It’s ugly. It’s leveled with nuances and grey spots and circumstances and a myriad of factors, and nothing about it is black or white. Can we not agree on that? What we differ on is what constitutes life. The embryo, the fetus, a baby…all that is debatable, but science has pretty much proven that too. So let me point out something else. Non-Christian faiths make up only 1% of Alabama by every consensus out there. Making another connection? I hope so. No religion should guide political or human rights decisions. That is yet another fact. The biggest thing I want people to think about today is that what comes with these facts I’ve outlined above. If you say ‘they’ have no voice in the womb and we must protect them, then the flip of that is true as well once they are actually a living, breathing person. Children being born into these circumstances is ALSO of no will of their own, and their chances are not great--possible, of course, I will concede--but shall I list the facts regarding unwanted children, overflow of adoption clinics, and how poverty and lack of education ranks into these chances?
Let’s put it more succinctly then: They have no voice against child abuse. They have no voice against poverty. They have no voice against hunger. They have no voice against racism. They have no voice against poor education. They have no voice against health. They have no voice against violence. They have no voice against homelessness. They have no voice to be unwanted or loved. They. Have. No. Voice. You tell me which is worse? Let’s THINK about that.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 11:47:53
Thank you, Teddy.
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Carolyn Taylor-Smith
5/23/2019 16:17:03
I couldn't agree more. It's very easy to be all holier-than-thou and say that a fetus has a right to be born. But where are all those holier-than-thou people when the unwanted babies are born? Are they available to care for those children who are born under undesirable circumstances? Are they committing funds? Are they committing time? Are they dedicating their lives to raising these kids? I don't think so. That's too difficult; it must be somebody else's problem. It's much easier to go back out to try to save more fetuses.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 11:48:32
100%
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R.B.
6/24/2019 11:48:48
Thank you!
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Susan
5/23/2019 16:30:14
I doubt people in Alabama will like this article. Ha!
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R.B.
6/24/2019 11:49:10
So far, no one has crucified me! LOL.
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5/23/2019 16:40:37
Roe v. Wade is not a decision that was entered into lightly by the court and it should not be treated as such. As a woman who desires control over her own body, a Catholic who on good days struggles with church teachings, and a lawyer who firmly believes in the rule of the law, I know there is no one answer that will satisfy everyone. And as someone who clerked for judges who wrote "right to life" decisions, I know how difficult the issue is. Perhaps that's because this really is a three-part decision. I believe it is the role of the courts to enforce laws that protect the health and safety of women who legally make decisions about their bodies, it is the role of religion to guide the conscience of those faced with this decision, and it is the obligation of the individual and other affected parties to make a choice that is best for them physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Is it any wonder we are so conflicted on this issue?
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R.B.
6/24/2019 11:50:59
Well put. The conflict is real. My slight disagreement from your statement above is that religion is the guide to conscience. There are a good many of us who do not espouse in any one religion or even believe in a god, but I can assure you we have consciences.
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Carolyn Taylor Smith
6/24/2019 14:30:46
Agreed, R.B. I have no religion but I most definitely have a conscience!
DeeSee
5/28/2019 12:56:08
Thank you RB .....!
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R.B.
6/24/2019 11:51:17
Thank you, Dee! For reading. Thoughts?
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