I am an Independent. I am a conservative Independent. There are certain values that I truly and firmly believe in, and have since I was a young adult. I am a man whose wife decided that she wasn’t ready for children after she got pregnant, and against my wishes, got an abortion. It destroyed the marriage, within three years, it was over. So, am I against Abortion? In most instances, yes. But it is not my place to tell a woman what she can or cannot do with her body. Therefore, it is my opinion that there should be no law that states that Abortion should be illegal anywhere within the United States of America.
There is no middle-ground. Not in the eyes of those who stand on either side of the fence on this matter. The Pro-Life movement wants a complete and total ban on Abortion, regardless of any mitigating circumstance. On the other side of the fence, the Pro-Choice movement wants unrestricted access to abortions and they want abortion clinics supported with Tax Dollars, and they want these services available to any woman regardless of age and without the requirement that the parents of these young girls should be notified.
The reason most women give for having an abortion is that it would interfere with a woman’s education, work, or ability to care for dependents (74%). That she cannot afford a baby at that particular time in her life (73%); and that she does not want to be a single mother, or was having problems in her relationship (48%). Four in 10 women said that they had completed their childbearing. And almost one-third were simply not ready to have a child.
According to the Lozier Institute, based on 2021 data, reasons given for abortions:
- 95.9% – elective with no specific reason given
- 2.2% – other physical health concerns
- 1.2% – abnormality in the unborn baby
- 0.4% – rape or Incest
- 03% – risk to the woman’s life, or a major bodily function
Personally, I can stand behind 4.1% of the reasons women give for an abortion. It’s the 95.9% that are simply having an abortion because (a) it is inconvenient for them where they are in their lives; and (b) they were too irresponsible to take the necessary precautions to protect them from their own actions.
Now, I am going to get in trouble with most women. If you want full rights to what you do with your body, then take full responsibility for what you do with your body. That does not mean that you provide the only form of protection from pregnancy. That means if you don’t personally use protection, make certain your partner uses protection. And don’t fall back on “the heat of the moment.” Take the time to be responsible.
Gentlemen, understand that it takes two people to get a woman pregnant, in most cases. While it is not your body, it is your responsibility, and that responsibility could be costly for you in the long run. Child support, medical expenses, and your responsibility to the children. It is in your best interest to protect your partner from pregnancy.
Conclusion:
I firmly believe that I do not have the right to tell a woman what she can or cannot do with her body. I do not believe that the Federal , State or Local Governments should have the right to ban Abortion. However, I firmly believe that the cost of such rights should not be on the American Taxpayer.
We need to teach responsibility to our youth. Telling young adults that the answer is abstinence is not working. And once they reach adulthood, the concept of responsible sexual activity is long out the door. We need to develop Sex Education programs that teach our youth to be prepared, to take the actions necessary to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Bring an end to the cycle of birth control by abortion.
More importantly, those on the Left and Right of this issue need to understand that the answer is not in their extreme ideologies. The answer to the problem is somewhere in the middle. The answer is not in legislation, but education.
