Comments on: Why I Find It Hard to “Celebrate” Roe v. Wade

By: LaToya/gradmommy

LaToya/gradmommy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:48:16 +0000

Thank you for your comment! I absolutely agree with you – we cannot talk about the sanctity of life but have no regard for the quality of those lives.

By: LaToya/gradmommy

LaToya/gradmommy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:47:13 +0000

Thanks for your comment.

Like I said in the post, I think whether or not we define life as beginning at conception is irrelevant to the decision of whether or not abortion should be legal. I think the people you are writing about do exist, no doubt, but crazy people exist on the extremes of every issue. I know of no person who expresses glee about the idea of an abortion. I know of no woman who was lackadaisical about getting an abortion. But even if such people do exist, I don’t think their existence is a reason to deny the right to an abortion.

By: napturallyflyy

napturallyflyy — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:09:47 +0000

I hear you. But disagree. I think its absolutely important to promote that life begins at conception bc the language of the opressor offers or denies personhood. Its not innocent men women and children that died in a drone strike.Theyre simply casualties. They’re terrorists, not people so its ok for our government to torture them. Theyre Black and Blacks arent people so we are morally good to go because we would never enslave a person. Shes a whore not someones teenage daughter so its ok for a pimp to sell her and ok for 40 yr old John to get his.Its not a baby. Its a fetus so its ok to kill. Once people convince themselves someone is not human it opens the door to denying them basic human rights for the sake of convenience and greed. Its how we clear our conscience. And this is just my experience but many pro choicers do think that abortion means ending a life…and could care less. The individual rights of a woman to choose mean more than those of an unborn baby. Then theres others who dont believe its shameful to have an abortion because its like getting a tooth pulled. Xojane had an article a while back that made me sick…and I try to be open minded. Its a movement designed to remove shame and stigma by promoting tshirts that promote sentiments like “i killed my baby and liked it” and “abortion try it” etc and just promotes glee around the subject. No way should a woman be shamed. No way should she be gleeful either.

By: smilecalm

smilecalm — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:37:27 +0000

Wonderful reflection and confliction on this issue. If only citizens and leaders demonstrated their respect for life with outrage of our endless wars and violence and economic disparities, so much as they demonstrate for, or against, a fetus’ rights. May you be well.