I have been debating with myself for a while now on whether to write this or not. It was talked about on the news last night and got me thinking about it again. My kids have been sick for the last 3 weeks and I have been so mentally drained I am surprised I even posted anything. Needless to say, it's probably been boring for you to read. Nothing funny, just random stuff going on. I'm sorry for that. But this one topic keeps popping in my head. It's not funny. It might piss you off. You might agree. You might think I am a horrible person after you read it. Either way, it's all I keep thinking about and when I try and write something else it keeps flooding my head. So, time to write it and get it out of my head so maybe I can actually think of other more fun, lighthearted stuff.
I didn't talk politics at all during the election. It was so heated and I do believe no one could change my mind and I wasn't going to change their mind, so why even go there. I was like that in life and on here. Not today though.
Obama said one of the first things he would do is sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). Here is a video of him saying that. If you read my earlier posts then you know where I stand on abortion. It's here if you want to know. Anyway, no matter where you stand on this topic, I don't see how anyone could agree with FOCA. FOCA would abolish virtually every existing state and federal limitation on abortion, including parental consent and notification laws for minors, state and federal funding restrictions on abortion, and conscience protections for pro-life citizens working in the health-care industry-protections against being forced to participate in the practice of abortion or else lose their jobs.
To allow your or my daughter at 15 to get an abortion with out parental consent is the most insane thing I have ever heard of. She can't get other medical treatment without parental consent so why allow this. My 17 year old niece just had a baby and told me that it was a good thing she couldn't get the abortion w/o consent or she probably would have done it and never told anyone she was even pregnant. Now she has a beautiful baby girl that she loves with all her heart and says she would have never forgiven herself if she had gone threw with the abortion. Her biggest fear was telling her parents about being pregnant, not having a baby. What a silly reason to have an abortion but sometimes people don't think clearly when they first find out they are pregnant. I totally understood because I had Little Man at 17.
To allow late term abortions with no restrictions is insane to me. The reasons should be obvious.
A few years back, a woman was trying to sue a hospital in Shreveport, LA because they refused to give her an abortion. She was close to her 3rd trimester and was in no danger. The baby and her were perfectly healthy, she just decided that she no longer wanted "it". They should be able to refuse this and under FOCA, they would not be able to. A plastic surgeon can refuse to give me a nose job even if it is for medical reasons but doctors can't refuse to give abortions to woman when they don't think it is appropriate.
I'm not totally against abortions but do think there needs to be restrictions. That's just my opinion. I will step down off my soap box now and hopefully not get back up there for a long time.
Passing The Baton
2 years ago
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I suppose you saw the video of Obama's answer to the question of supporting a bill which would protect infants born alive after a botched abortion? And he said he would not support a bill that would protect that baby and provide medical care for the baby because it would go against the mother's wishes.
I'm like you, I would not ban abortion but I do think there should be limits. I cannot understand how we can terminate a late-term baby when if the baby had been born early we would do everything in our power to save it.
I am 100% NOT an Obama-Mama and I am 100% pro-life. Enough said.
P.S. Thank you for visiting today and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
You go sister!!! Say what you feel. That's the purpose of this blog is to be able to release!!! I agree with you. I would love restrictions on abortions. I have friends who are extremely important to me that are adopted children and I am thankful that their teenage mothers decided to carry on with the pregnancy. I'm glad you got that off of your chest. I have issues like that sometimes too where I just really have to say something so I can move on.
I got the CD today!!! I picked it up at lunch but I haven't gotten to listen to it yet. Thank you again!! You are such a sweetheart. :)
Along time ago the thought went through my head that maybe an abortion was my "way out". WTF was I thinking!!!!! Let me just say it was only a thought and only for a mere moment.
I would never and could never do that myself but I don't think we should get rid of it all together. I think the goverment needs to Put restrictions in place, make them concrete and stick to them!
Please don't hate me for a thought I had many many moons ago. I am so thankfull for my family that it pains me to even remember that thought :(
Thanks!
I hope you and yours have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!
Yes, always a debate in our house-I'm pro-life (obviously...I've been trying for a baby for 6 years while others have them and literally throw them out) while my hubby is pro-choice-which I'm slightly pro-choice bc I was raped repeatedly as a child/teen and had a miscarriage from that as a tween....so it's such a tough topic. But yes, no parental consent would NOT be a good idea.
I'm definitely a pro-lifer, so I'm with ya there. I think there definitely needs to be some restrictions and guidelines. I get fuzzy about it when it concerns the health/life of the mother because I've known of some very young mothers at the hospital I worked at that died as results of infections, and had the babies been born earlier the mothers probably would have survived.
Just like he thinks it should be a woman's choice to have an abortion, the medical professionals should also have the choice of whether or not to do it AND the parents of a MINOR whom they are taking care of should have the right to know what is going on with them. HELLO!!! Common sense!!!!
ok, I feel better now.
I could not agree with you more!!! Amen, sister!!!
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