Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Published December 11, 2002
It means getting up in the middle of the night and having your child, burning up with fever, throw up on you over and over again, then you get to lay there with them and hold them til they sleep. Then, without thinking about how tired or sick you feel, get your ass to work the next day just so you can afford to take that child to the doctor.
....No offense to the above mentioned dudes, but really, I think the point is this: no one is PRO-ABORTION, merely Pro-Choice. My pointed statements are spoken as someone who has come full circle. Of course I love my daughter, I love ALL children. That's why I am Pro-Choice. Ultimately, after all of the emotional blather and hand-wringing it just comes down to the concept that within certain limits (other than severe medical reasons, I can't think of a good excuse to abort after the first trimester) it is ultimately NO ONE ELSE'S BUSINESS what a woman decides is best for herself and her body. Yes, the father's wishes should count for something; yes, the state has legitimate concerns regarding viability; yes, other options should always be seriously considered; no, abortion shouldn't be used for birth control; yes, everyone has a right to hold and express their own opinion.
But after all of these matters have been accounted for, it is time for the world to mind its own business and respect the decision of the individual woman whose body many treat as nothing more than a tug of war rope. Whoever you may be, ultimately it comes down to this: it isn't your body, state your piece then get the hell out of the way.
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself
- Published: December 11, 2002
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- Writer: Eric Olsen
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The woman who posted on my site named Emma, says what I want to say, but with more calm, less hyperbole and much more tact.
I can't help but become angry when there are more significant issues impacting us as a human race.