“…is it surprising that today we have become so morally blind (for wickedness blinds) that we save the baby whales at great cost, and murder millions of unborn children?”
~ Alice von Hildebrand
This week in women’s studies we have discussed the issues surrounding reproductive rights. I believe that women should have sufficient access to proper health care and education on women’s health. I am a pro-life individual, but find that many assume that because someone is pro-life they do not care about people’s rights as citizens. I believe in all women’s rights I just would like to see fewer abortions taking place. I am not as serious as some pro-lifers that are also against birth control. In my opinion birth control to prevent pregnancy is better than pregnancy termination. I would like to see more education in schools and free access to birth control options for women of all ages. I am not going to pretend that I know what it feels like to experience an unwanted pregnancy, nor am I anyone to judge another’s decision. I would just like to see fewer women in that unfortunate situation. I think women need to take responsibility for their sexuality, and prevent pregnancy in the first place. Obviously this isn’t always possible, and obviously I am excluding cases of rape and incest. However, the statistics show that many unwanted pregnancy are conceived without the use of any protection. If more information and resources are made available to women- perhaps for free it may help those numbers go down. I believe it is possible to have respect for life and for women at the same time.
