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[merelyn]

AGG! My conservative Christian roommate is currently on the phone with her boyfriend, talking about the weekend she spent counter-protesting the March for Women's Choice in DC.

Really irritating me, especially when she talked about being interviewed. This is apparently what she said to some reporter: "We're protesting to raise awareness that abortion is not safe and not healthy for women."

Like it's going to be more safe and healthy when you outlaw it and women are forced to get back alley rusty coathanger abortions???? WTF? Say what you want about whether it's right or not, but making abortion illegal isn't going to solve anything!!!!!!

*deep breath* Sorry. Just need to vent.

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Re: Holy shit!

[jamweb2003.livejournal.com]

If you want to outlaw abortion, you should make it illegal to be a deadbeat dad as well. Agreed 100%

Obviously, I'm not saying everyone should have unprotected promiscuous sex. In this day and age, unprotected anonymous sex is a stupid this to do. But just because you've had sex doesn't mean you "deserve it" if you get pregnant. I stand firm on my argument that NOBODY should be having promiscuous sex.

What I'm trying to get at is that there is an inherent inequality in our society to day as regards women, sex and pregnancy. For those that haven't realized it, yes this statement is true. It's a bigger and more daunting issue than many think. However, this issue is not as dismal as it appears if, yet again, fathers weren't so "free" to not accept responsibility. Again it boils down to promiscuity.

The is a gift/responsibility which is ours from a biological standpoint, one that we should therefore have the right to control. The responsibility should be shared between married couples as was intended.

So practically speaking, in order to really accomplish something, I feel that the pro-life movement should focus more on fixing the reasons why women have abortions in the first place and not just work toward banning it without dealing with the root of the problem. I partially agree. I think the pro-choice movement should also focus on the root of the problem. Then again, I'm thinking the roots I see vary from yours and the majority of pro-choice advovates.

Re: Holy shit!

[merelyn.livejournal.com]

Obviously our views on sex differ just as much as they do on abortion.

I partially agree. I think the pro-choice movement should also focus on the root of the problem. Then again, I'm thinking the roots I see vary from yours and the majority of pro-choice advovates.

Actually, the pro-choice roommate that started this agrees with me on the government/social support thing. Her pro-life organization does work to provide counseling and baby supplies etc. for mothers and is working to implement more things on campus to make it easier for women not to get abortions. And even if I disagree with her on this issue at large, you can't really argue against that. At least it's a more practical approach.

I'm curious, though. What exactly do you see as the root of the whole problem?