Preach, Ms. Carter all you wish, yet apparently you are unaware that the progressive left has deemed men are now female and can “bear” children. That aside, I am saddened by the glimpse that you have provided of your world. In an age of “birth” control for those that have “no” control it is sad to see that your world is filled with rapists, sexual abusers, and no control hook ups. Some how that world seems to carry a great deal of disdain for the majority of us that feel choosing, and I mean both people involved, to have children responsibly is a relatively “minor” expectation in today’s societal norms. Similarly, to think that because a child is conceived from rape, sexual abuse, or permissive sexual arrangements is a rational for abortion also saddens me. I cannot say that I have experience with regard to any of the repugnant forms you describe as a rational for abortion, yet I do know that should I have encountered such a horror, the unborn child and its mother in my world would not bear the responsibility for such behavior from their “adults” and be cared for like a child and the mother should be cared for.
To assume that no one cares about children in your world after they are born rather than be aborted, is an assumption that cannot universally be made, as there are a great many children who are adopted and become great successes in life. Adoption for the “unwanted” children could more easily be available in the world that you have forsaken for a start, not that that is the complete answer to the problem, but it is a start. As far as blaming me personally for the darkness in your world, that is your privilege, but I do not wish to share that darkness knowing that my children are nothing but light and cared for to the very best of my ability, no matter what the circumstances.
All the concern you have for mothers who chose abortion may very well be the case, but the anguish they feel is from a “choice” they have made not only by the act of abortion, but by the act of conception in many cases as well. There is such a thing as the “morning after pill” after all.
Setting aside rape and sexual assault, society as a whole has become very much more permissive than it was in my youth. That, is something that also should be reflected upon as a problem that could very likely be addressed as a root cause for many of those children who were terminated. I agree that the concept of vasectomies for those males who lack both maturity and self control is a tempting “solution”, but as you say we cannot depend on the government to be the arbiter of that solution, and must depend on the frailty of humans, ladened with the mistakes made in life to for the most part be granted the ability to grow up and be responsible for those mistakes. Sad to say it is not something universally attainable, but to paint the human population with that brush all the while promoting an “abortion” as a solution to the problem, I am sorry I beg your forgiveness when I say there has got to be a better way, most particularly for a child rarely thought of as a living breathing entity, worthy of life.
In any event, all your hand wringing angst is for naught, as states like California will continue to allow the practice right up to the point of live birth if the federal government were to relinquish its hold on abortion nation wide. To think that some people would like to stop that practice after fifteen or even twenty four weeks in a few places in the United States becomes only a question for your conscience, not mine, whatever the rational you might project on the issue. While I admit, I am not female, even in the sense given to the progressives of this Country, yet I would if it was humanly possible provide all the necessary love and support for any unwanted child rather than see them terminated before birth. As with most things in life, there are no guarantees, and bad things happen to all people, but even you will have to admit that abortion is a rather permanent condition in a child’s life. With that said, feel free to project all your feelings of terror you wish upon me. For I have a broad shoulder to rely on Louise, that is if you will allow the familiarity?