No person can decide for a mother to be, whether she should undergo such tremendous transformation or not. Motherhood should be defined as a period of time where a woman realizes her life belongs to, not herself but her child.
Not many are willing, and or able commit to such selfless metamorphosis.
As a nation that takes pride of an Idea of separation of church and state; I have found that great deals of politicians impose their religious views upon the public. If our government acts accordingly to separation of church and state; why are we so afraid of electing a Muslim or an atheist? But that is beside the point. I believe abortion is a moral religious issue, and should be dealt accordingly to the INDIVIDUAL’S ideology.
As I prepared to make a somewhat of a knowledgeable comment on this wonderful article; I came upon the infant mortality rate of the U.S., according to the CIA World Fact Book, In which our country ranks 181(on a scale where 1 represents the nation most prone to infant mortality) Ironically the communist nation of Cuba ranks 182. Needless to say Cuba does not operate on a health program that is considered “gold standard”. As one of my classmates, the author of “Politico Going Commando”, points out public officials should focus on reducing the rate of infant mortality instead of focusing on abortion.
As I dig a little deeper I found that government has currently decreased the funding for WIC; a wonderful program that provides basic need for mothers, and young children. If public officials are decided to conserve life; why not start by providing stable conditions for the mother? By providing a suitable environment the abortion rate is prone to decrease, for women tend to consider abortion as a last resort.
As a woman I share your emotional point of view. I have found your editorial refreshing because it provides an honest opinion, that many women happen to share. I feel you made a strong argument, bringing to the table a cynicism that gets the point across. Kat Kotz clearly shows she has done her research, bringing to the table a pleasant twist.
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Criticism on Commentary to “Why I’m Pro-Choice”
I think the deeper question behind being Pro-Choice is how it is affecting our nation and our youth. Personally I don’t think abortion should be legal unless it was beyond that person’s control to have a child in cases such as rape. While Analia touches on the individual’s “ideology” and how abortion should be dealt in relation to that, we have to keep in mind that everyone’s ideology will always vary based on their upbringing. Who’s to say what is right or wrong? Our rank in infant mortality rate is not going to rank highest because we have some of the best doctors in the world. I think this is irrelevant. The statistics we should be looking at are those that say we rank number one in the world in teen pregnancies per the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. Abortion would not be an issue if we could teach our children to be responsible when it comes to having sex. We are an irresponsible nation and not educated enough to know the difference. Keep in mind that in a teen pregnancy; is the person who is deciding between having a child or ending the life of one capable or mature enough to make this decision on her own? Of course not, and this is why no one should have a choice when it comes to deciding the lives of innocent children. I know that the ability to choose for ourselves is very much a part of our American culture but so is religion as Analia also points out in her commentary. It is religion that keeps us grounded. Making abortion legal is a statement made by our government saying that if you slip up, it’s ok.
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