The following post is in response to a fellow colleagues blog stating their stance on abortion in Texas. To view that post in its entirety please see: http://brianarogers.blogspot.com/2008/04/abolish-abortions-in-texas.html
I strongly disagree with your stance on Texas making abortion illegal. First off I hate the use of abortion as birth control, and am a huge supporter of the alternative method of adoption. Having said that, I do not think making abortion illegal will boost the adoption numbers as much as some other already high stats that are out there. The numbers you’d likely see skyrocket would be child abuse, orphanage population, self terminated pregnancies, infant abandonment, and welfare. The fact of the matter is not everyone has the means, intelligence, or time to go through the steps to put a baby up for adoption and if abortion was outlawed in many cases these unwanted babies would be born into very desperate situations and likely difficult lives. As a parent it is difficult for me to imagine someone terminating their pregnancy, but I also know that in order for that heart wrenching decision to be made it is likely that it was the best thing. I was scared when my wife was pregnant but I was also ready and committed to the good raising of that child and it still tested my patience to the very brink of my capabilities. I can only imagine what that experience would be like for a mother with no help who didn’t want to be a mother in the first place but lawfully had no choice. My belief is that child would not be receiving adequate care and faces a huge likelihood of abuse. In my opinion by banning abortion you are taking away a women’s right to do what’s best for them and their unborn children. I do not believe this is an easy decision for most women to make, but in the end it should be their decision and not the state governments.
Jason Lundin
I strongly disagree with your stance on Texas making abortion illegal. First off I hate the use of abortion as birth control, and am a huge supporter of the alternative method of adoption. Having said that, I do not think making abortion illegal will boost the adoption numbers as much as some other already high stats that are out there. The numbers you’d likely see skyrocket would be child abuse, orphanage population, self terminated pregnancies, infant abandonment, and welfare. The fact of the matter is not everyone has the means, intelligence, or time to go through the steps to put a baby up for adoption and if abortion was outlawed in many cases these unwanted babies would be born into very desperate situations and likely difficult lives. As a parent it is difficult for me to imagine someone terminating their pregnancy, but I also know that in order for that heart wrenching decision to be made it is likely that it was the best thing. I was scared when my wife was pregnant but I was also ready and committed to the good raising of that child and it still tested my patience to the very brink of my capabilities. I can only imagine what that experience would be like for a mother with no help who didn’t want to be a mother in the first place but lawfully had no choice. My belief is that child would not be receiving adequate care and faces a huge likelihood of abuse. In my opinion by banning abortion you are taking away a women’s right to do what’s best for them and their unborn children. I do not believe this is an easy decision for most women to make, but in the end it should be their decision and not the state governments.
Jason Lundin
