Texas Government needs to take some sex education advice and learn how to pull out, when it comes to the abortion controversy, that is. I feel like they are fighting very hard to stop women in Texas from getting abortions, but why? It's not their body, their child, or their life. No one is banning sex, the number one cause of pregnancies. No one is trying to regulate men's sperm. It takes two to tango, people! I understand this is a touchy subject, and I don't think we will ever come to an agreement on it, but, I can assure you that sticking your heads where they don't belong, women's uteruses, isn't going in the right direction.
Today in Texas their are tens of thousands of children in foster care, and a shocking number of them were parent surrenders. I feel that if these new laws pass in full, then more women will be forced into unwanted child birth and these foster systems will fill up faster than ever. Not only can some of these women not afford to have a child, they flat out don't want a child. I can't justify forcing a woman to have a unwanted baby that will be brought into a world where their mother doesn't want them. Recent studies have shown a drop in abortions, the lowest rates since the 1970s. Some people see this as a step in the right direction, but no one is following up. Yes, the abortion rates have dropped, but have the homeless children rates gone up? Have the foster cares seen a jump in the number of children entered each year? No one seems to care what happens to the child after they're born, they just want to force women to have babies and don't seem to think about the consequences.
With the recent abortion laws proposed in Texas, abortions will be harder and harder to receive, leaving hundreds of thousands of women forced to travel hundreds of miles to attend one of the eight clinics that will be left open in Texas. As of now, only a number of clinics have closed due to a Supreme Court block of part of the new abortion law that requires all abortion facilities to have standards of hospital-style surgical centers. These requirements are outrageous and specifically aimed at causing clinics to shut down. Many of these clinics are donation-based only and don't require payment at all in certain situations. The worst part is that places, such as Planned Parenthood, do so much more than perform abortions; they educate and inform people about sex, give them free contraceptives, breast exams, and other tests.
I urge Texans to think long and hard about the decisions ahead. For a very long time, we have fought to keep a limited government and this is going against everything we stand for. As human beings, women should have a choice in this matter. Religion and personal opinion aside, motherhood should be a choice. Texas Government is overstepping their boundaries here and it scares me to think where they will go next if we allow them to continue down this path.
The title of Karis’s blog “Pulling Out” caught my attention and out of curiosity I was interested to further read what her article was about. In her blog, Karis argues about the Texas abortion law and how women are being forced with unwanted pregnancies due to the difficulty in getting an abortion from the closures of all except eight abortion clinics in Texas. She makes a very interesting point about how not only do most of these children end up in foster care from unwanted pregnancies, but is the government following up on what happens to these children who end up in the system? Anti-abortionists protest how we should not kill unborn babies and how it’s the life of a child, yet are they going to care or provide for these babies once they’re born?
ReplyDeleteI’m neither for or against abortion, but I am pro-choice. I have the rights to my body and what business is it to anyone what I choose to do with it? Whatever happened to freedom of choice? I feel that this abortion law, as a woman myself and to other women, our rights are being taken away like we have no power or control to our own body. Motherhood should be a choice of our own choosing because it’s OUR life and not anyone else. The way I see it, if I’m being forced by this law into having a child that I don’t want or can’t afford, is the government or the anti-abortion protesters going to help care and provide for my child? It’s only equal that they should be forced to do so if women are being forced into keeping their baby.
Overall I most definitely have to agree with Karis’s argument. FREEDOM OF CHOICE! Unless a woman knowingly and purposely implanted with sperm via donor or in-vitro-fertilization, it takes TWO people to get pregnant. If women are being denied the right to choose for themselves, then Texas have no choice or right to deny women help, care or financial support. Babies are not cheap! In that case, from the famous words of Maury Povich, YOU ARE THE FATHER!
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ReplyDeleteA fellow classmate’s blog posted on November 3, 2014 caught my immediate attention. In her Blog “Pulling Out” Ms. Karis states that Texas government should mind their own business and “STOP” pressuring women against the option of having an abortion. As a woman I strongly agree with Ms. Karis that Texas Government should not interfere with women’s choices on the issue of abortion or make it difficult for a women to have access to an abortion clinic; all women should have the freedom to decide what is good for them and their body. According to a statement made by President Barack Obama, “A woman’s ability to decide how many children to have and when, without interference from the Texas Government, is one of the most fundamental rights we possess. It is not just an issue on choice, but equality and opportunity for all women.” This all leads to women’s rights and women’s choices! Rather a man or a woman we are all entitled to have the choice to choose what is right for our body, not Legislature!
ReplyDeleteMs. Karis makes a strong point by addressing the issue of the many children who are placed in foster care because their families either don’t want them or can’t afford to care for them. I believe the option of an abortion are normally considered and/or chosen by women is because they are too young to care for a child, are in an abusive relationship, pregnancy is conceived through rape, are financially unstable, or wrong timing for a child at the time of conception. If Texas government continues to push the issue of abortion or make it difficult for women to get the help they need then this will lead to problems such as child abandonment, child abuse, unsafe abortion alternatives, or even lead to the extreme of a mother murdering her own child. The recent abortion law that has been proposed in Texas is making it hard for women to seek help. Ms. Karis goes on by stating, “The worst part is that places, such as Planned Parenthood, do so much more than perform abortions; they educate and inform people about sex, give them free contraceptives, breast exams, and other tests.” This clearly justifies Ms. Karis’s argument on the fact that Texas’ Legislature should mind their own business and allow women to have control of their bodies. These clinics are extremely helpful to women in many ways!
As a mother of four children, I am neither for nor against abortion, but I strongly agree with Ms. Karis that Texas Legislature should grant women the freedom of choice! No one regardless of gender should be told what they can or cannot do with their body!
My classmate Karis has a very strong and empowered stand in her editorial titled "Pulling Out." Abortion in this day and age is one of the most controversial topics America, and the rest of the world for that matter are privy to. Speaking of Texas alone, it is one of the most anti-abortion states in this nation.The government's overbearing regulation of this topic has caused much more harm than good; although citizens think otherwise they are horribly mistaken.
ReplyDeleteKaris's title definitely caught my eye; and after reading the first sentence I knew not only that this piece would be written exceedingly well, but also something that I would personally agree with. The government should have no say in whether or not a woman should or should not conceive a baby. Although one of life's greatest gifts, it is also one of life's greatest responsibilities. It takes a high level of devotion and dedication to truly raise a child.
Her most fascinating and sadly true piece of information in this reading is that people don't actually care about the child when they are protesting abortion, its the idea or the concept perhaps, regardless, once the child is out of its mothers's stomach it is no longer of any concern to these so called protesters. The kid could bounce from foster house to foster house; if the mother is not caring and nurturing to her kin then it could lead to that or potentially worse. All in all I back Karis in her standing on this subject matter, and I hope that the government of Texas pulls out before its to late.
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ReplyDeleteI can't get my blog entry to insert in the comment, so here is a link to my commentary of your Pulling Out article!
My colleague, Karis, makes good points in her blog “PullingOut.” Her funny and interesting title caught my attention. Her choice in writing shows her voice in the subject and makes it a little more exciting to read. Being a female, I feel this topic is a more relatable subject than for men. I agree with Karis’s opinion. This is our bodies and the government has no right in trying to regulate it. If the abortion laws proposed are to be passed, we will be seeing less abortion, but will the outcome outweigh the product?
ReplyDeleteEveryone who is against abortion is so worked up about saving babies that they don’t think about the consequences that follow if a large number of the abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, were to close. Karis points out good key problems if abortion clinics. Yes, the recent studies have shown the lowest abortion rates since the 1970’s but these optimistic people aren’t seeing what’s on the other end of the double ended sword of abortion. The foster care system will increase and the numbers of as well as homeless unwanted children on the streets. For a child who is living in a home with a mother who did not want a child, the child is more likely to be subjected to neglect or mental and physical abuse. The amount of money the government must fork out will be a lot as well, when you consider how many of these unfit mothers will need to be a welfare plan for the child they can’t be fiscally responsible for.
There are minimal errors such as word choice. In her second paragraph, she used the word “their” instead of “there.” Also, in the second paragraph, she used the word “a” instead of “an” in front of the word “unwanted.” Overall I thought her blog was well written piece. I would be interested in any future writing she may write.