fucking anti-abortion cunts … piss off!
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Legal abortion has been one of my pet political causes since I was a young teen. Really, that may sound a little strange, but nonetheless true. Yes, I was headed to hell (according to an upcoming f*cking c*nts target, America's fundamentalist Christians) before I had even started having premarital sex and committing mortal sins and all that other good stuff.
So yes. Anti-abortion activists are fucking cunts. And don't give me that horseshit about being "pro life" either … you couldn't give a fuck less about the life of the mother. Let the 12 year old throw away her future to raise a baby because she made a bad choice. Let the mother of 4 have a fifth kid she has neither the time nor money to raise, because a condom broke. Fuck 'em. If they didn't want kids, they shouldn't have had sex, right? Pro life, my ass. Either way … it seems so very very simple to me. I live according to my morals, and you live according to yours. We each suffer the consequences of our own choices. Nice and fair, no?
Now of course, they'll say they're fighting for the lives of innocent babies … and regardless of what I have to say about that (which is: IT'S NOT A FUCKING BABY! At the stage most abortions are performed, the embryo is hardly distinguishable from a FUCKING SALAMANDER!), there is no reasoning with someone who believes human life begins at conception. So let's just take it from their perspective for a moment, shall we? Maybe abortion is murder in God's eyes. Fine. But even so, the eternal damnation consequences are mine to suffer, not yours, right? And shouldn't the little aborted baby go to heaven to live with Jesus anyway, if Jesus loves little children and all?
I realize there are ideas about original sin and whatnot, and unbaptized souls (according to the Catholics) go to limbo instead of heaven … and limbo was actually made up some time ago by the Church, in deference to moral outrage regarding innocent stillborn babies previously thought to go to hell as they'd never been baptized and thereby saved … and if you really want to be a biblical purist, the bible doesn't actually say much about the post-mortem disposition of unborn souls … and therein lies the problem with making a religious argument about anything, eh? Which version of the holy book are you referencing? What chapter and verse, and what about that other chapter and verse that seems to contradict what you just said? And what about the later convenient add-ons like limbo, that really have nothing to do with the core doctrine in the first place?
Now, I will actually concede one argument to them. Anti-abortion fuckwits will often point out, "you don't know how you're going to feel about it until it happens," (generally implying that women who support the right to have an abortion would be horribly traumatized if they ever had one), and they are absolutely right on that count. For many years, I mostly agreed that abortion was a not-so-great thing, but still a necessary freedom. I thought of myself as one of those deeply principled people who were mostly anti-abortion, but strongly supported everyone's right to choose for themselves, and if I got pregnant and didn't choose to raise the child, I'd surely carry it to term and give it up for adoption … but when it comes right down to it, they're right. Such high-minded assertions are purely theoretical until you're actually faced with the decision.
The day I was faced with it, I realized quite quickly, without a shade of remorse or doubt, that I was actually not just "pro-choice" but in fact "pro-abortion." That's right. Not only do I absolutely support the right of everyone else to decide what to do with their bodies, I also completely believe that in many cases (including mine) terminating a pregnancy is a wonderful thing. I never would have guessed I'd feel that way until I was actually faced with the choice in my own life.
Now, mind you, I still believe YOU are more than welcome to NOT have an abortion if you don't want one. I'm not going to try convincing you to terminate a pregnancy, wanted or not, accidental or otherwise, whether I think it's a good idea or not. Therefore, equally, MY fucking body and MY fucking life are MY fucking business! It's my soul if I've been damned to hell for it, but I was already going there for having premarital sex and committing adultery and sodomy and probably a dozen other things anyhow, according to you.
Oh, and one more thing … if you think standing outside a clinic holding picket signs and verbally abusing women is actually going to save any souls, you're as socially inept as you are medievally superstitious. How 'bout you go tell that to Jesus, and FUCK OFF with your half-assed ignorant moralizing already?
Thank you, and good night.
I think I've found a new favorite blog to read.
Also, I live right across from an abortion clinic. I wish I could (legally) chuck a brick at those goddamn morons who won't leave people the hell alone.
30th November 2007 at 2:44 am | permalink |@david: Thanks much. :-) It warms my shriveled little heart to see how much positive feedback this site is getting. hehehehe
30th November 2007 at 3:45 am | permalink |What about the irresponsible teens who are using abortion as a form of birth control? Should there not be limits? I am against aborition (and yes, I AM female) unless there are certain circumstances (rape, guaranteed harm to the mother, etc). I think people need to step up and take responsibility for their actions!
22nd February 2008 at 10:57 pm | permalink |@katie: (dammit … I'm getting so much traffic on another post, I posted my reply to this over there first. Argh! :-)
Abortion is neither cheap, nor pleasant, nor fun. I think "the irresponsible teens" are as much a politically-motivated exaggeration as the "welfare queens" the Reaganites always accused of having kids just to get a bigger (but still measly) welfare check.
And no, I don't think there should be ANY limits on abortion until the fourth month of pregnancy.
22nd February 2008 at 11:56 pm | permalink |Although Im sure it isn't fun… abortion can be covered by health care and it is MUCH cheaper than the cost of raising a child, and also it is a very short process. The actual abortion takes approximately 5 minutes (the entire process will be around 2 hours). I have heard of women having extreme emotional distress after an abortion… but I bet a teen would get over it?
24th February 2008 at 11:26 pm | permalink |@katie: Both myself and my teen sister have had abortions, and neither one of us suffered any marked emotions except relief … but it was physically unpleasant enough that both of us have taken great pains to avoid having to ever consider it again.
And "can be" covered by health care is not the same as "IS" covered by health care. A lot of health care plans don't even cover birth control (oh, the irony!).
Many pregnant teens are from low income families who don't have good insurance … and even if it IS covered under Medicare, many areas of the US don't have abortion providers in every city, meaning many women have to travel hundreds of miles to find a provider.
It's really not as easy or as common as the anti-abortion activists like to make it sound.
25th February 2008 at 4:04 pm | permalink |Yeah you raise a good point. This is coming from a Canadians point of view… therefore our health care system would be much different. I see what you are saying… I just know of a girl who has had 4 and now cannot legally get an abortion anymore. Seriously… what the fuck??
25th February 2008 at 10:28 pm | permalink |@katie: Four?! Yeah, seriously, what the fuck?
I wonder if they sat her down and discussed reliable methods of birth control with her after them? I know when I went in to Planned Parenthood, even before the actual abortion, the nurse asked me what kind of birth control I'd be getting afterward, and had a bunch of information about all the options on hand to discuss with me.
I have to seriously wonder about the mental well being of any woman who, if she lives anywhere where birth control is easily available, would ever have that many abortions.
(And I find it kind of interesting that she can't legally have any more … seems to me that she's pretty well proven she's too damn irresponsible to be an effective parent!)
25th February 2008 at 11:30 pm | permalink |I love your fucking blog!
27th February 2008 at 7:20 pm | permalink |It's therapeutic to read out loud.
@nina: LOL … thanks!
27th February 2008 at 10:11 pm | permalink |YESSS!!! It's like my mind has a voice lol! Fuck anti-abortion twats.
11th March 2008 at 11:01 am | permalink |@ohrula: :-) There's more of us out there than the right-wing freakos think. We just need to get louder!
11th March 2008 at 6:22 pm | permalink |stumbled across this post. I like it. I used to be pro-life, but was always live/let live about it. till i knew someone in a no-good-way-out situation, changed my view. ANYWAY, like it, carry on! :-)
17th March 2008 at 4:10 pm | permalink |Another point that needs to be made is that outlawing abortion will not make it all go away. Do we really want to go back to the way it was before 1973 with the back-alley techniques? No way. Condemning a woman to sterility, infection or even death for a poor choice or a birth control failure is harsh indeed. Furthermore, those who scream the loudest about 'right to life' tend to not give a whit about the quality of that life once it exists, from my observations.
17th March 2008 at 9:20 pm | permalink |@jay: I had a male friend in college who was mostly anti, but still supported the right to choose, until a friend of his got pregnant … she did actually choose to keep the baby, but by supporting her during her decision making process, he came to the conclusion that abortion can be the "next best option, when there is NO best option." Sounds pretty similar. :-)
@gina: Yes, absolutely. Outlawing alcohol didn't stop people from drinking, but some moonshine was made from such fucked-up shit it made people go blind. Outlawing abortion, likewise, won't stop people who really want one from trying to get one … it will only increase the odds that the woman who does will end up dead.
Maybe that's what the "pro-lifers" actually want?
18th March 2008 at 12:27 am | permalink |I really appreciate your entire blog, and this post especially. I have always been pro-choice, even when I lived in Texas for a year back for a year in high school. The area I lived in was pretty conservative, and totally anti-choice.
I guess there is just no reasoning with some of these people.
Also, I would like to see this teen who uses abortion as birth control. Seriously.
Anyway, thanks for the awesome blog!
25th March 2008 at 3:06 am | permalink |@ashley: There is no reasoning with a LOT of people, from what I've seen. ;-)
Glad you like the site! :-)
25th March 2008 at 5:53 pm | permalink |Hey, just wanted to say I love this post! I had an abortion 3 years ago and honestly it was the best decision I ever made. I was 18 with an abusive boyfriend and would have had to drop out of school. Now I'm on my way to a degree, and I have all the freedom in the world without having a child to weigh me down. Until it happened to me, I had never even seriously thought I would have to worry about whether or not abortion was good or bad. But I have to say it's a good choice. What kind of life would the child had lived? On the flip side of the coin though, there is a lot of emotional turmoil that goes on as well. The city I live in is a very conservative city and several times a year I'm asked to sign pro-life/anti-abortion pledges and frankly I was starting to think I was the only one who thought the way I did about abortion. I'm glad to read that other people feel the same way I do. Thanks for letting me blog on your blog!
26th March 2008 at 9:23 am | permalink |@amanda: Lots of people feel the same way you do. :-) Luckily, I didn't go through any emotional turmoil, but I was quite a bit older, with years of practice being hard-headed, so that probably helped. ;-)
Thanks for commenting!
26th March 2008 at 2:07 pm | permalink |This post is great! I've never been faced with the decision, but I know if I had been, I would have chosen abortion. Having a baby would be throwing all of my current dreams away. I just don't understand why people love trying to force their beliefs on everyone.
29th March 2008 at 9:47 am | permalink |@christina: "I just don't understand why people love trying to force their beliefs on everyone." They're trying to save our damned souls! ;-) I guess we should be thanking them. hehe
29th March 2008 at 12:02 pm | permalink |I'm pro-choice anti-abortion. Not that it matters because I only have one point to make: swearing and name calling make you sound less intelligent. (Before you ask, yes, I do swear, quite a bit, but not when I want any kind of respect.) If you want to make an argument, do it. But don't make it into a screaming temper tantrum like a toddler.
1st April 2008 at 9:12 am | permalink |@ladylyesoap: I don't swear at work … if I were writing a college term paper, or a column for a newspaper, I'd curb my language as well. On my own personal blog, which was (in case you didn't notice the name of the site) created for the express purpose of mixing political & social commentary with profanity … well, that's another story.
And I'm perfectly secure with my own intelligence, so I'm not really concerned whether you, or anyone else, makes the logical error of correlating profanity with IQ.
1st April 2008 at 3:02 pm | permalink |Just wanted to say, I had an abortion when I was 14. I did suffer a lot of emotional distress from it and still feel bad when I think about it, (and this was 16 years ago). I have a 6 year old son now (a single mother by the way), and although I feel terrible about the prior abortion, I realize that taking care of a child is more work than anyone could ever imagine. It does change your life forever. It's hard to admit, but I do get jelous of my friends that do not have kids. They have freedom. I'm not saying that having kids is a bad thing, but its not for everyone. Children that grow up in poor home environments usually wish they had never been born, lets do them a favor. Besides, human population is out of control anyway…but that's another subject.
3rd April 2008 at 3:58 pm | permalink |One more thing, I forgot to say:
3rd April 2008 at 4:02 pm | permalink |YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up.
@dawn: Sorry to hear you still have regrets … but I'd bet your son is better off for you having had a chance to grow up before becoming a mother.
Childrearing is absolutely not something to be done lightly … as difficult as it may be sometimes to decide how/when/if to do it, I think it's totally worth the effort/trouble to make a good decision.
3rd April 2008 at 4:18 pm | permalink |