Blog For Choice Day, belated.

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Apparently the 22nd of January was Blog For Choice Day and I missed it. Much ♥ to harmonybunny114 for informing me of it.

Of course, pretty much anyone who reads this journal already knows that I'm very definitely pro-choice. I believe that what a woman does with her body is her own business, and that nobody else, not the government or her husband, should be able to make that decision for her.

Of course, what most of you probably don't know is that I used to be anti-choice as a kid. I thought of myself as one of those babies that could have been killed, and I read Tom Clancy. I liked Tom Clancy, he of Red October fame.

Why is Tom Clancy relevant to a discussion on choice?

There's one book he read, I can't even remember the title any longer, but it was about Jack Ryan, a Marine-CIA hero, being elected the President and how he was going to overthrow Roe vs. Wade. I remember very clearly reading the discussion he had with his wife, knowing that Jack was the hero of the book and that I was expected to sympathize with him, and thinking to myself, "Wait. That's wrong."

His wife was a doctor, but she agreed anyway. That only set off more of my "That's wrong." sensors.

The more of Clancy's books I read, the more I found myself disagreeing with the way he used his books to push his political views, but the key realization I had was that first one, where I couldn't believe that his supposed hero would take away the right of women to choose.

I can't pinpoint when exactly in my teenage years I changed from empathizing with the babies to empathizing with the women. I just know that Tom Clancy, ironically enough, is the one who made me realize that my views on abortion had switched from pro-life to pro-choice.

Edit: Best list of reasons to be pro-choice ever.

Comments

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

I don't think the husband should make the choice, but he should have a say in the matter if he's there.

[ager-sanguinis.livejournal.com]

I don't think I ever thought much about it until I hit high school. And even then, the situation eluded me so much that I didn't formulate much of a strong opinion either way.

I'm definitely pro-choice, now. I can't pinpoint the reasons why, but one has to do with the fact that I'm not religious and I don't hold life sacred in that way (as bad as it sounds.)

Also, I worry about overpopulation. Not that I think abortion will help prevent it, but I believe strongly in family planning and believe even more strongly in responsible parenting. And that includes having only as much children as you can sustain and nurture well but also keeping in mind that the earth is going to reach carrying capacity and something is going to have to give.

Then I also put myself in a pregnant teen's shoes. I can't imagine how terrible it must be to not only face the difficult choice of getting rid of a child, but also having everyone persecute you for even considering it.

[harmonybunny114.livejournal.com]

Do you, like, never check your email? Or was it just that account? I always forget which one to send it to :(

Gah. Could you please send me an email from the account you check MOST OFTEN, and I will delete all other accounts :p

[sorshawolf.livejournal.com]

I'm pro-choice because of two reasons. First and foremost, the baby. I'd rather see a child grow up in a loving home, than see a baby abandoned in a dumpster because it's illegal to get an abortion. Second, because who are we to impose our morals on someone else?