Monday, April 26, 2004

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One last thing, the pro-abortion protest (or pro-choice if you wish) was a bit ridiculous. Abortion is no closer to being overturned now than it was four years ago. There are no new Supreme Court justices, the public is pre-occupied with other matters, and Bush knows it would be political suicide to do anything at this point. So why the march? Maybe the NOW crowd just wanted to flex its muscles (so to speak), but it was nothing but an anti-Bush rally. That and an excuse for the feminists to feel good about themselves.

Have any of those marchers really stopped to think about what they were marching for? Abortion is the taking of life. When does life begin? At conception? At birth? I believe it's the moment the sperm meets the egg and the cells split. Look at your son or daughter. Look at you brother or sister. Think how much of you is in your child. I look at my kids and see my wife's smile in my sons face. I see my body movements in my daughter. Life is the greatest thing we can give.

I always get the "How can you be for capital punishment and be against abortion" question. That's not difficult. The person put to death had a choice. Granted the possibility of an innocent being killed is real, that's the reason the law allows numerous appeals and we do our best to avoid that situation. There are numerous other arguments and I've got a response to all.

Sadly, abortion is used as birth control, in the majority of cases. I hear the pro-choice supporters talk of rape and incest. What percentage of abortions are tied to those sick acts? One percent? Five percent? The laws can be written to ensure that the women that may be affected in such circumstances have the options they need.

I'm all for sex as enjoyment. But there are consequences to people's actions. If you don't want to protect yourself by using a condom, you should deal with the fact that pregnancy is a strong possibility. And by the way, guys should have some say when it comes to the ending of their child's life. Men have no input either way and that is plain wrong.

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