The Rant

Well if you know anything about me at all you knew this rant was coming. I am completely APPALLED by the goings on in our great nation and MY Commonwealth in the last few weeks regarding abortion. Let me just state that I believe in a woman's right to choose. And yes that is my personal opinion. If you don't believe in abortion I completely respect your view. If people spent half the amount of money and effort preaching about abortion and attempting to prevent abortions from happening on let's say...CONTRACEPTION awareness/education/availability then abortion wouldn't be a problem would it. We'd all be happy...right? Oh of course not.

Instead old white men are telling women what can and cannot be done with THEIR bodies...yet again. I mean seriously what century is this?!? We are quickly approaching 50 years after Roe v. Wade and this mess is still going on. My lovely Commonwealth of aging white males (fucking assholes if you ask me) has decided that if you are considering an abortion that you first must have a sonogram. Not too bad you might say? Oh but you forget in the first trimester you aren't far enough along to get a regular sonogram so they have to give you a vaginal sonogram. That's right ladies and gentlemen. If a woman plans on an abortion she first must be vaginally probed without her consent...can we say rape??? This is absolutely appalling. I had a little scare during my first few weeks of pregnancy (bleeding) and I went in for a sono. They couldn't even see the makings of the fetus yet much less hear a heartbeat. All you could see was a black blob and a teeny tiny white dot in it. How can seeing that cause someone that doesn't want a baby to change their mind? And the worst part is there are presidential candidates that feel there is nothing wrong with this tactic. Who in fact believe that prenatal care leads to more abortions. Awesome!

I believe that there are people that cannot be parents to normal regular children, much less raise a special needs child. I believe in abortion to prevent society being burdened with an unwanted child that is not treated with the love and respect that it deserves. I hear pro-life advocates always saying that it's an innocent life. Yes it is but it doesn't deserved to be raised in a hostile environment where it knows its not wanted what does that accomplish? Hate. And what does that bring about? A little mean bully that tries to put others down in school. And from there? Maybe some form of rebellion to retaliate. It's a vicious cycle.

Wouldn't the ends justify the means if the time and energy was focused on preventing the unwanted pregnancy to start with? I mean it's not like we have a population problem...oh wait yes we do. I cannot believe that in this day and age women are forced to such measures to obtain an abortion but all hell breaks loose when health care reform requires contraception funding to be included in insurance packages.

I understand people having strong religious views that determine how they live their daily lives. I like to think I do too. I love Jesus. And the one thing I feel Jesus taught (or should have taught) all of us is to be accepting of others even if they are different. My parents enforced this "christian" stance on me and my sisters growing up. Even though I cannot understand not supporting a woman's right to choose or contraception education. I respect your view. What I do not respect is people pushing THEIR religious views on others in everyday life.

I'm a very angry lady that does not like having her rights taken away...and I never thought I would say this but Virginia I'm embarrassed.