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Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
reply to post by MonkeyFishFrog
I do agree with you that in our past, men had always made the choices over women's role is society, as ours had been a male dominated society.
But not anymore.
They had proven themselve equal to men intellectually when given the chance at the most crtical aspect for progress - education. Many of them had change our world for the better such as Indira Gandhi, Suu Kyi, Hillary Clinton, etc.
What women need now is to embrace moral and ethical guidelines, so that they can play along with the same rules as men, and that can only come through home and school education.
Equally, all judges in the states must make their judgements upon the realities of today's womanhood and the achievements they had been in terms of opportunities at education and career, unlike the days of older uneducated women generations.
What if She Would Have Said Yes?
Almost 39 years ago,
a woman made a choice.
She made a choice for me,
because I did not have a voice.
She was hemorrhaging badly;
Blood was everywhere.
To the hospital she went
for the pain she could not bear
The doctors searched
but only one heartbeat they found.
It was hers and hers alone;
The other did not make a sound.
They scheduled a surgery
called a DNC.
They told her it was necessary
to rid her body of ME!
The day before the surgery
a nurse checked her again.
The look on her face
was just short of a grin.
A tiny heartbeat she found
which brought the doctor to the room.
He listened himself,
yet his look was of gloom
“The baby is not viable,
and will be born brain dead
It will be a burden on your family.
How about an abortion?” he said.
She argued with the doctor,
but he would not give way
“You have three boys already.
Why put them through this disarray?”
“He will never walk or talk,
or do anything for himself
The rest of your family?
You may as well but their lives on a shelf”.
My mother was strong
and I can almost hear her say;
“He can be born a two headed monkey
But I am having him anyway”.
A few months later,
a baby boy was born
The doctors were shocked,
For there were no reasons to mourn.
They checked the baby,
looking for some sign.
Of things they had told her,
but it was not HIS design.
Now, almost 39 years later,
I have three boys of my own.
I am healthy and intelligent.
How had she known?
I thank God for my mother
and His guiding hand.
When faced with the choice,
my mother made a stand.
She chose not to abort me.
I am happy I confess.
No need for me to worry about
"What if she had said yes"?
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Annee
That is why we SHOULD make it your interest. By charging you with murder.
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Originally posted by Annee
But - you are not making any sense.
You are not pro-choice because you think the Government should choose where my tax money goes. Your opinion is that Government choice is better than personal choice. There is nothing to make sense of, thats your stance.
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Annee
It was also legal to own slaves.
2nd.
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Annee
What ...? Lol good thing Mr. Fish and you aren't lawyers.
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Annee
I don't need to know anything other than you think killing babies is a progression of humanity ... hopefully your age will limit the existence of your opinion .. soon.
You're infuriating in the fact that you take pride in killing your children.
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I think i need to take a break / leave the thread before i get banned.edit on 6-11-2012 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Annee
What ...? Lol good thing Mr. Fish and you aren't lawyers.edit on 6-11-2012 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
reply to post by MonkeyFishFrog
You are the kind of people when I meant there are broader issues involved in abortion than a belief in a simple ban on abortions will resolve the issue. It won't and only a fool will believe in it.
Male and female do have physical differences, even if the mental capacity is the same, or adherence to moral and eithical guidelines which most females already do except for some which is the same case as for men. Only in acknowledging such differences can we both male and female find common grounds to stand on.
And that can only come with more open and transparent sharing, discussions and debates to find that common ground so that all can co-exist fairly, for progress and evolution of our our species, and innocent future generations.
Accusations, belligerences, ignorances, confrontations and condemnations of each other will only get us nowhere. Peaceful intelligent dialogues is needed by religions and civil society if we are to progress. It has to begin somewhere, if not for us, it will be for the innocent next generations to be spared of the pain and suffering we all currently are going through.
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by Annee
Annee, this thread may have gone too far down the path for me to ask you. And, if you don't want to answer, by all means don't answer (or if you would rather, you can U2U me).
All these years later, do you regret the decision you made?
I have my own very strong feelings about the topic, but generally those feelings only relate to me and mine. And I hope you understnad I don't ask in judgement of any form. I am just curious.