Reply #74: Take home ec if ya want to learn how to sew; leave religion in church!

[countryjake]

Lots of things are better in this world than babies, if you're a woman trying to survive in this unstable economy, struggling to become financially viable & independent...open your eyes...the odds are against that for most every single girl coming up now, even yet, today, & having control over her reproductive system is basic in her fight to succeed in life.

I don't consider any woman who finds herself with an unwanted pregnancy an irresponsible person & I've yet to meet anyone who had an abortion that didn't also get some kind of counselling along with it.

I also don't believe in this pretend morality in which a pregnant woman who doesn't want to give birth is some shameful creature who should be made to feel guilty for her "unmotherly feelings" or even worse, forced into bearing an unwanted child. I long for the morality which treasures & relies on the inherent strength of all women, celebrates & respects the feminine wisdom, & trusts that every woman is competent to participate & contribute as an equal member of society.

And yes, you are wrong. A cognizant woman is "better", as you put it, than any blastocyst, embryo, or fetus that might be growing inside of her! A woman's worth is NOT based on her ability to multiply!