I oppose Abortion. The thought of ending an innocent human life offends me in so many ways. I do understand that there are times (very few of them) when it is unavoidable. The majority of cases are simply selfishness. The vast majority of abortions in this country are due to people having sex without taking the precautions to prevent pregnancy. Contraception is widely available and usually covered by insurance. So there is no excuse for not using it.
Over the past 30+ years people in this country have gotten used to having abortion available whenever they want it. Polls show that a vast majority of Americans support abortion on demand in the first trimester. A significant majority support it in the second trimester.
Given this, any attempt to restrict abortion through law is going to meet serious opposition. Add to that, anytime someone talks about restricting abortion, the supporters trot out the rape/incest/life of the mother argument. As several politicians in the last election found out, that is a dangerous minefield. It does not take away from the fact that the vast majority of abortions are due to not using contraception.
So how do we end this nightmare of abortion? We have to start with the children. We have neglected to teach young people personal responsibility. That must change. We must teach young people that if you are going to have sex and do not want children, you need to take precautions.
We have done it with tobacco use, over the past 40 years the number of smokers has been reduced by 70%.
If a similar result could be obtained with abortion, we wouldn’t need to outlaw it?
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