I believe abortion is a grevious sin. However, is the GOVERNEMNT really capable of properly policing and regulating it? I mean... if my wife were on the table facing a situation that might call for terminating the pregnancy we'd have to have a group of doctors agree that it's the safest option and then it would have to be approved by a public official or judge (God forbid it's an election year) who might sacrifice my wife on the altar of political points.
I HATE abortion. But... I'm not sure that I believe GOVERNMENT has the answer. I believe we need to address the issues that pregnant women face like poverty, health care, daycare, education, and abuse. I believe that ddressing these issues would have a deeper impact on abortion rates than merely banning the procedure. Let's face it, over 30 years since Roe and guess what.... we're nowhere. Let's address those issues that women with unplanned pregnancies face at attack abortion at the root... by relieving their fears and coming along side to help them. The Democrats for Life of America proposed the 95/10 initiative that was intended to target many of these issues. Their hope was to reduce the abortion rate in the United States through Federal and State level initiatives that targetted the concerns of women considering abortion. The initiative included the following proposals:
-establish a toll-free number to direct women to places that will provide support;
- collect accurate data on why women choose abortion;
- provide Pregnancy Counseling and Childcare on University Campuses;
-provide accurate information to patients receiving a positive result from prenatal testing;
-provide counseling in maternity group homes;
-increase the adoption tax credit and it permanent
-eliminate pregnancy as a pre-existing condition with respect to health care;
- provide grants for ultrasound equipment;
- support informed consent for Abortion Services;
- increase awareness about violence against pregnant women;
-require the SCHIP to cover pregnant women and unborn children;
- provide free home visits by registered nurses for new mothers
The initiative was largely opposed by the Republicans who felt that policies aimed specifically at reducing the abortion rate and saving the unborn were
too expensive. They'd rather see us picketting for another 30 years before addressing the actual social issues that leave so many women with unplanned pregnancies terrified and considering abortion.
But then again... that's government.
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