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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

I am Pro-Woman not Pro-Choice

Posted on 04:55 by Unknown



You see, unlike all the penises who believe they have the right to dictate the contents of a woman's uterus, I happen to believe that women are not only fully human but are also capable of making decisions for themselves. Without the help of a penis. 

I support unlimited access to abortion on demand because I believe women are human. I believe women are more than capable of making decisions for their own bodies. 

I believe no woman will have an abortion at 37 weeks for shits and giggles. 

I believe that we need more sex education for children that their parents can not opt out on.

I trust women to make the decision to have an abortion or to continue with a pregnancy for themselves.

I trust women to make the decision without political interference. 

I trust women.

The people I don't trust are the anti-women nincompoops who want to curtail women's rights to access abortion. I don't trust male politicians who will never have to make the choice to write the laws which will effect my body. My "pro-choice" MP didn't think it was important for him to show up to the debate in parliament today since the debate was "purely for expressions of view, and do not make binding policy. There are no votes at the end of these debates." His refusal to attend meant that the voices of the anti-choice women-haters were the loudest. His refusal meant that the men who claim that fetuses are "fully human" were heard and not the voices of those who believe that women are fully human. 

These men dictating their right to control the contents of a woman's uterus are the same men who voted for cuts to benefits. It is the same men who are currently carving up the NHS. Who do they think will pay for the incredibly expensive neo-natal care of a fetus born at 22 weeks? As one of the anti-choicers pointed out today in the debate, people were already fundraising for special care baby units. Where will this money come from now that the NHS is being destroyed? Who will pay for the long-term care of these children? Who will pay for their housing as housing benefit is slashed? Who will pay for their education as the schools budget is decimated? Who will pay for their childcare as benefit payments are destroyed? 

Anyone who is anti-abortion and who also votes to cuts to the welfare state, in any shape or form, is a hypocrite. I'm sick to death of the hypocrites. 

I am pro-choice because I believe women are human too.

Some excellent blogs on abortion: 

I'm a civilian, not a ship's captain.

How I lost faith in the pro-life movement

40 Days of Choice


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