Every year at my university (maybe even every semester, I can't remember) the pro-life student organization creates what is basically a "fetus cemetery" smack dab in the middle of campus for a few days. The grass is adorned with numerous tiny pink and blue crosses, with a sign that reads "3315 human lives are ended by abortion EVERY DAY in the US alone. 1 grave marker = 10 of these lives" Finally, after so many years of this sickening display, someone vandalized it. And I would love to high-five whoever did it. I'm all for free speech. But when free speech sets out to disturb others and offend women, it's not okay. Also, I'm not one for shoving beliefs down others' throats. There are women on this campus that have had abortions, that had to go through the pain and suffering of making that decision and following through with it. And now, when they walk to class, they are faced with the memories of it. They are faced with someone who doesn't know in the slightest what they went through telling them they're a terrible person for what they did. And that's not cool.
Now, I am, by no means "pro-abortion," but I consider myself pro-choice and pro-woman. Always have. A woman has the right to decide what they feel is best for themselves and for their unborn child. Typically, women who get abortions aren't getting them because they WANT to. They get them because they feel as though that's their only option. To them, an abortion is better than birthing a child they cannot take care of due to their current situation. And as for adoption? Many of those children end up in foster care with abusive families. I know this isn't always the case. And I am against women who are capable of raising and loving a child getting abortions for selfish reasons. But to many women, having an abortion better to not even bring a child into an unstable and unsafe situation than have them suffer.
I realize I'm rambling. But that stupid fetus cemetery really set me off.
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