Page1. May 2018:
Hats Off wrote:Individuals living abroad are paying thousands of dollars just to go home and vote yes.
It seems to me that government legislation mandating "no" isn't going to solve the issue.
I don't believe I could vote "no" on an issue like this;
the people will do what they want regardless of how I would vote.
What are the chances of a child having a good life or learning the way of Jesus when he/she was brought into the world because mother wanted an abortion but did not have the resources?
What kind of life will an unwanted child have?
i’ve been mulling this over. more than a year.
At the time, this from Hats Off surprised me. i first had to think about the differences in Canada and the U.S., if i understand, Canada allows (and exports) abortion, and may be more “liberal” on euthanasia, as well? i’m not clear.
i’ve been thinking about abortion a lot recently, so wanted to revisit.
Because i value Hats Off’s perspective so much, i wanted to think this through.
Here’s where i am:
IF the question were MERELY about what is legal in secular government, THEN, i would probably be inclined to agree with HO. However, in today’s reality, it’s not just a matter of what’s legal.
The horror is, once these things are made legal, then,
VOILA’! - OPEN WIDE THE PUBLIC TREASURY TO PROMOTE AND FUND THEM.
Gov is now literally selling abortions to children and helping them lie to their parents about it.
Children don’t pay, taxpayers do.
This is where it goes from being “not criminal” to being normalized and promoted.
Gov FUNDING worsens problems exponentially. Gov has no conscience.
Another part that is ignored in these types of debates is:
REMOVE CONVENIENCE, people change their habits. Even toddlers learn not to touch hot stoves.
When people look at the vast numbers of abortions, then, understandably, think,
“What to do with all these babies?!” -
well. chances are, in pretty short order, the numbers would substantially decrease.
after all, this is not rocket science. don’t want a baby? - there are many effective choices that can be made BEFORE conception.
would bad things happen? yes. bad things have never stopped happening,
gov promoted abortion has made most of them worse.
i’m not sure when gov legalizing anything immediately translated to,
“ok. now it’s legal, open up the public treasury to fund it.” ka-ching.
that translation has turned into a NIGHTMARE.
profiteers, big corporations, “get” the message. fortunes are GUARANTEED by gov mandate.
This is seriously twisted.
So, Hats Off.
If not for how governments work these days, possibly, i could agree with you.
Gov interference/funding radically skews the outcome.
People are hurt, lives are lost, cultures destroyed. Everyone pays the price.
All with the best of intentions.