Abortion, as seen through the eyes of a 14 year old girl.

[WhatPriceFreedom?]

If only she were a typical member of the younger generation of Americans. But alas, she is not. Which is why we are in the state we are in.

[kayak]

Thanks for speaking up .... both here and in writing the paper! Keep up the good work. You are our future!!!

Glad that you made an A in spite of the liberal views of your teacher ...... you really deserved an A+!

[Politicalmom]

This was a wonderful paper. You have a lot of courage. You need to be more careful what information you give out on the internet, though. You have given enough information for a sicko to track you down. Maybe your mom should see about editing out the personal information. I hope this doesnt' upset you, but I worry...I'm a mom.

[log_cabin_gop_boy]

Also, abortion takes more lives every year than tobacco, cancer, alcohol related deaths, aids, and car accidents combined (ProLifeInfo.org), an average 1.3 million per year, 3,562 per day, and 1,323,833,145 in the United States since Roe versus Wade in 1973 (ProLife.com)

Interesting paper but her numbers seem a bit odd.

If 1.3 million women have abortions each year that would mean that each year around 1.8% of women have abortions. If you take into account most women are of childbearing age for 38 years and make the assumption that these women will have one abortion during their lifetime then 68% of women will have an abortion during their lifetime.

A billion abortions over the last 29 years in the US seems a little high. Perhaps, she needs to review her numbers.

[Lorianne]

The full quote from Susan B. Anthony:

"Guilty? Yes, no matter what the motive, love of ease, or a desire to save from suffering the unborn innocent, the woman is awfully guilty who commits the deed. It will burden her conscience in life, it will burden her soul in death; but oh! Thrice guilty is he who, for selfish gratification, heedless of her prayers, indifferent to her fate, drove her to the desperation which impels her to the crime."

Susan B and the other early feminists were opposed to abortion because in their time (and arguably in ours too) abortion was seen as a threat to women who were coerced or forced to abort. She correctly foresaw that abortion is a symptom of an even wider social disease, oppression of women in society that would drive women to abort to "hide" a shameful reality and that women would unfairly and unjustly bear the brunt of persecution for the shared act of pro-creation by both men and women. She couldn't have been more correct, as abortion today is always, on both pro-Choice and pro-Life side portrayed soley as a woman's unilateral decision. Pro-choice because they want it to be the woman's decision alone, pro-Life because they want to wash the blood off the hands of everyone complicit in abortion, most especially men.

In truth we are all complicit in abortion by supporting the societal standards which make abortion a seemingly rational choice for so many (and not just women). Until we face and embrace true "personal responsiblity" of both men and women in reproduction we will never see our way clear of this scourge on humanity.

[Dan from Michigan]

Excellent peace.

I can name another argument against at least ALL 2nd and 3rd trimester abortions. Those are viable living beings that are being aborted.

I know that for a fact. I was born during the 2nd trimester.

[geaux]

Thanks for the full quote. It makes much more sense now.

[stuartcr]

I wonder if she is really 14!

[scholar]

I wonder if she is really 14!

I will acknowledge that it is possible, but I have reservations. We are so constantly bombarded with BS from every agenda, it's hard to tell anymore.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Abortion takes more lives every year than tobacco, cancer, alcohol related deaths, aids, and car accidents combined (ProLifeInfo.org), an average 1.3 million per year, 3,562 per day, and 1,323,833,145 in the United States since Roe versus Wade in 1973 (ProLife.com)

Liberals do not want to know these facts. It might keep some of them awake at night.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

A billion abortions over the last 29 years in the US seems a little high.

You're right. Since 1973 over 40 million Americans were aborted.