mmejavert:

heavenshallremember:

punkrockmuffinatrix:

“I’m pro-choice because the personhood of a embryo/fetus is irrelevant: no person has the right to impose themselves on another’s body.

I’m pro-choice because every child should have the right to be a chosen child, whether or not their conception was intended.

I’m pro-choice because parenthood is way too damned hard for anyone to be forced into it.

I’m pro-choice because people with uteruses are, y’know, people, and capable of making their own decisions.

I’m pro-choice because there’s no way to ban abortion without upping the death rate of women.

I’m pro-choice because intended or not (and I’d argue it mostly is), the outcomes of abortion bans are misogynist and reify patriarchy.

I’m pro-choice because I refuse to tell you what to do with your body, and I wish the same right extended to me.

I’m pro-choice because banning abortion doesn’t help recognize the personhood of children, it removes the personhood of people with uteruses.”

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— excerpted from Raising My Boychick, a blog on parenting

(via oceanevolution)

I’m pro-life because a fetus is not composed of the mother’s DNA and body material, and is thus a separate being.

I’m pro-life because the personhood of a fetus is relevant: that fetus did not choose to impose itself on someone else’s body.

I’m pro-life because even an unchosen child can live a completely worthwhile life.

I’m pro-life because while people with uteruses should definitely make their own decisions, freedom of choice implies responsibility for the results of that choice.

I’m pro-life because a pregnant woman is not forced into parenthood. Adoption exists (and needs to be more propagated by others who oppose general abortion. Hint hint.)

I’m pro-life because our government’s purpose is to protect the rights of the weak against the strong, the voiceless against the powerful. While women’s interests thus do need to be protected from the selfish interests of men, a fetus is weaker than a woman.

I know these are not perfect arguments. But I think they are worth considering.

 I respect your right to these beliefs as long as you do not impose them upon me by supporting laws that ban abortions. Instead, support education and outreach and counseling for abortion. Life is a beautiful thing, but blanket bans upon abortion with no regard to the mother’s life horrify and sicken me. I’m not an abortion proponent any more than I am a proponent of murder, but I will not stand by and allow other people to decide whether my uterus is occupied or not.

I haven’t fully thought the matter out…I don’t know where I stand, really, on regard to government policy. But I agree that if it’s a risk to the mother’s life, that is her choice. Nobody can be forced to sacrifice their life for another.

Education, outreach, and counseling are always the best ways.

(Source: fairy---land)