I was especially interested in your take on this, because I know you are pro-life, and you've said you've taken some flak for it.
There used to be a group back when I was in High School - Catholics for Life, I think? Their stance was that criminalizing wouldn't work so they lobbied for better access to birth control (!), programs to increase self-esteem in girls (so they wouldn't be having sex they didn't really want) better pre-natal care, more funding for day-care and more programs for new mothers, especially new mothers who want to be able to finish school. They believed that a lot of mothers would choose to keep their children if they knew that there was going to be real practical support in helping them care for them.
Incidentally, at 19 I fell pregnant by a violent drug addict when I lived alone in another country. The result of that pregnancy turned 16 yesterday.
Mine turns 25 soon. *wry smile*. It was definitely harder and more traumatic than having an abortion. I wouldn't force anybody else to go through it.
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There used to be a group back when I was in High School - Catholics for Life, I think? Their stance was that criminalizing wouldn't work so they lobbied for better access to birth control (!), programs to increase self-esteem in girls (so they wouldn't be having sex they didn't really want) better pre-natal care, more funding for day-care and more programs for new mothers, especially new mothers who want to be able to finish school. They believed that a lot of mothers would choose to keep their children if they knew that there was going to be real practical support in helping them care for them.
Incidentally, at 19 I fell pregnant by a violent drug addict when I lived alone in another country. The result of that pregnancy turned 16 yesterday.
Mine turns 25 soon. *wry smile*. It was definitely harder and more traumatic than having an abortion. I wouldn't force anybody else to go through it.