Liberals Adore Abortion
In light of Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s comments about “legitimate rape,” I want to look at those two topics, rape and abortion, rather than, as I did Tuesday, looking at Akin’s comments.
One of the holiest of sacraments to liberals is abortion. They do not simply support the freedom of choice, but specifically the choice that results in a baby being turned into merely the remains of a baby. We know they prefer abortion to birth for the following reason:
The pro-“choice” crowd never tries to encourage women to “choose” life. Instead they attack people who do try to encourage women to choose life. They also never attend pro-life rallies except to protest. And you never see signs at pro-life rallies that say, “I support being able to choose abortion, but I prefer the choice of life.” That’s because there is nobody on the pro-“choice” side who generally prefers life for the unborn. For their own unborn, perhaps. But not for others’.
Many people suggest we keep abortion legal for cases of rape—-in other words, keep between less than 1 percent and up to 5 percent of abortions legal. But if we outlaw all abortions, excepting for rape, then that means abortions committed because the mother doesn’t want to be responsible for her actions would be outlawed as well. Keeping abortion legal only for cases of rape would be the de facto position of liberals if they didn’t actually want abortions to be committed. But the pro-“choice” side does have a heavy preference for one choice: abortion. If we make abortion only legal in the case of rape, then 95 to 99 percent of abortions that happen each day will be illegal. Liberals cannot stomach the possibility of such a low abortion rate. They want abortion legal for cases of responsibility avoidance. (They loathe personal responsibility almost as much as they love the wails of the 5,000-per-day murdered unborn.)
Liberals also incorrectly frame the issue to advance this sacramental cause of theirs: They tell the public that there can only be two ways: either all abortions have to be legal and for any reason at all, or no abortions can be legal. Is this because compromise is not part of their repertoire?
You would think that the solution of outlawing all abortions except in cases of rape and endangerment of the mother’s life would appease both political parties. I know it is certainly a solution that Republicans and conservatives would gladly accept without a moment’s pause, plus it’d prevent liberals from screaming, “WHAT ABOUT IF SOMEONE GETS RAPED! YOU LIKE RAPISTS MORE THAN WOMEN!” But it is a solution that would drastically reduce abortion rates. The only reason for a liberal to oppose it is if that liberal specifically likes abortion.
And that is unfortunately the case. Liberals at heart fundamentally believe that preventing unborn babies from continuing their lives is the better choice. No other conclusion can be made. They simply adore abortion.
It’s simply bizarre that anyone could possible believe this. It really is. It just goes to show how far removed from reality so many anti-choicers are. They can’t conceive of someone who understands that their personal choice and sense of morality isn’t universal - if you support abortion, you must hate babies.
Never mind the existence of pro-choice midwives and doulas, or that 61% of people who get abortions already have very much loved and cared-for children. Never mind that I, an ardent pro-choicer, just spent three days compiling resources for low-income people who want to be parents, because I know the second most common reason for getting an abortion is financial concerns (the first, of course, being unready or unwilling to be a parent). Nope. If you don’t advocate forcing unwilling people to give birth, you must hate babies.
I do adore abortion, though. I love that birth is not mandatory. I love that we are now able to safely and legally perform one of the easiest medical procedures on earth. I love that people are able to choose whether or not they sacrifice their bodies for 9+ months to bring forth new life. I love that people can choose to wait until they are ready to parent - or choose to never parent. I love that abortion makes the choice of parenthood that much more meaningful.
(Source: leftybegone, via oh-snap-pro-lifers)
