Whether or
not abortion is a sin, is between God and the person having the abortion, not
any other person and/or book, God inspired or otherwise.
We all have
our opinions on the matter, and like spoiled kids who argue over which flavor
ice cream to have, we aren’t going to budge and/or see the other’s point of
view.
With that
said, I personally don’t believe that abortion is an acceptable form of birth
control, considering that there are many things a woman, and a man, could do to
avoid getting pregnant.
Now that
doesn’t mean that I believe every person who has an abortion is using it as
such, there are many reasons why someone would feel lead to make that decision,
and unless we walked a mile in their shoes, we have no right to assume what
their reasons are and/or to pass judgment on them for doing so.
Jesus said,
“Love your neighbor as yourself” and in this particular situation these words have fallen on deaf ears, they have been overlooked and ignored many times
over.
None of us
would want to be judged and/or condemned when we had a difficult decision like
this to make, but still we take it upon ourselves to treat others like trash
when they are faced with a decision such as this, which is totally unloving and
hurtful to say the least.
It saddens
me to see people fight so vigorously for the unborn, but then when they are
born as a result of their actions, they want nothing more to do with them, and
they could care less what the ultimate outcome would be of their life and overall
wellbeing.
They curse,
they condemn and they make the women who have abortions, or even just
considering one, feel like complete garbage, like they belong with the likes of
the most heinous murderers this world has ever seen.
You never
see people offering solutions, only judgment, which is very unfortunate.
Why don’t
these antiabortion people offer to pay for a psychiatrist for the mother who
had to carry and deliver a child who may have come to be by some less than
desirable means and/or possibly born into an unhealthy environment, but decided
to keep the child based on their influence?
Why don’t
these same people offer to pay for diapers, formula and other related expense that
come with having a child, they say you’re going to hell for having an abortion,
but you’ll never see them go to the bank with the purpose of helping out with
the expenses of having a child?
The women,
who we men are supposed to love, cherish and protect, are tossed aside as if
they are nothing more than the cardboard packaging that hold the Cracker Jacks,
the box is worthless, we only want the prize inside.
Before damning
another to the depths of hell for their actions, or making them feel like less
than an equal, take a step back and look upon them with compassion, and
unclench your fist of rage and offer an understanding hand.
We men,
whether we like it or not, have no rights and/or say-so over a woman’s body,
they are free to do as they feel fit, just as we are.
The sooner
we realize this, and allow others to live their lives as they so desire, they
sooner we can move forward and work to make this planet a better place for all
of us involved.
Now of
course in an ideal world, this decision would be discussed by both parties
involved and an outcome would be reached that benefits all interested parties,
but unfortunately that is not always the case and sometimes us men are left out
of the decision altogether.