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I should preface this; my view on abortion is in 2 categories legal and moral, I am pro-life morally within the context of case's that aren't Rape or that endanger the mothers' life. But legally, I wouldn't vote or support abortion to be illegal. Women in this position aren't enjoying this, they are victims to circumstance and suffer too. Making it illegal would only encourage backroom abortions and would result in complications and more suffering as it would prevent any therapy plans (as many women feel guilt after it) if someone was to ask me my view on it, I would say I disagree on it with regard to a case that isn't threatening the mothers life or is a case of rape. But I wouldn't say this view uninvited, to protest an abortion clinic would harm the women their even further, they are already facing so much guilt from a potentially medically necessary procedure what would protesting help?
I am concerned on ongoing trends to abort children with down syndrome and lifelong issues for the sake of the designer baby. There is a fine difference in a birth that is incompatible with life and one in which while flawed still has the potential to live a fulfilling and great life. This is an ongoing trend in Iceland to the point the birth of down-syndrome babies has d gone down by 100% this is quite literately eugenics, how can we claim to be a loving society and care for the most vulnerable when we are essentially trying to wipe out a group of people for their flaws? What's next, do we abort babies with autism? For being gay? If one may understand this is why before I properly reformed my views were quite concerned by the prospect of abortion, how would I be in a society that essentially has preferred me to be dead then born due to flaws that I could not control? This not only wouldn't bode for me, but what about babies born after, how would they live in a society that would prefer them to be dead? This isn't a loving society, this sounds like a nasty society that focus's on eugenics. So while I regret my initial dismissal of the woman's trauma and pain, it is best to understand why I initially felt that way about the action of abortion. Discussion is key if we want to avoid divide and find the best solution for the women and children involved. Be that debates on subsidies for artificial wombs. (Which would essentially solve the problem all together) and on that subject I will talk about an annoyance I have with the pro-life movement all together.
I do find a consistence annoyance with the pro-life movement. It seems that pro lifers forget the baby has needs after its birth that the mother needs healthcare, the child needs clothing and needs a good start. But it seems as soon as the baby is born, these people lose all value. To accompany the pro-life position should be the support of strong social security nets and the guaranteed well-fair of the mother and child, free childcare, free school uniform, properly accommodated communities if needed. And with this after the child becomes an adult guaranteed covers of healthcare, because when we lack the guarantee that someone's life can be saved by available medicine due to a price problem how can we call ourselves pro-life? Naturally, as a socdem I support all the economic polices here.
I was originally a traditional believer in the pro life arguments, I viewed unless in the instances of rape and health concerns that abortion at all costs should be banned and that the women in-question where committing grave sins by murdering their children. In general my position was rather radical (I however never advocated for violence, nor attended any protests) my view changed as at my volunteer work (which I won't name for privacy sake) I came across a social worker, this was in the colder moments of January and had explained who she was representing, upset and tearfully she explained she represented a woman who was struggling with 2 children but also unable to even get to our food-bank due an infection and pain she dealt with after an abortion. At first I was struck by it, but like a calming breeze it was soon clear in my head, abortion is a tragedy not a crime. I could not dare say the woman was wrong when already all elements of her life where pressing onto her, I was filled with deep empathy for this woman, soon after preparing everything for them they left and it wasn't long till I could go home, I meditated on the fact. To think the woman as evil was attacking a vulnerable person and that while I disagreed with the action, this person was in need of support not ridicule. My view now is that;I believe its better to carry on that baby to term and with that have proper support for it (either in their care, or the states) then to go along with the abortion. And I despise the designer baby pheromone and the vocal minority of people who see the act of abortion as something great and not a necessary evil. But I believe we owe our sympathy as the women too, a necessary evil we may hopefully bypass with artificial wombs, but until then, women who have done this I feel the same sort of empathy for that have gone through the loss of a child, still birth etc. In the tradition of Shinto Buddhism we see the Bodhisattva Jizo (The statue at the start of this page) as the garden of aborted, stillborn and in general young deceased children, he is the bodisattava who guides children into the next life. These temples hold compassionate mantras and prayers for mothers of aborted children too, a true sign of compassion; the prayer goes as thus;
“Homage to Jizo Bodhisattva, protector of those crossing over, guardian of children who have died, comforter of loved ones struggling on the path of crossing over from this life and those who grieve their deaths; homage to your great vow and to the fearlessness you illuminate and inspire in those who grieve; and deep gratitude for the balm and healing your fierce love illuminates in this world of striving and love and suffering.”