*sigh* Okay, I'm just going to outline my personal positions on the whole thing. It's a bit different from the Official Catholic Position, but I truly believe that it's a more caring, compassionate approach, and that it's far more likely to yield an actual reduction in abortions and in human suffering overall.
I oppose abortion. I also oppose laws to restrict abortion, because of the actual impact of those laws on individuals and societies. I support sex education, prevention of unwanted pregnancies, and restriction of the spread of disease, including sexually transmitted disease. I support programs and policies which support single parents, make adoption easier, and provide non-judgmental counseling services for victims of rape, incest, and abandonment. I support safe and accessible abortion clinics. I support work to eliminate the stigma of unmarried pregnancy.
Jesus said of the religious authorities of his time, "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger." (Matthew 23:4) It seems to me that today, "men" should be replaced by "women" in this context. If abortions are to stop, it must come about because women stop feeling a need for them, not because of the enactment of laws or moral codes.
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Date: 2008-06-25 07:51 pm (UTC)I oppose abortion. I also oppose laws to restrict abortion, because of the actual impact of those laws on individuals and societies. I support sex education, prevention of unwanted pregnancies, and restriction of the spread of disease, including sexually transmitted disease. I support programs and policies which support single parents, make adoption easier, and provide non-judgmental counseling services for victims of rape, incest, and abandonment. I support safe and accessible abortion clinics. I support work to eliminate the stigma of unmarried pregnancy.
Jesus said of the religious authorities of his time, "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger." (Matthew 23:4) It seems to me that today, "men" should be replaced by "women" in this context. If abortions are to stop, it must come about because women stop feeling a need for them, not because of the enactment of laws or moral codes.