For those of you following the story of the 9 year old girl in Brazil who was raped by her stepfather and aborted the resulting twins, this latest chapter just twists my stomach. The story is here.
As a general rule I do not believe in abortion. I subscribe to the idea that life is created at the time of conception and that it is our responsibility to foster that life as much as we can. For the most part this stems from my feeling that most of the time abortion is used as a way of avoiding the natural consequences that can occur from having sex. Our society, in general, shies away from taking responsibility for our actions, and I do not like abortion on these grounds. Pregnancy is a natural consequence of having sex, and an abortion is often used as a way of getting out of that consequence. In my view, if you want to have sex, great, enjoy it, but accept the consequences. Even if you use birth control, nothing is 100% effective, so deal with it.
At the same time, I don’t believe in legislating against other people’s stupidity, so I will never support a law to outlaw abortion.
However, this little 9 year old girl did not ask for this. And it seems pretty clear that a 9 year old’s body is not up to dealing with the consequences of trying to carry twins. Does the Church give a shit about this little girl though? Oh, they haven’t excommunicated her because she is so young – but apparently they think she is old enough to have these children. Of course they excommunicated the people around her that were looking out for her well-being. What kind of message of love does that send this traumatized little girl?
The one good thing in this whole situation is that it just reinforces that the Church doesn’t give a crap about its people – only its rules. Wait, it’s been awhile since I was a Catholic myself, but didn’t Jesus have something to say about that?
So I have this to say to the Church. Keep it up you morons, show the world that you are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Maybe the next generation will leave you even quicker and you can fade into the obscurity you so deserve.
Oh, and as for the stepfather – castration is a good start for what should be done to you.
9 March 2009 at 1:45 am |
“Pregnancy is a natural consequence of having sex, and an abortion is often used as a way of getting out of that consequence.”
Yes, we must punish people who have sex by making sure they if they get pregnant, they stay pregnant!
Oh, wait, did I say people? I just meant women.
9 March 2009 at 5:51 am |
Wow, you are pretty harsh to think of it as a punishment. I certainly did not say that, nor do I believe that.
However, if you drive a car recklessly, you have the potential of being in an accident. If you tell your boss to f*&$ off, you have the potential of being fired. If you eat too much at every meal, you have the potential of getting fat. These are natural consequences – not punishments – of these acts. I do not believe that people should only have sex to procreate, but the reality is that pregnancy is a natural consequence of having sex – as is STDs. To deny this is to deny biology.
It is sad truth in society right now that people are unwilling to accept the consequences for their actions. Look no further than our past president or the debacle on Wall Street if you don’t believe that. I strongly believe in cause and effect, and taking responsibility for the choices we make. That is where I am coming from. If you want to view that as punishment, that is your prerogative, but it is putting words in my mouth to suggest that is what I am saying.
And I had not meant this to be a post about my views on abortion, but I certainly was not suggesting that only the woman is required to bear the consequence. Last time I checked it takes a man and a woman to initiate a pregnancy. They both share the consequence.
Note also that I tried to make it clear that this is my view, and that I have no desire to force anyone else to follow it. I do not support a law banning abortion.