ANTI-CHOICE IS LOOKING PRO-WOMAN
by Sarah Sonne
The Brock Online, January 30 2009
As a woman in her twenties, I am glad that this continues to be an issue that is careful studied and debated. I hope to see more studies and debates on abortion in the future. This is an issue that effects myself and my friends, and the more we know about it the better. As more and more side effects (infertility, risk of suicide, etc) become proven knowledge, I can't help but question the motives of people who try to mask these things in the name of "womens' rights". I'm a woman, and I want to be informed.Sex selective and eugenic abortions are something that as a society we frown upon until we are forced to "choose" ourselves. We can't hold ourselves to a different standard than we hold the rest of the world to. That's called being a hypocrite, and I say that gently because as a person who has worked with developmentally challenged people I understand the challenges that face parents. But I also understand the joys.
Late term abortions (partial birth abortions) are potentially one of the most traumatic things a woman can go through, as she must go through the process of labour (ie giving birth) while a doctor kills her fetus by crushing it's skull. I cannot imagine that is the best choice for a woman, or the counseling she will need for the rest of her life to forget that moment. Even if only 0.4% of abortions are partial birth abortions, that is still approx. 50 a year (according to Stats Canada in 1994, the last time they did a study on abortions in Canada). That's 50 women a year in Canada who are dealing with this for the rest of their life.
We need better solutions, ones that aren't traumatic and full of side effects. From my perspective, anti-choice is looking more pro-woman every day.
