A REAL "Pro- Choice" Choice

NOTE: You WILL get mad at me before you finish reading this, and you WILL want to quit. PLEASE DON'T STOP READING UNTIL YOU GET TO THE END!!!! If for some reason this post does NOT make you angry, then you REALLY need to read this entire post. Probably at least twice.

I used to be "pro-choice". There. I said it. Yes, I was brainwashed into believing that it was my "choice", that it was a "blob of tissue", that it was "my body". As a Christian, it is absolutely impossible to believe that anymore. Even if you are not a Christian, do some research that isn't linked to any 'pro-choice' information. You will be amazed. And sickened.

Some of the arguments I've heard is are:

• "It's better this way if something is 'wrong' with the baby."
• "Most of these babies would be born to mothers who can't afford a baby/are poor."
• "If abortion didn't happen, our world be even more over-populated that it already is. It's population control."

Well, I have the perfect solution to all three of those problems, and it doesn't require a single abortion. In fact, it would save our government billions of dollars, and would help bring us closer to getting rid of our national debt!
Yes, really!!!!

First of all- the big number:
This year there will be approximately 1.3 million abortions performed in the United States.

Now, what if there is something wrong with the baby?
Did you know that in the U.S. right now, there are approximately 6.2 people who are technically "mentally retarded"? That means that their I.Q. score is below 70. (The mean score is 100, with 70-79 being borderline retardation.) The number of people in the U.S. with "Severe Mental Retardation", meaning their I.Q. is 20-34, is approximately 300,000.

Well, these people are obviously a drain on society. They cost the medical community and taxpayers every year. They cannot earn a wage and pay taxes, so they are negatively influencing our economy. I'm sure they are an incredible physical, emotional, and financial drain to their families. And besides, what kind of life is this for them to live anyways? After all, "quality" of life is important, right?

By "choosing" to "eliminate" them, we can free up those tax dollars for better uses. It would also relieve their families of the undue burden they put on them.

What if the mother cannot afford a baby?
Here is where it gets fun and I save you more money that you ever thought possible! The most recent numbers I could find were for 2006. With the economy where it is right now, those numbers may be higher, but this is what I am working with.

In 2006 there were 36.5 million people in the U.S. living at or below the poverty line. Since our poverty line is a bit liberal compared to the rest of the world, I chose to work with the number in EXTREME poverty: that is, less that half the poverty level. That number is 15.6 million. Say that half of that number is children. (It's probably higher, but this is a safe estimate.) Wow. Can you imagine how hard that must be on the parents?

I'm sure their lives would be much better off if they didn't have to worry about that financial responsibility. By "choosing" to "eliminate" those 7.8 million, it would be much easier for those mothers to make something of their lives. I'm sure it wouldn't be an easy decision, but once they understand those facts I'm sure they would agree it is what is best for them.



Now, with the options I've listed, we have just eliminated 8.1 million unintended dilemmas. It has helped these women who find themselves in difficult and inconvenient situations.

You don't agree? Would they not be better off financially? Of course it wouldn't be an easy choice, but there are plenty of clinics to help them get through this decision process.

After all... we don't know when life begins and who are YOU to tell me what is best for me?!



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Obviously, I was playing devil's advocate. One of the biggest arguments I hear ANY time the abortion discussion comes up is, "What about in the case of rape or incest?"
Some statistics for you:
Why women have abortions
1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).
So don't even go there with me. That's a crap argument, and you know it.



By the way, I hate the term "mentally retarded", but it is one that most people are familiar with. And, since I was more than a little offensive in the rest of this post, I decided to go all in.

“We are failing to segregate morons who are increasing and multiplying . . . a dead weight of human waste . . .an ever-increasing spawning class of human beings who never should have been born at all.”

Margaret Sanger- founder of Planned Parenthood