i am neither pro-life nor pro-choice. i am pro-equality.
i say this as a woman who will never bear a child. i cannot physically have a child. if, by some miracle, i became pregnant i cannot imagine a scenario where i would choose abortion. i do know that i would want to raise that child in a society that respects ALL life.
while you are deciding with which template to reframe your profile photo, i respectfully want to remind you that, as are most things in life, abortion is a complex and deeply personal decision; one that, for whomever makes that choice, they will have to live with for the rest of their lives.
i also encourage you to ponder this question: name ONE law that dictates what a man can or cannot do with his body. honestly, the only law i can think of is rape. a man is legally not allowed to penetrate a woman’s vagina with his penis without her explicit consent. when you think about it, that we even have a need for a law that prohibits this action is gut-wrenching.*
isn’t it time to stand alongside one another? isn’t it time to support one another without judgement? and for my christian friends, with deep love and respect, i remind you that the woman who makes this decision will have to stand before the Lord one day to account for this decision. that’s not your conversation, it’s hers.
while i personally find the new law in new york that allows abortion up to term completely abhorrent and repulsive, i would like to think that if i had to make such an agonizing decision at any point during a pregnancy, my friends would be at my side, sitting shiva and speaking words of love and support, not condemnation and judgment.
i pray you never find yourself in that circumstance, full of fear and anguish. please know that i will love you through ALL of the agonizing decisions you will have to make throughout your life. i may not do it well, but i will try.
judge not, lest you be judged. ~ Jesus, matthew 7:1
you are loved. ❤️
**i just realized that, in my attempt at brevity, my legal definition of rape is woefully inadequate and only considers heterosexual rape in the most simplistic form. i absolutely recognize and equally condemn ALL forms of rape.
