Fifth Generation

I finally found the most shameful column I believe ever written by a woman. I heard about it on the radio and accidently found it tonight. It is “What Happens When There is No Plan B?” This is the link

This is how it begins, “The conservative politics of the Bush administration forced me to have an abortion I didn’t want. Well, not literally, but let me explain.”

Ha, ha, ha!! As a woman who has had an unexpected pregnancy, that is the most silliest thing I have ever heard.

She forgot to use her diaphram. Didn’t have time to get an emergency contraceptive pill within 72 hours, so that is the right wing conservatives’ fault??

She writes further- “But I feel that this administration gave me practically no choice but to have an unwanted abortion because the way it has politicized religion made it well-nigh impossible for me to get emergency contraception that would have prevented the pregnancy in the first place.

And to think that, all these years after Roe v. Wade became the law of the land, this is what our children have to look forward to as they approach their reproductive years.”

Sorry, honey, but it was YOU who forgot to use the diaphram! When I forgot to take the pill, I didn’t blame the government, or religion. I have two young children. At the time I got pregnant, we could barely afford our $1400 a month rent in Queens and food, etc, plus the fact that our insurance was so expensive. I was not a lawyer. I had to stay at home because it is my choice, and also because I couldn’t afford to put two children in day care. Well, my husband and I were scared to death when I found out I was pregnant. I was in New York, and the doctor even suggested that I get an abortion. Instead, my husband and I decided to take responsibility for our actions and put the child first. We moved out of Queens in order to find cheaper rent and moved closer to my family for support. Yes, we SACRIFICED. That is what parents do. I am not a saint or special, I am a parent. I take responsibility for my actions.

Now life is better. We have enough money to support all of us and now are looking to buy our own home. Sometimes taking the road less traveled leads to more beautiful things. That is the tragedy of abortion. Women are less brave. Abortion vicitmizes women further. Boo hoo, I had sex and got pregnant, now look I HAVE to get an abortion. Pregnancy is tough. Having a child is a very difficult decision. If you must have an abortion, don’t blame it on the president, and certainly have some dignity not to publish your stupidity in a national newspaper. (like blaming your problems on President Bush, how stupid!)