Are You Serious?!

So. There's this t-shirt from Planned Parenthood. One color with simple text across the front. It says "I had an abortion".

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=248331

Are you serious? Apparantly some people feel the need to be proud of this. Why? Did I miss the memo that said that being completely irresponsible was fashionable? Seriously....Personally, I feel that there isn't an exusable reason for abortion. No matter what. Period. (We'll discuss rape and "medical reasons" at a later date).

Other than the reasons of rape or "medical reasons", having an abortion means this and only this:

You are a completely irresponsible person.

You have a total inability to deal with the consequences of your own actions.

"But we were being responsible!! I was on the pill and he wore a condom!" Sorry. But you're wrong. If you really did not want to become pregnant, then you would have abstained from having sex. Have oral sex, have anal sex, keep your pants on... These are the responsible ways to avoid a situation you know you do not want. Pregnant and don't want to be? Maybe you should have thought about that before having sex. Wait nine months and you won't be pregnant anymore. Then give the child to a responsible couple who actually want a child.

"But I am dealing with the consequences of my actions. I'm getting rid of it." Ok, no. Making something just "go away" is not dealing with anything. It's simply that, making it "go away". Dealing with the consequences of having sex (pregnancy) would mean staying pregnant, taking care of yourself as any pregnant woman does, and giving birth. Then you complete it all by either taking care of the child properly or giving it to someone who will.

Oh!! And the whole feminist standpoint of it all... "It's my body and it is my choice to do with it what I want." I'm sorry, last I checked, an abortion destroys the baby, not you. So. It is not your body. It is your baby's body. And you are a complete failure as a woman when you choose not to provide for that baby. Biologically, it is your job to create offspring and care for them. Get over yourself.

Today's society is immature, irresponsible, and self-centered (in the bad sense)... Everyone needs to just GROW UP.