How will overturning Roe v Wade reduce the NEED for abortions?

Question

To the right to lifers out there...how does overturning Roe V. Wade overturn abortion.

I'm a Christian, and I believe in the sanctity of the human life. But I see a big problem with overturning Roe V. Wade. All it will do is to make abortions illegal. How will this actually reduce the need for abortions?

Secondly, how would you suggest the government and society deal with the issue of the anticipating increase in chidren and teenagers that will result in this issue. How will you help those women and their children?

I'm looking for a logical solution for the increased birthrates that will become children, and later on teenagers.

Answer 1

You're exactly right. Changing laws won't reduce the "need", because abortions are simply the symptom of a deeper rooted problem.

The real issue is the lack of love and acceptance these girls have experienced, and the distorted picture we give them of what constitutes "true love". These girls are inadvertently taught (by society, the media, television, movies, example) that the way to true love is found in the bedroom. They are typically desperate for love and affection, but by the time they hit the abortion clinics they've become so wounded and hard-hearted that it can only culminate in pregnancies terminated for no other reason than convenience or fear. Murder sanctioned and excused by the lies of organizations like NOW or even our own government.

I can't answer your question about what to do with the increased birthrates and unwanted children which would surely result in the current condition. But I will say this: Prevention is everything.

These girls need to be reached long before they're old enough to have sex and give birth. They need to be taught how to love and respect themselves....that sexual love, especially outside of the boundaries that God has established, doesn't equate to love itself...it equates to a whole lot of misery instead.

Look at the magazines in the check out next time...articles like "How to please your man", "How to have the face of a sex kitten", "How to dress for sex-cess" routinely shout at us from the covers of commonplace magazines....even magazines geared for teens spend alot of time teaching girls how to primp and dress and act to please and attract some boy.

The message we send to these girls is "You're not acceptable and lovable if you're not sexy", then when they get into trouble society lies to them again and says they don't have to suffer any consequences. They can get abortions or a shot of penicillin or the latest medication to suppress herpes or delay HIV becoming full-blown....but we still don't teach them how to love themselves enough to just say "no". Or how to recognize what is true love, versus the lie.

I wish you the best in your pursuit. Since this bothers you so much, maybe someday you will be in a position to counsel or teach these girls....preferably before the problem is already full-blown. But if you do have to deal with girls who are having or have had abortions, make sure you teach them what is completely true: That they are loved by the Lord, completely forgiven and delivered, and He can put their lives back on track, heal them and teach them what true love is...if only they will allow Him to. Just remember the real problem isn't the laws themselves - they're merely conforming to the demand. The real issue is in the heart of each and every girl caught up in this bondage. Changed hearts will utlimately change the laws, and reduce the need for solutions you're looking at today.

I'm thankful for people like you who seek to solve problems of this magnitude. Don't be afraid to tackle the Goliath's.....

Answer 2

Interesting question! My views tend to anger both sides in the debate, but I'll try to give some thoughts. Try to hang in there!

First off, overturning Roe v Wade will not make abortions illegal. It will merely state that abortion is not a right guaranteed in the Constitution. the issue would go back to the states, and some would keep it legal. I would bet that New York, California, New Jersey, Florida (probably) and many other populous states would keep it legal. I think the pro-life folks don't realize that most abortions will still be legal.

As far as your question, I agree that provisions must be made for people who need society's help. We fund AIDS hospices, mental institutions, retirement homes, prisons, homeless shelters and other institutions. Some would say we should fund more, and we can debate that. If there are more live births, then we should pay to assist there too. We don't just get rid of all the "unwanted" people in those institutions because they are a financial drain. The abolition of slavery must have caused economic upheaval too, but no rational person would suggest nowadays that it was a reason not to free the slaves. These "utilitarian" arguments (on EITHER side) can lead to some grotesque conclusions.

Also, changes in law do change behavior. It is possible that there would be fewer pregnancies if abortion were not so readily available. People pass laws to affect behavior - isn't that the point? At the very least, I would hope there would be some personal responsibility taken - there must be a better choice between asking someone else to take care of your child and destroying it in the womb. Sex IS how babies are made. Maybe if people realized this, there would be more of a "culture of life" that would prevent more unwanted pregnancies.

Science shows us that a fertilized egg is human - a complete human, but at a VERY early stage of its development. It's microscopic and looks nothing like a human, but genetics teaches us that it is. People accuse religious conservatives of "ignoring science" at times, so I assume they won't want to make the same mistake. I think it's ridiculous to argue this point back and forth.

So far I've sounded pretty conservative, right? Now it's time to shift gears, for anyone still reading these ramblings. I think abortion is the destruction of a human life. But there is another concern here - the WOMAN carrying the baby! Like it or not, we make life and death decisions all the time - in war, the death penalty, etc. As an extreme example, a person is not convicted for murder if they are deemed to have acted in self defense. Killing has been justified where another concern is deemed to outweigh it. We as a society have to make these choices, God help us.

I have my moral issues with abortion. The idea sickens me. But I see NO legal way to force a woman to continue a pregnancy one moment longer than she wants to. To fully enforce the law, one would have to take all the women threatening to leave a state or the country to have an abortion and lock them up until they give birth. I don't think society can, or should, do this. But if you are pro life and you don't agree to "preventative detention," you are being a hypocrite, no? Maybe where a baby is viable it can be taken out alive. To be blunt, it's not the government's job to keep people from going to Hell, if that's what you believe.

That's the best I can do. I think it's a very tough issue. I think the "woman's control over her body" argument I hear from the pro-choice side is much stronger and morally defensible argument than the "what will we do with the unwanted children" argument.

Then again, I'm not a woman. And I've been born already! So maybe I'm not the best to ask . . .

Answer 3

The issue isn't "need." The issue is "personal (selfish) desire" vs. the rights of the unborn child. If you believe that a pregnant woman being wheeled into a delivery room is not a mother, or that the woman should be permitted to kill her newly born child when she discovers it is say, the "wrong" sex, I can't answer your question.

Some people believe that there's a "need" for murder or theft. What is it that makes those needs any less valid for the "need" for abortion? The answer can only be whether or not someone is willing to consider anothers' individual's rights.

Abortion is one of the few legislated "rights" where the material and/or property (read comfort & convenience) rights of one person outweigh the basic human rights of another.

There is no easy answer to "unwanted" children. But along with abortion has come the insane notion that pregnancy is a disease and that babies are at best, a pet, or at worst, an abomination dropped on society.

By an abortion proponent's own logic, it would make just as much sense to kill all of the unwed and government assisted teenage mothers...and many people support this notion.

Answer 4

We need to take Pop Cultures power away. All the teens and I'm sorry to say, but most kids under 10 are faced with is MTV and other video type channels, and reality shows, that are so full of sex it's pouring out of the TV right into their laps. Then there is the Internet that is even worse than the TV because there is no end to what you will find on it. With the lack of parents there to monitor what the kids are watching and listening to, what else are they going to think but Sex must be all there is in life, so I'm not going to be left out.
We need to first of all, take our children back!! We need to cut back from our jobs that we take home and actually spend time with our kids. Actually cook dinner each night, and make SURE everyone in the family is there. No matter what. Then talk!! Find out what they are doing. Talk to them about what is right, and what is WRONG. Then watch them. Make sure they are doing what is RIGHT. I would much rather be accused of not trusting my children, than becoming a Grandmother at 35...which my oldest daughter will be 13 then. Wouldn't you agree?
Once I have determined for myself that they know what is right, then I will just monitor them, but I won't ever stay out of their lives, because children are children, and don't always know what is right. That is what we parents are there for.
Why have so many parents forgotten that part?

Answer 5

Bless you!

First of all our population is NOT growing! Who is going to work to pay into Social Security 20 years from now? Our schools are shrinking.

There are thousands of couples praying for kids that they can't have waiting in line to adopt a child.

We have to import illegal, (slave) labor (sin) because of this, respect for women has dropped to an all time low, (from women and men) morality is in the dumps, new sexual diseases are spreading.

Think of the perfect example of Jesus, can you see him running an abortion clinic, if not then you know abortion is wrong. The moral thing is not always the easy thing and evil is always evil. We as a society have to get back to living moral lives. Respect for out bodies and life would be a good place to start.

To reduce the need for abortion we need education.

Peace!

Answer 6

You reduce the need for abortions by educating the population with a comprehensive sex education program.

You also need to alter the perception society has for women, as far as being a brood mare for the state.

Plus, with the media pushing forth images of people ahving sex with little consequence, this is a concern

You also have to realize that abortions exist and will exist until there are no more people.

Answer 7

Abortions will be done no matter what laws are made or how many people try to stop it. It is time to face facts and make abortion legal for all the gals that want it. I also agree that young girls should be counseled before and after the abortion. Abortions will not be stopped so make it safe for those that want and need it. Not all women that get pregnant want a child. Just because they are female does not mean they are going to be a good mother. Many do not even want to be a mother and give up their babies.

Answer 8

A woman deserves the right to make her own choice as an individual, for health reasons and simply as her basic human rights. Women who get unnecessary abortions as a form of birth control, have to reckon with themselves. We give her the most important choice of all as a woman. It's her responsibility.

The Government has no place in this issue

Reform adoption process, currently very difficult to adopt in the United state, because of cost.

Answer 9

There are no needs for abortion, just like there is no need for a hoodlum to murder anyone. The government will step up its programs to issue birth control, hopefully teaching abstinence also. There would be adoption centers and foster home for the hard to place children. People could stop going over seas to adopt babies. I believe it will take a Christian revival to make people want to take responsibility for their actions, and that's something the government cant mandate.

Answer 10

There are some people who practice risky behavior, not because they want to have an abortion, but because they know they would be able to if need be.

Bottom line, it would make people be more careful while having sex if they do not want to have children. Everyone who doesn't want children should be on birth control.

I am still however, pro-Choice, but it should be a last option.