This synopsis of comments about Sarah Palin saying she briefly considered abortion is interesting. Note the last one which mentions Canada:
WillSeattle wrote, “…I wish we’d just move on, like they did in Canada, where it’s nobody’s business what the woman and her doctor decide.”
I think the point of Palin admitting she considered abortion shows nothing other than the pull of a bad option that appears to “resolve things” so quickly. The point should not be that Palin is a hypocrit, or that she’s denying the choice to others that she would not herself take–the point is that abortion is a magnetic, whispered seduction–“we can make this go away”–at low cost, at low risk, and you’ll never have to think about your mistake again. Abortion providers are the wicked witch in a fairy tale, holding a bright, shiny apple…
In short, it’s a malicious lie, pushed at the cost of babies’ lives and women’s health–but it’s attractive nonetheless, all in an anxious moment.
I’ve met women who were staunch pro-lifers, competent, in good marriages, OK for finances–and they briefly considered this idea that their unwanted pregnancy could just go away. I think it’s a human thing to admit. The main point is we should not be making such a vicious “choice” so easy.
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Rebecca adds: The point of free will, and the definition of virtue, means choosing the right course of action when we could choose to do otherwise. I don’t think you’ll find an (honest) person on the planet who has never contemplated something they know is morally wrong: having an affair when they knew their spouse would never find out; walking out on a spouse during times of distress or conflict; stealing something under their noses; driving home when they’ve had too much to drink. We don’t judge people based on whether or not such thoughts cross their minds, we judge them based on how they behave. Someone who chooses not to have an affair when they know they could, to make a marriage work when they could end it, to scrimp and save to afford something, or do without, rather than steal it, to call a cab, or their parents, or a friend, for a lift home when they’ve had too many when they’re pretty sure they would make it safely home undetected – that’s someone being virtuous.
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Julie Culshaw says
April 20, 2009 at 11:13 amIt is amazing just how much people want to vilify Sarah Palin. I think she is a rebuke to their conscience and, as such, I wish her all the more power. If she were a Canadian politician, I would be immensely proud of her for standing true to her beliefs in the public square.
As for those who wish they were more like Canada, shame on them. The land of political correctness – we suck in terms of saying what we believe, in being open and honest, we just want controversy to go away. What kind of country is that? one that is becoming less free every day.
SML says
April 20, 2009 at 11:40 amWhen a population gets older (the median age goes up – meaning half of the people are older and half younger) there are less people in age to have kids.
This means, in order for the population of a country (with higher median age) to remain stable these fewer younger people will have to have more and more kids… This is why the populations of these countries are almost certain to decline… And never recover… the same numbers.
I hope someone can add to this explanation.
http://www.vigile.net/LES-QUEBECOISES-FONT-53-PLUS-D
http://www.vigile.net/+-Demographie-+
Marauder says
April 20, 2009 at 1:10 pmYeah, I think everyone considers doing something they don’t really morally approve of at same point in their lives.
Julie Culshaw says
April 20, 2009 at 2:53 pmSML, I am not sure why you posted this comment here, it doesn’t seem to fit. However, I can’t resist giving you a link to a most enlightening article I read over the weekend.
http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=6564
It is on demographics and the current economic depression, pointing out that this depression is caused primarily because of the lack of children being born in the West.
Sorry to take this off topic. But I suppose I could add that Sarah Palin has had the kids someone else should have had, so she has done her part!
Jeff says
April 21, 2009 at 9:34 amIf people haven’t got the money to buy a thing they desperately want, they may briefly consider the possibility of stealing it. The point is this: any person facing a difficult situation thinks of all options and possibilities present; thus a woman become pregnant may think of abortion, since it is indeed an option. Evil is tempting; hence abortion too. The fact that you are tempted to do it does not mean you are willing to do it.
El says
April 21, 2009 at 9:53 amYou can’t resist temptation if you are never tempted.