Political Blog Numero Uno

A topic that I would like to discuss in regards to the presidential election would probably be one of the most controversial, abortion. I really do not know where I stand exactly on it, that’s why I would like to talk about it. I am Catholic and went to Catholic school my whole life up until college. For me, I feel like a swing back on both sides of this controversy just because there are so many situations that could happen, altering my choice. My Pro-Life side pulls me one way because of my upbringing. I do see abortion as a bad choice when it comes to a woman just not wanting to have a baby. If she is mid 20s-30s, healthy, and nothing really wrong with her and she just doesn’t want to have a child, then I see abortion as not the right choice. There are so many ways to prevent pregnancy and women should use those resources if they do not want children, or else they are just ending a helpless life. It would be really hard for me, at least, to have an abortion done just because I feel like I would have ended the life of a person that had no control over their destiny. On the other hand, my Pro-Choice side comes out. Say for instance, a teenage girl was raped and became pregnant. I, as an athlete, could not have the baby, it would ruin my whole swimming career and the fact that it was a rapist’s baby would make it unethical to have the child. It really is a tricky situation and both sides have their pros and cons. Also, the debate of when life begins is so mind boggling to me because whose to say when life begins exactly. To say whether it’s at conception or later on, it just seems so technical that I understand why it’s such a controversial topic. In the end, I really do not see abortion as a real benefit to society but I also think people should be more responsible and maybe the fall back of an abortion would never have to be considered. 

The blog post I will respond to basically is extremely conservative and demeans Obama. I agree with this post somewhat but not to the major extent of the author. After reading about Obama being purely Pro-Choice and legalizing all forms of abortion including “partial-birth abortion,” seems almost inhumane to me. Like I explained above, I agree with Pro-Choice in some cases but allowing partial-birth abortions to happen really do not make any sense at all to me. Maybe I just do not know all the knowledge behind it but I do not understand why anyone would have this done so late into her pregnancy, it seems a bit cruel. I do not see Pro-Choicers as “murderous weirdos” as said in the blog, since I too am Pro-Choice sometimes but I just wonder when the line will be drawn in regards to abortion. Whether life has started or not, or which trimester it is, all greatly factor into this controversy making it trickier since different people have different definitions of each. This author definitely has a too conservative view and I think people like him need to broaden their views or at least try to understand the other’s side without completely shooting them down. On this topic I see myself as a moderate conservative since I realize this author is too conservative and almost narrow-minded but I do not agree totally with Obama’s side.