i don't know much about the way other people feel on the subject because i don't think that what other people feel should dictate what i feel. but i am a mother. i know that i was 100% pro-choice before my first child and now i don't know. i couldn't imagine killing even the group of cells that would become one of my beloved children. but then, not all children that will be born will be beloved and that is why it such a difficult area for me. it isn't an option for me, but i know that for some there is no other option.
i feel that it would be better for the child to never exist than to be born into situations present in the world now. yes, it was the responsibility of the parents to make sure their environment is acceptable for a child but that isn't always the way it happens. must the child suffer for the parents lack of means or ability to properly nuture? of course, there are people that claim adoption is always an option. and it is, i guess. but has anyone ever talked to or read about most of the children given up for adoption? most of the time their lives are just as bad or worse than they would have been if kept by their incompetent parents. practically sold to the proverbial wolves for anything from slave labor to pornography. and i can't see the right in that either.
i feel that, in some cases, it would be better for the child to never have been than to have to live a life of suffering.
am i wrong for that?
i feel that it would be better for the child to never exist than to be born into situations present in the world now. yes, it was the responsibility of the parents to make sure their environment is acceptable for a child but that isn't always the way it happens. must the child suffer for the parents lack of means or ability to properly nuture? of course, there are people that claim adoption is always an option. and it is, i guess. but has anyone ever talked to or read about most of the children given up for adoption? most of the time their lives are just as bad or worse than they would have been if kept by their incompetent parents. practically sold to the proverbial wolves for anything from slave labor to pornography. and i can't see the right in that either.
i feel that, in some cases, it would be better for the child to never have been than to have to live a life of suffering.
am i wrong for that?