@Necrotic_Lycanthrope said:
And how is it a bad thing to keep babies from being aborted by restricting sexual instances? A lot of abortions happen because either party can't keep their pants on for more than a minute and then say f-it to being responsible for the life they helped create.
First, I'll answer your question.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with teaching kids about abstinence. Abstinence is THE most powerful form of pregnancy prevention, as has been proven by both monks, and nuns. But I feel that it would be foolish to rely on nothing more than social pressure to prevent pregnancy. It's like walking into an aids prevention meeting, telling the people "Don't have sex with anyone, ever", and then ending the meeting. It's unrealistic, and potentially damaging. Do you want to save people, and truly impact their lives by giving them information they might not have really understood/considered, while also giving them tools to utilize said knowledge? Or do you want to point your finger at them, tell them what should and should not be, and then go on about your business? There are a lot of people who vocally have issues with unwed (teen) mothers, the government aid designed to help them, and abortions. However, when tools are presented in order to counter the very things that they want to see less of, they complain about those as well. There has got to be compromise somewhere, and since the goal is "less dead babies", I would like to think that these same people would like to choose their version of the lesser of two evils. Abstinence is a golden idea for pregnancy prevention, but we must also be mindful of the world/times we live in.
Now, for the statement that follows your question.
The exact same judgment could be passed on a teen who decided to give her child up for adoption. That doesn't mean that adoption agencies should be shut down in order to force the parent to take on the responsibility of raising another life. We don't live in the world of Andy Griffith, and this isn't Mayberry. To prevent more serious and risky outcomes, we have to set up logical counter options. And, again, the odds of an abortion happening when two individuals use a combination of condoms and birth control? Almost non-existent. A lot of abortions actually happen because the pregnancy was completely accidental (or forced), which (in the former's case) was probably due to a lack of one of the two pregnancy prevention tools that were listed above. And, I guarantee you, even though it is an effective option, there isn't a woman alive who actually looks forward to going to the doctor so that he can put tools inside of her so that she can abort her pregnancy. It's the most uncomfortable form of pregnancy prevention, and it's best to take steps to avoid that road all together.
I don't believe that your intentions are bad, nor do I believe that you have an entirely wrong idea. I do, however, believe that you have to update your views and the options you give others, so that you can achieve the goal that you share with countless other people.
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