Blog for Choice 2008
Last year on Blog for Choice Day, I wrote a little bit about why I am pro-choice, and on this 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, my reasons have not changed:
- I’m pro-choice because the circumstances under which women may need to make a choice are infinite.
- I’m pro-choice because I’m a man who is very much pro-woman.
- I’m pro-choice because I have no interest in establishing government jurisdiction over the uterus.
Another reason why I am pro-choice has recently occurred to me. I am also pro-choice because of the sad state of affairs that is abstinence-only education. Encouraging teens to be abstinent is a worthy (if impossible) goal, but not at the expense of leaving them unprepared to practice safe sex. It’s like taking a bunch of kids whitewater rafting without life preservers — after all, if they stay in the boat, they won’t need them. In circumstances like these, unplanned pregnancies are more likely. Freedom of choice is necessary.
Tessa and TigerGrrl74 are also participating in Blog for Choice Day over at MLN.