The video clip previously posted greatly summarizes the entire view of what "ProChoice" really stands for. Many tend to forget that it is a woman's body- it is her own. In the clip, it even symbolizes the government rule over women with a simple branded "Property of the U.S. Gov't" on the lower right hip. This reflects of what could be if abortion were to be illegal. In the last part of the clip, "Lose your choice. Lose your freedom." concludes the entire video in that we live in a country that is supposedly free. Without the woman having her own choice, who is to say we are truly living in the "land of the free"?

Although the video clip is very short, I feel that is says all that is needed to be said. A woman's right to abortion is her right. Not the U.S. Government's, not her dad's, not her boyfriend's, not her husband's, not her mother's- it is HER choice. It's devastating that abortion has become this ignorant. From "killing babies" and killing doctors who perform abortions clearly show that these "ProLifers" do not have their priorities in order. I believe it is the woman who goes through the depression during pregnancy. It is the woman who has to carry around a fetus for nine months. It is the woman who has to go through child birth. And in many cases, it is the woman who will take full responsibility for the child. If a woman is responsible for all of these things, then shouldn't she have the full right to decide whether or not she wants to have an abortion?

"ProChoice". Arykafilms. 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR88NRTgIV4&feature=related

Who's to say when life begins?

Many people will argue that a human life begins at conception. However, ask yourself this: If a fire breaks out in a fertility clinic, and you can only save a Petri dish with five blastulae or a two year old child, which one do you save if they are "equal"? According to catholiceducation.org, the website resists pro choice in stating that "it is patently arrogant that we, as adults, get to decide for the most vulnerable of our society- our unborn children, who cannot speak for themselves- who lives and who dies." Yet, the website never mentions rape cases and the mental trauma a full out pregnancy can bring on the woman. Many christian-based answers to when life begins would naturally be conception, when the sperm meets the egg. However, women have an egg every month that dies but that is not considered a "human life". Elaborating on that topic they will fight and say that "life is a continuous cycle of developing" but how can it be considered a human being when it still relies on the mother to stay alive. The developing of the baby depends on the mother and is therefore not an independent individual. Yes, it has 46 of it's own chromosomes, but the fertilized egg will not survive unless fully dependent on the mother's will.

Throughout the article, the website bashes pro choicers in stating that the pro choicers are wrong in that they believe that life does not begin until birth. Who is to say that the christian way is right? Who is to say that a law should make every woman's decision? To determine when life truly begins you must really study your beliefs on life itself. Why can't life just be as simple as: Abortion is legal: If your beliefs believe otherwise, don't get one. Stop forcing your beliefs on others. It's not getting us any closer to world peace.

Dougherty, Jon. "Life begins at Conception". Catholic Education Resource Center. 2010 http://www.catholiceducation.org/directory/Current_Issues/Abortion/

Bible vs Reality

On actionnetwork.com, a doctor was interviewed expressing his own personal opinion on abortion. He vividly states "He asked me, 'How many children are you going to kill today?' My response, out of anger, was a familiar vulgar retort. About three months later, this born-again Christian called me to explain that he was against abortion but his daughter was only a junior in high school and was too young to have a baby and he was also afraid that if she did have a baby she would not want to put it up for adoption." The interview later carries on that the same guy who was rebuting abortion brought his daughter back for a second time. The doctor simply replied back with the fact that he would only perform the procedure unless SHE wanted it, specifically wanting just her decision, not her father's.

This article is crucial pertaining to the debate of abortion. Many will fight from a biblical standpoint, but should one religion's morals make the choice for every woman in America? In the abstract above, he states "All I need to know is that SHE wants an abortion," thus exemplifying that a woman should be able to make her decision and not let someone else make it for her. Should the daughter in the previous passage have to keep such a secret from her father? In all honesty, I see that just as cruel as you see abortion. Many "religious" individuals seem to forget other moral values when they begin bashing women who have had abortions or are pro choice. This is America, land of the free. A woman should have her own right to do whatever she feels is best for her.

Joyce, Arthur. "When the Anti-Choice Choose". Action Network. March 25, 2010 http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org