When I was a kid watching Dirty Dancing, I didn't really understand what was happening in this scene. I'm sure my mom appreciated having to explain it, but it had a lasting impact on me.
I should probably qualify here that I was not your average kid. I thought things and recognized things that most kids my age did not. I was serious and slightly dark. Now, back to my point.
At first, I wondered why someone would have an illegal procedure done with "a knife and a folding table." Then realizing what a pregnancy out of wedlock would have meant back in the early 60's, I wondered why it was illegal when clearly people were going to have it done anyway. Wouldn't it be better to have it legal and safe?!
If you look at a Venn diagram of those who are anti-abortion and those who support gun rights, there is a large percentage of overlap, so I'm going to use an argument of the anti-gun control lot. "If you outlaw guns, only the outlaws will have guns." People who are determined to have guns are going to have them regardless of the law. Only people willing to break the law will have guns. The argument is that law-abiding citizens are safer because they can have guns, too.
Someone who is pregnant and, for whatever reason, cannot or will not have a child are going to have an abortion whether it's legal or not. Keeping abortion legal means it can be done in an accredited facility by a reputable doctor. It can be safe. (It can also reduce late-term abortions, which I oppose.)
I'm not even touching the issue of rights, which often comes down to ideology. Those are points that we can all argue 'til we're blue in the face without changing anyone's mind. I do think that people need to see the reality behind banning abortion. Think about it logically, even if just for a minute.
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