WTF indeed, indeed. The free BC makes sense, but what is this stuff about not getting an abortion if they don't use the BC? That doesn't even make sense. At all.
It's called compromise, which is why "it doesn't make sense. At all." to the average person who doesn't actually understand what goes into it.
But first, let's be clear on what we believe and don't believe.
I don't personally have a problem with allowing women to make decisions about the cells growing inside them, whether cancer, or a fetus. It's their body, so if they don't want it in there, then they should have the right to take it out. The logical extension is that I believe every person has the right to kill themselves. To end their own consciousness and physical life. Which means that a pregnant woman can kill herself, so why can't she terminate a mass of cells inside her, up to a certain point, of course. Because compromise.
That said, I don't cheer on every abortion as something inherently good. Preferably, women shouldn't get pregnant unless they want to get pregnant. Hence, provide every single woman inside the US with free birth control of their choosing. Pill, estrogen patch, IUD, whatever. Those things can play hell with their hormones, so they can find the method that works for them.
Once they have that form of birth control, they need to use it. If they choose not to use it/ accept it, then tough titties when they get knocked up. Unless it was from rape/incest, or if it turns out that having a child can kill them. Because compromise.
This does multiple things.
1. It should drastically reduce the amount of abortions in the US, which is ostensibly good compared to whatever the number is now. So, anyone who is anti-choice should support this compromise, because the perfect shouldn't be the enemy of the good.
2. It makes the costs of birth control essentially zero for the average woman, so that it isn't an excuse.
3. Since we're virtually outlawing abortion for the vast majority of women, the state is clearly saying it has a vested interest in rearing up some fetuses. Which means the state gets to provide free healthcare for the pregnant mother so the fetus/kid can develop as well as possible so that it can one day be a functioning member of society.
I'm not sure what is complicated in understanding that by providing free BC to women, you are also saying that you either use it, or you carry that fetus to term.
Because compromise.
Or, we can require licenses for having children, or encourage women to abort their fetuses based on particular criteria that you get to pick.
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