TEXAS LEGISLATOR PROPOSES $500 TO STOP ABORTIONS
The headline reads. The first line of the story expands.
A TEXAS LEGISLATOR HAS PROPOSED THAT PREGNANT WOMEN CONSIDERING ABORTION BE OFFERED $500 NOT TO END THEIR PREGNANCIES
"I'll make a deal, you go through with this pregnancy and put the baby up for adoption, and we'll give you five hundred dollars thirty days later. Sound like a plan?"
Actually, no, no it doesn't. Let's think about all the aspects of this for a moment. First off, how much does it cost to be pregnant? Pre-natal care, healthy diet, most places make a woman go on maternity leave. Beyond five hundred dollars. Second off, how much does it cost to be pregnant? Single and pregnant carries a huge stigma. In a relationship and pregnant with an unwanted child I'd imagine would be a mind fuck and a relationship killer. And in the relationship, or even alone, what if you decide to keep the baby for yourself? Grow attached to it, love it, it does happen, frequently ... then you don't get the money even though at this point you actually DO need it more than ever before!
Third off, what sort of reactions would the child have? "You were only birthed because someone offered your mom 500 dollars to give you away, honey!"
I agree with Mrs. Paffe; this is just insulting.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
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As I read that it reminded me of my home town a lot. The whole 500 dollars advertisement is focused more of the women/girls below 18 years of age too around 13 or 14 years of age since most of them go to Mexico ((Long trip for some)) too have the abortion.
Josh: this isn't being offered to girls going to Mexico for an abortion, this is being offered to girls who are at the clinic going "okay, here's my thousand dollars, fix me."
Yes, abortions are about that expensive, because an abortion in late 1980 was at least $750. But in any situation it's still ridiculously offensive to not only offer money, but to offer so LITTLE money.
OMG how much does this make me hate these sanctimonious religious right wingers even more than I already do? $500 is a slap in the face, though it's a step in the right direction. If they want to give a buy-out option, they should cover all of the costs you mentioned as well as a nice chunk of change left over, and they shouldn't get one penny of this from taxpayers. It needs to be raised entirely from these anti-choice people. Finally they can put their money where their mouths are instead of just trying to take rights away from people.
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