Abortion is Selfish, but so Are the Moralists

1) Is abortion murder?
2) Is it the mother’s right to choose?

It is my opinion (therefore fact right?) that good vs. evil is all based on perception, rather than on a randomly absolute moral code dictated by Theos. (Theos= intellectualized way of saying ‘whatever god one might believe in’) Rather than being the highest social order in creation, that we are among the lowestâÂ?¦. the most disposable. According to the Bible, (which I do not believe is scripture, but which I do believe sheds some light on our position with our Creator) We were given charge as caretakers of creation. Somewhere along the line we got the idea that Creation was made for our enjoyment. However, just because I tell you that you can eat as many oranges as you want from my orange tree if you look after it doesn’t mean you get to cut it down or treat it as your own. Call the oranges a job perkâÂ?¦ not the reason for the tree.

In fact, for those of you who have been catching onto my philosophy, the ONLY TRUE EVIL on the planet is ANY action that does not first consider the best interest of creation. I take all of my cues on morality from that standpoint, and it serves to anchor my thought processes. So with that said, let’s examine the fundamental issues surrounding abortion.

In my opinion, abortion IS murder (Sorry. I couldn’t see my way clear to beat around the bush). I think that also includes use of the so called “morning after” pill. There is no doubt in my mind that unaltered, most of the lives extinguished during abortion would be long time viable human beings if left alone and given the chance to gestate. Do I think murder is a horrible sin? Not necessarily. I don’t hold human life in any higher regard than the Creator who also created death. HoweverâÂ?¦ I do believe wholeheartedly that generally speaking, the question of abortion is answered from a selfish point of view. For whatever reason a woman feels she does not want a baby at that point, can’t raise a baby, doesn’t want to feel ashamed by being an unwed or young mother, doesn’t want to wake up and see the eyes of her rapist or ex boyfriend or molester, etc. There are a multitude of reasons for abortion, but the question GENERALLY comes down to a point of what is best for the decision maker. The whole of creation is rarely taken into account in the decision making process.

That said. It is not enough to just say “Abortion is murder” or even “Abortion is rooted in selfishness”. We still live in a society where women who have babies out of wedlock are made to feel ashamed, rather than given support. Unless our society provides a loving, supportive environment that sees childbirth as a thing to be celebrated, revered and honored, rather than a burden and a loss of opportunity for mothers, then we cannot rightly expect a mother to be to make a decision of sacrifice. We can hope for it, but we cannot expect it.

Our society puts as many social obstacles in place for those who have babies as for those who choose to abort. Possibly, if a woman knew that her pregnancy would be celebrated, honored, supported and revered, and that she would not be ostracized or burdened, but rather given great support going forward, as the result of a society that always seeks the greater good of all of it’s inhabitants, then abortion would become a thing of the pastâÂ?¦not as a matter of law, but as a matter of social consciousness.

That leads then to the other question on abortion. IS IT THE WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE? My answer is YES, but NOT for the reason that others say yes. I think that regardless of the rule of law, we, each and every one of us has the right to choose EVERY action we take. The law says don’t steal. I still have the right to choose whether or not to steal. I DO believe that the father of the child should also have rights wherein abortion is concerned, as he may want the child which is his as well. I find it odd that a father can say that he doesn’t want a child, but if the woman chooses to have the baby, he still must pay for it. I also find it odd that a father may want the responsibility to care for a child, but that if the woman chooses to abort, the father gets no say on the matter. In any case, once again, we have to go back to the fundamental question of what is best for the overall good of creation.

A woman has the RIGHT to choose. She ALSO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY, given to her by her creator, to make choices that are in the best interest of the “garden” with whose care she has been charged. Too much discussion is given over rights, and yet, very little discussion is had over RESPONSIBILITY for the decisions that we make.
Do I believe abortion should be made illegal? NO. Generally speaking, we have too MANY laws, not too few. The purpose of law is to give order to society, not to legislate morality. We have often confused that in our legal system, but the reality is that the more core values that a society holds on an individually responsible level, the less need there is for any sort of a law. For years, nudity was okay legally in Berkeley California. It wasn’t because the community condoned nudity in the streets. It just never occurred to anyone that someone might choose to run around naked. When the public conscience changes to a point that we always look after the greater good of creation, rather than to our own selfish interests, we will quickly find that laws have no substantive value. Abortion won’t be an issue, because it’s hard to argue that killing our young is in the best interest of creation.

We don’t need more law. We need more socially minded consciousness that is cognitive not only of the baby, but of the mother to be that we are asking to make sacrifices. We can preach abstinence and safe sex all we want, but the fact is that at EVERY STAGE OF THE GAME, we are responsible to act on the basis of what is, not what “should have been”. We cannot say “It’s her own damn fault” and wash our hands of her”. We are given the responsibility as creation’s caretakers to look and figure out what we should do with what now exists. What is in the best interest of all concerned? Until we fundamentally GET THAT, as a society, we will continue to be mired in these sorts of debates, babies will continue to be killed, and those who aren’t’ will continue to be seen as shame or societal burden