You are a box.
Wow. If you ever doubted that the pro-life movement thinks of women not so much as people with individual personalities, feelings and responsibilities in life, but more as mindless, thoughtless containers for babies, this little video from InsideCatholic.com ought make it pretty clear.
For those who can't view the video, it goes like this:
SCENE: a box factoryAnd shouldn't we treat women like property, you know, just in case?
NARRATOR: If you thought there was a small chance that a baby was hidden in a box, wouldn't you treat the box as if it held a baby, just in case?
SCENE: an ultrasound image
NARRATOR: So even if you think there's just a small chance that an unborn child is a baby, shouldn't you treat it as if it were, just in case? Something to think about.
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Wow! Also, notice how the boxes start out un-assembled and look like crosses.
All I can think of is 'dick in a box' from SNL feat. adorable J-Timberlake. Put your fetus in my box!
When I was pregnant with my now 18 yr old, I was active with the Monroe County Coaltion for a Woman's right to choose and I would tape a sign to my swollen belly that said "This is My Choice for My Body". Anti-choice people would come up to me and argue that women were getting abortions when they were my size (8 mos- term) because they didn't like the color of the baby's eyes (unknown till several weeks or even months After birth)What I'm saying is their ignorance is their strength. If men gave birth, there would be no question about legal abortion, and if all anti-choicers had to adopt at least 5 children from unwanted, or unable pregnancies, I bet they'd change their tune as well. "If These Walls Could Talk", about abortion, should be shown in school.."History is doomed to repeat itself, lest we forget.." No one cares about the children after they're here.. how sad.. only when they don't exist yet..
The anti-abortion movement has its share of nutcases. But obviously most abortion opponents care deeply about children after birth. The video is odd and offensive. But it tries to make an interesting point: even many people who support legal abortion at least suspect that a fetus is a baby, with value. After all, what else could it be in the long run? So maybe give the baby a chance, give birth and offer the baby for adoption. Melissa Janoski
Fetus does not equal baby
How does one go by protecting a fetus without stepping over a owmans right to free will according to the bible? How do you stop treating her like a human being just because she is pregnant? Since when do woman give up their rights in order to have a child? Why dont people focus on woman who want to have their children and not worry about those you cannot save?
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