Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Killing Abortion Doctors

The recent killing of another abortion doctor has me outraged again. There is no way I can justify the late term abortions this doctor allegedly performed but killing him did not solve the cause of the problem. It is still my opinion that the best route to solving this problem is education. As long as people continue to make babies they do not want or continue feel that they have no other choice but abortion this problem will persist. Just as no amount of police work prevented bootlegging during prohibition or no amount of DEA activity slows down the drug trade; such terrorism against abortionists will not stop the activity. The only way to reduce this is to remove the demand. Repealing prohibition and taxing alcohol took away the criminal involvement. Legalizing certain drugs then taxing and regulating them would remove much of the driving force of the drug trade. Education and anti-drug campaigns also help. To reduce the abortion problem real pro-life activists should work to educate people about alternatives. They should pool resources to provide nationwide support for expectant mothers who would consider abortion. They should promote government plans to provide alternatives. Trying to outlaw any activity without addressing the demand at the same time has proven ineffective already.
Many of the same groups who oppose abortion have in the past opposed sex education in school, distribution of condoms in school, or worked to force teen mothers underground by requiring parental notification. This is like "having your cake and eating it too". It cannot be both ways. Teach abstinence both at home and in school. Educate everyone in the real facts. Provide support for people who need it without making it nearly criminal. Educate, Educate, Educate!!! Make support easy to access and give people real options with real help.
Did the man who shot the doctor ever offer to adopt one of the children before they were aborted? Did he provide free and no-strings counseling to the mothers? Did he belong to any groups that did? Did he contribute to any organizations that provided alternatives? Or did he only work to outlaw the activity he hated? I don't know these answers and I might well be wrong about him. I can support his goal but I cannot condone hos method.

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