tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041549.post108516219710860980..comments2023-10-06T06:38:16.077-05:00Comments on the little fights: History repeats itself...Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09476174265551740950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041549.post-1093199340808983952004-08-22T13:29:00.000-05:002004-08-22T13:29:00.000-05:00In all of the arguments about abortion over the ye...In all of the arguments about abortion over the years, I am constantly aware of a huge void in the discussion. It's like a big clear bubble that everyone talks around. They discuss fetuses, God, women's rights, morality, choice..........<br /> No one talks about the CHILDREN. <br />If you really want to see abortion rates decline, try these:<br />honest sex education in schools<br />free, available, accessable birth control<br />quality pre-natal care for all mothers<br />pediatric care for all babies<br />monitored child care facilities that are affordable<br />solid funding for pre-schools, Headstart (cut by Bush)<br />job training for unskilled mothers<br />supplemental sources of healthy food<br />All of these will require a national commitment to education and care. And it's not there. So, children who are born in poverty, to undereducated young parents who didn't want a baby, sit in front of the tv for the 5 years before they're sent to school, where they are far behind and may never catch up.<br /> I don't want to hear arguments about whether abortion is right or wrong;it's been happening as long as humans have been walking the earth and I don't think it will ever be resolved. But there are concrete steps we can take; I want to hear how we're going to make a difference before and after that choice is made. mcsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com