Friday, January 30, 2009

Reproductive Choice?

Something on the official White House website caught my attention. In the section labeled the Agenda, under the heading Women - Reproductive Choice, you will find these words:

"President Obama understands that abortion is a divisive issue, and respects those who disagree with him. However, he has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving women's rights under Roe v. Wade a priority in his Administration. He opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in that case."

No surprises here. Everyone knows the President is pro-abortion. But the phrase "consistent champion of reproductive choice" got me to thinking. I, too, am in favor of reproductive choice. I believe that folks should be very, very selective in when, where, and with whom they choose to have sex. Here's how it works: I choose to have sex exclusively with my wife. God has blessed us with three wonderful children, the fruit of our union. We gladly take responsibility for our children, never expecting the government or anyone else to provide for their needs. Now, that's real reproductive choice!

The vast majority of abortions performed today are matters of convenience, or inconvenience, as the case may be. People fail to make wise decisions on the front end of reproductive choice, so our government steps in to help take care of the consequences while responsible people foot the bill with their tax dollars. Our new President promises to lead the charge as the "champion" of this flawed plan. Here's my point...I like God's plan of reproductive choice much better!

1 comment:

  1. I know that who ever wrote this was trying to be politically correct by saying "champion of reproductive choice", but I have to agree with you. Reproductive choice is choosing whether or not you want to have sex (which I've heard can sometimes lead to pregnancy - ha!). I think they may should have phrased it "champion of pregnancy choice" because they are choosing whether or not they want to be pregnant, not whether or not they want to reproduce - - that already took place! :)

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