Take Our Birth Control Then Deny Us Abortions: How Politicians Are Controlling Women and Us All 

I want to appeal to the faithful for a moment. Whatever religion you hold near and dear to your heart, I know how deep those ties are, how important that relationship with God (and any incarnation or variation thereof) is. Many people of faith believe, for various reasons, that abortion is wrong and God cares for all creatures, even the smallest cells. But rather than supporting organizations and politicians trying to outlaw abortion altogether, who are trying to eliminate even grant-funded opt-in sex education programs (as is happening in North Dakota) and even criminalize birth control, allow me to suggest an alternative. God cares for all creatures, even the smallest of cells, and the way to combat “sin” (or evil, or mistakes, or wrongdoing, or any variation thereof) is with love. So instead of punishing women (and their partners) by limiting their options, expand them. Support prenatal programs. Support programs for new and expectant mothers. Support free clinics, free early education, and food security programs. Give women a reason to want to have a child, instead of a reason to hate it even more. Work with pro-choice advocates to find a peaceful compromise to reducing abortions nationwide. This “war on unborn children” must be battled with kindness and compassion, and no judgment may be passed.

And lastly, ask yourself, why is this movement comprised of an overwhelming male majority? And why don’t the same people in this movement who claim to share your values argue for protections and support of a baby for AFTER a child is born?

If you are faithful, if you believe abortion is wrong, if you want what’s best for children, vote against radical legislation and support new and expectant mothers. Fight this with positivity and kindness. Catch more flies with honey. Make this world a better place to bring a child into, and I guarantee the rate of abortions will sharply decline. Make it as illegal as federally possible, and I can also guarantee that illegal abortions will increase.

This article is interesting, very interesting and not exactly in a good way. I am quite overwhelmed by the implications made here... Whether they are true or not, I'm not going to disbelieve, because I can imagine some of these politicians doing such things. But, I find it hard to take in that women can be allowed such little control over their bodies... Where is the logic in such a bill?

It's not about logic, it's an emotional response to an issue people care deeply about. They look at birth control and abortion as having similar harms - both prevent the birth of a child into the world, so both could be looked at as being tantamount to murder, at least in some eyes. But that doesn't really justify the implications. This sort of bill would create far more problems in its attempt to solve them, building back alley abortions back up and, likely, creating a mass exodus out of the state. It's not just illogical, it's completely unrealistic.

@Whiteflame. I understand about abortion perfectly well - I just don't see how that bill could possibly have any good effects... All it is going to achieve is pissing a lot of people off. Anyway, as has been said before, religion shouldn't be having implications on law, because, most often, people that are pro-life are also religious... I understand that, but they need to understand that religion can't dictate law, or how others deal with their own bodily issues... Not everyone is religious, so they don't see it that way.

But, I agree. It is very unrealistic and also very unfair.