On my drive home yesterday, I spot this old guy along Euclid Road holding a large sign that says something like, "WARNING: GRAPHIC ABORTION PICTURES AHEAD." I think to myself, "Great! More people pushing their views on me whether I agree with them or not." As I get closer to Plum Grove Road, sure enough there are quite a few people at the intersection holding signs with pictures of aborted fetuses and other bloody imagery, as well as some anti-abortion "facts" and other propaganda that I can’t even remember because I’m sure they were meaningless in the fasion with which they were presented. As I looked at the intersection, there were four sets of people holding these signs, one in each direction.
Then I thought, "What a waste standing there trying to convince people that your viewpoint is the only one." It is my opinion that one’s stance on abortion, if strong enough, sure as hell won’t change just because of a few people holding signs along the road. If one’s stance were to change simply because of these signs, then I’m not sure one actually has a stance, per se.
I have often used my little soapbox here to proclaim my stances on topics (none of these instances come to mind, of course, but I’m sure I have). On the topic of abortion, all I will say is that I am pro-choice, meaning having the right to choose, not meaning pro-abortion. If you are also pro-choice, good for you. If you are pro-life, also good for you. If you don’t know where you stand yet, good for you. You are free to make up your own mind as you see fit, but I would suggest doing your own research and reflection on the topic. It is not my place to tell you what to think.
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