What worries me is not as much the possibility of terminating a pregnancy at 18 weeks if there's good reason. What worries me is that they want the law changed so you don't even need special permit. They want it to be available to all, so even if you suddenly decide you don't want it anyway, you can just go and have it removed.
I want a limit there. And I'm not saying the law is perfect as it is now. Not at all. There have been some really screwed up rejections to some applications I've heard of, where I can hardly blame the parents for taking their cause abroad.
No, the thing that gets me really concerned is the 'trend' of sorts going on in this country. Not only are abortions more and more commonplace, they are also excecuted later and later. And for the most screwed up reasons. A survey showed that over 50% of the people applying for a later abortion used reasons such as: Not enough time/money, broken relationship and so on. (I haven't been able to find any english sources for this sadly. I'll keep looking)If the government opens up on this, I'm afraid it's not gonna stop. I have the horror vision in my head where a mom pops out her baby and goes: "Nah, I don't like its eyes. Kill it."
Going to extremes, I know, but that's where my mind takes me on this.
About the TV show:
Reality TV has never been my cup of tea anyway, and this only confirms my general idea that it's a fucked up idea. (Even made me use the F-word) Survivor, Big Brother, American Idol... whatever! It's still entertainment based on real people going through real pain. Yes, pain. So a few people come out as winners, but mostly it's people going through a lot of crazy and painful stuff for a few minutes of fame. To put it bluntly, I call it prostitution of the mind.
Even the Japanese idea of weird challenging game shows makes more sense to me than this. At least they all seem to be grinning like maniacs even as their diving into goo or being nibbled on by rabid rainworms or whatever.
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What worries me is not as much the possibility of terminating a pregnancy at 18 weeks if there's good reason. What worries me is that they want the law changed so you don't even need special permit. They want it to be available to all, so even if you suddenly decide you don't want it anyway, you can just go and have it removed.
I want a limit there. And I'm not saying the law is perfect as it is now. Not at all. There have been some really screwed up rejections to some applications I've heard of, where I can hardly blame the parents for taking their cause abroad.
No, the thing that gets me really concerned is the 'trend' of sorts going on in this country. Not only are abortions more and more commonplace, they are also excecuted later and later. And for the most screwed up reasons. A survey showed that over 50% of the people applying for a later abortion used reasons such as: Not enough time/money, broken relationship and so on. (I haven't been able to find any english sources for this sadly. I'll keep looking)If the government opens up on this, I'm afraid it's not gonna stop. I have the horror vision in my head where a mom pops out her baby and goes: "Nah, I don't like its eyes. Kill it."
Going to extremes, I know, but that's where my mind takes me on this.
About the TV show:
Reality TV has never been my cup of tea anyway, and this only confirms my general idea that it's a fucked up idea. (Even made me use the F-word) Survivor, Big Brother, American Idol... whatever! It's still entertainment based on real people going through real pain. Yes, pain. So a few people come out as winners, but mostly it's people going through a lot of crazy and painful stuff for a few minutes of fame. To put it bluntly, I call it prostitution of the mind.
Even the Japanese idea of weird challenging game shows makes more sense to me than this. At least they all seem to be grinning like maniacs even as their diving into goo or being nibbled on by rabid rainworms or whatever.
End rant.