Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Pro life or Pro choice?

So today I went to the "March For Life" in Washington D.C. and wow. First I only went because I wanted to get the school day off, and I know that's terrible. But afterwards I felt good, like really happy that I had done something amazing for someone else, especially someone unborn.
So if you don't know what pro life and pro choice are, I can tell you it's all about abortion.
Abortion is when you kill a baby before it's born. It used to be illegal but then in 1973, there was a case for the US supreme court "Roe Vs. Wade" in which they decided abortion would be legal but only under certain terms, (early pregnancy, etc.), like that's any better. It usually pertains to an unwed mother, someone young or someone who wasn't expecting to get pregnant. It's a terrible thing and after seeing the realization of it all it really got me upset.
Pro life is basically, against abortion and making it illegal to basically, Murder babies, before they even get a say in things.
Pro choice is having abortion remain legal because every person has a choice. Person is the operative word. Meaning only the mother gets a choice, the baby gets absolutely no say which is terrible.
I as you can tell, am pro-life. I find it terrible that someone could kill an innocent person who is still unborn, I mean really. That kid could've found the cure for cancer, or been a revolutionary president, but they weren't even given a chance.
So "March For Life" is when pro life patrons come from all over the country, in my case it was only an hour to drive, but I saw people from Tennessee, and even California who came. You hear two hours worth of speeches and then you all band together and walk up Constitution street, to the Supreme court building on the day Abortion was made legal (January 22ND). It's really a powerful march, and it's amazing what one day in Washington can do for you.
The weather was so terrible today but thank God it didn't rain, snow, sleet, or anything of the sort. It was just cloudy and cold, but it was worth it.
I've never seen so many people with so many signs in my life and if I were you I'd consider taking off and coming to Washington next year to march. It's really an uplifting experience.

If you're interested in becoming a pro-life activist or want to learn more about it:
http://www.prolife.com/
http://www.nrlc.org/
You can also just google prolife and see what comes up!
If you're interested in learning about the Roe Vs. Wade case because my discription wasn't the best:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade
And some info about the march next year:
http://www2.marchforlife.org/
Agan google March For Life and there's a ton of results.

P.L.H.
N.C.L.

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