It came out earlier this week that Poland had gone back on their plans to make abortion illegal after large protests broke out across the country. I personally couldn't be more pleased for the women of Poland.
I understand that the choice to terminate a pregnancy is a big one and should not be taken lightly, but it's a choice that I believe women should be able to make. Carrying a child in your womb for nine months, going through the pain inducing process of child birth, then dedicating your life and money in to raising a child you didn't ask for is not a decision any one else should be able to make for you.
The argument that by engaging in sexual intercourse means you should be prepared for pregnancy makes about as much sense to me as the argument that by wearing revealing clothing you should be prepared for sexist catcalling. Of course, when you have sex you should always be aware of the consequences and take the necessary precautions. But women shouldn't be punished for having sex for pleasure by being told that if they do become pregnant then they have to keep it, while the male in the situation could get away with just paying some child support every month.
This decision should not be made for us by anyone else; by men who will never know the panic of being late on your period, or by those who have enough money to raise a child if they ever needed to. Everyone's circumstances are different. In an ideal world there wouldn't be any need for abortions. Our contraception would always work. Women wouldn't get raped. Young girls wouldn't have sex before they were too young to understand the consequences. No one wants an abortion, but no one wants to be told they're pregnant if they're not ready to raise a child.
These are just my personal views on abortion and I by no means want to offend anyone or dictate what people should think. The news that Poland planned to ban abortion even further encouraged me to share my feelings towards the situation because, as a woman, this is something I feel very strongly about and I wanted to voice my support for Polish women. Of course, since the news broke, the government have announced that they are rejecting the plans but, nonetheless, I wanted share my thoughts.
This post is more serious than what you would usually find on my blog, but I hope to use this is a personal platform for me to express my interests and opinions, and encourage conversation about these important topics.
Aderyn x
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