I worry sometimes what effect modernism will have on Swaziland. By modernism I do not mean antibiotics, near-instantaneous electronic communication, rapid transportation, or any of the other many life-enhancing benefits of contemporary technology. I mean a mindset that centres solely on the benefit of the individual, and that makes life an activity concerned solely with the maximization of pleasure and the minimization of pain. Such a mindset locks people into a highly self-centred mode of existence, one which is ultimately unsatisfying. We are made not to live only for ourselves, but for others, too. When we generously look out for the interests of others, we find our own lives enhanced.
Sadly, abortion represents the selfishness of modernism at its worst. Abortion pits a mother against her own son or daughter; when the abortion is carried out (many times due to pressure from the father or parents and against the wishes of the mom), this selfishness reaches its murderous conclusion.
Let Swaziland keep the benefits of modern conveniences while protecting the rights of all her citizens, born and unborn. By doing the latter as well as enjoying the former, we will build a community where we all prosper.
Rudy Poglitsh
rpoglitsh@live.com
more letters at http://letterstotheTOS.blogspot.com
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Men and abortion
It takes a man and a woman together to make a child. The best situation for rearing a child is also a man and a woman committed to each other for lifelong marriage. When it comes to abortion, however, women often find themselves alone or pressured by men to abort.
64% of women in one study felt pressured by others to have an abortion. That same study found 52% felt rushed and 54% were not sure about the decision at the time, while 79% of survey participants said they received no information about alternatives to abortion. One survey of women at abortion clinics found that in 95% of cases, men in these women's lives played a major role in the abortion decision.
All the while, as many as 83% of abortions are unwanted. If someone would just step forward and support these women, they would carry these children-whom, according to the statistics, they want to keep-to term. Unfortunately, post-aborted women make comments like this one: "No one would support me ... The worst day of my life got closer and closer. I think in more cases than not, it isn’t the woman’s choice. It should be called 'Your Parents’ and the Guy’s Choice'...I needed someone to tell me that it was possible to keep my baby, but no one did."
Men are meant to be protectors and providers. The first way for them to protect women is to not have sex with them until marriage. Sex brings deep and abiding changes to a person's life, not least of which is parenthood. Those deep changes are best experienced within the secure bonds of faithful and lifelong marriage. Second, men should take care of the children they father by supporting the mother before and after birth. By doing so they will benefit three people: the mother, the child, and themselves. A man who is making the effort to support and love his wife and children will not only help them prosper-he will, as he receives the gratitude from wife and children, be energized by the love he receives from his family.
Abortion just kills and destroys; love protects, provides, and makes people prosper. May men stand up and fulfill their masculine role of provider and protector. All of society will prosper. No to abortion; yes to love and life.
For more information about abortion's effects on women, visit www.afterabortion.org
Rudy Poglitsh
rpoglitsh@live.com
more letters at http://letterstotheTOS.blogspot.com
64% of women in one study felt pressured by others to have an abortion. That same study found 52% felt rushed and 54% were not sure about the decision at the time, while 79% of survey participants said they received no information about alternatives to abortion. One survey of women at abortion clinics found that in 95% of cases, men in these women's lives played a major role in the abortion decision.
All the while, as many as 83% of abortions are unwanted. If someone would just step forward and support these women, they would carry these children-whom, according to the statistics, they want to keep-to term. Unfortunately, post-aborted women make comments like this one: "No one would support me ... The worst day of my life got closer and closer. I think in more cases than not, it isn’t the woman’s choice. It should be called 'Your Parents’ and the Guy’s Choice'...I needed someone to tell me that it was possible to keep my baby, but no one did."
Men are meant to be protectors and providers. The first way for them to protect women is to not have sex with them until marriage. Sex brings deep and abiding changes to a person's life, not least of which is parenthood. Those deep changes are best experienced within the secure bonds of faithful and lifelong marriage. Second, men should take care of the children they father by supporting the mother before and after birth. By doing so they will benefit three people: the mother, the child, and themselves. A man who is making the effort to support and love his wife and children will not only help them prosper-he will, as he receives the gratitude from wife and children, be energized by the love he receives from his family.
Abortion just kills and destroys; love protects, provides, and makes people prosper. May men stand up and fulfill their masculine role of provider and protector. All of society will prosper. No to abortion; yes to love and life.
For more information about abortion's effects on women, visit www.afterabortion.org
Rudy Poglitsh
rpoglitsh@live.com
more letters at http://letterstotheTOS.blogspot.com
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