Where Do Anti-Abortionists Stand On Social Issues, Such As Healthcare? (health care, death)

[Visvaldis]

Where Do Anti-Abortionists Stand On Social Issues, Such As Healthcare?
Once that fetus has emerged from the womb to start life as a baby, the mission for the parents is just beginning. All that occurs after the birth is called life. For the anti-abortionists the baby is born, and therefore their mission is completed. (Yeah, pro-life!)
That child will need clothing, shelter, nourishment, education, and healthcare...for many years to come. Not all families can afford this.
Not all babies grow up in pink rooms full of toys, having all their needs met, a new car paid for by the parents, get a college education, followed by a well paying job, get married and provide grandchildren to delight their parents.
I think it’s safe to assume that most anti-abortionists are conservative (some hardcore) and against any sort of healthcare for lower income families that can’t afford such. In this case the anti-abortionists favor (either intentionally or not) the profit motives of the insurance industry. Surely, they will fight tooth and nail against any proposal to deal with the vast number of uninsured in America.
What if one of the parents (unable to afford health insurance) becomes seriously ill and can no longer hold a job, which leads to a loss of income? What if a parents dies, leaving only one parent to raise that child? What if that parent cannot work a 40 hour week; who will care for the child? What if that parent must work a 50 hour week just to make ends meet? Could it be that low income families are faced with tough decisions? Use the savings intended for the child’s future education to pay for a parent’s health requirements? Let that parent die? Pass the health bills on to the child who can pay for it well into middle age?
Ask an anti-abortionist; how many homeless children in the US? How many American children currently live in poverty? Of the uninsured, how many are children that require medical attention?

[dcsldcd]

Is this question because you believe death is a better option than a room that doesn't have enough toys?

[Visvaldis]

Originally Posted by dcsldcd

Is this question because you believe death is a better option than a room that desn't have enough toys?

Try reading the OP again.

[nvxplorer]

No lazy bums allowed! If that baby wants toys, he can get off his silky-smooth ass and WORK for them. What a loser!

[tallrick]

They are dogmatics, they could care less about quality of life. Life is sacred period. Does not matter if those lives are in poverty and without good health. Same goes for Government that legislates care for children and refuses to pay for it. Abortion is wrong, but I believe it is even more wrong to bring children in the world and not care for them.

[camping!]

Is this a question or a rant?

But what the hell, I'll play. But I think it is a fair assumption that just about everyone is 'anti-abortion' except possibly those that believe that a magical transformation occurs in the birth canal that makes lumpy ill formed fetus' into gerber babies.
But I digress....

Yes, I do believe that health care needs reformed. I am not entirely sure that I believe socialized health care is the way to go but only because our current debt is too large to manage it properly. I also believe that the current welfare system needs further adjustment so that it doesn't penalize parents for working by taking away much needed benefits like food stamps or subsidized day care the minute they get a job.

As to the numerous 'what ifs' - so what? Life is about risk, life is about 'what if'. What if a single mother wins the lottery? What if the job promotion came through? What if your child is smart enough to garner scholarships to college?
See -- 'what ifs' can be positive to.

So, if your point is that every pregnancy is better off aborted, or that bad things happen to good people or that only bad things happen to people who keep a pregnancy -- I mean, just what is your point?

[Visvaldis]

This is not a thread about abortion. It's a thread about the attitudes of anti-abortionists concerning social issues, such as healthcare.

[EinsteinsGhost]

Personally, I feel, that anti-choicers should register to adopt at least one unwanted fetus, and if the fetus becomes a child, share or take complete responsibility for providing healthcare (and meet the child's other social needs) especially if the mother/parents can't. Otherwise, they should learn to keep their mouth shut.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

Personally, I feel, that anti-choicers should register to adopt at least one unwanted fetus, and if the fetus becomes a child, share or take complete responsibility for providing healthcare (and meet the child's other social needs) especially if the mother/parents can't. Otherwise, they should learn to keep their mouth shut.

Inasmuch as I have done as you wanted, I will continue to speak my mind.

[Dingo99]

So you are saying that you support abortion because it is convenient for you...

I didn't have all of this stuff growing up. its fine. you dont need any of it. A strong person will work his way through any difficulties in life and overcome them