OT -BSG 'choice' rant

[leavethesky]

A lot of people are using the latest ep of BSG as an entre into political discussion about choice. Actually, that's not true. They've taken the opportunity to sermonize me and other LJers with anti-choice rhetoric. So let me just get this out there so you people can de-friend me if you like:

You will NEVER convince me (not even the tiniest bit) that abortion (or birth control) should be illegal or even regulated. You know how important the Bible was in your household when you were growing up? That's how important a woman's right to control her own body is to me and my family. In my childhood home, a woman's right to choose was the holiest of Holy, right up there with First Amendment rights and that whole "separation of church and state" thing. Nothing you could possibly say or do would convince me otherwise.

So, please, defriend me if you must, just understand that I don't agree with you and simply writing more and more on the subject in angrier language really isn't going to change my mind. In fact, it'll just make me defriend you because I know I'll never change your mind either and I'll just end up getting pissed off and stressed out and really I can't be bothered. If we can agree to disagree and know that our love of femslash transcends all of our differences, great. If not, see ya! [/rant]

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[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

We never talked about abortion in my house, but I do distinctly remember my mother standing up in the middle of Mass one day and hauling us out of the church

That, to me, is so incredibly powerful. More powerful than marches and petitions. Your mother rocks.

I've never understood people who feel that they have a right to control what I do with my own reproductive system.

Remember, it's not really your reproductive system. It belongs to the state and federal government. ;)