Help, I've Fallen and I- Oh Never mind!

     Let's us talk about the one main topic that seemed to throw our beautiful nation into complete and unsightly temper tantrum over the last few years. That's right, Health Care, or better known as Obama Care. It seems that the people of our nation thought that this would bring about the end of the world. Well, that's the only logical explanation I could think of, that would justify people being so against it. Now I understand that Health Care was something the likes of us had never seen before, and we indeed are a people who are stuck in our ways. Yet, if we remained stuck, we will never be able to truly progress into the future.
     Our taxes would be raised! So what? It's not like that hasn't happened before. If you look at certain places, like Canada, who are decades ahead of us in this race to be the best. They give free healthcare to their citizens, who in return pay higher taxes, but in retrospect, are happier. I used to think that if a person was injured badly they could go to the hospital regardless of whether they had health insurance or any form of healthcare policy. I have never been more wrong than this before.
     What I don't get is why fight against something that actually helps our country? We claim to be United, heck it's in our name UNITED STATES, but how can a people of one nation fight against helping those who need protecting? It doesn't just work for the people who can't afford healthcare, it also helps workers of large and small companies alike. Many of which, don't offer any form of health care for their workers. Sure they love having people work and help them make their business grow, but they don't want to spend the extra money it would take to get those same people a healthcare policy. Why the double standard? Because Americans are cheap, we would rather fire a person that has worked at our business for years, than pay for their medical expenses. And many of these big businesses do just that! If it were happening to someone you loved you wouldn't put up with it. Isn't it time we demand that our government take better care of us?   

The Choice is Theirs, not Yours.

I often hear people speculate about abortions and whether or not they are right or wrong. And a lot of times you find that the people who don't have children are the ones who have the most to say about it. I am a mother and I have been for over a year now. Although I am a mother and I would not give my son up for any reason I am very much pro-choice. In the post by a fellow classmate are-you-going-to-kill-your-own-baby? She makes a point that the mother has a responsibility to the child. She is right about the mother having a responsibility, but I believe the responsibility is to herself. If taking care of a baby consisted only of giving it hugs and kisses then anyone could do it. But, sadly it doesn't work like that. We can so easily pass judgement on others even though we've never walked in their shoes. Even if a woman decides to have a baby and give it up (which is what many argue should be the right way to avoid abortion) She still has to go through the physical, and mental changes her body is going to go through in order to give birth. No matter how "well" she thinks the pregnancy will go it is very stressful on the body, even for the most fit mother-to-be. After she has the baby she gives it to an orphanage that 9 times out of 10 is over crowded with abandoned children. The child grows up being neglected and under cared for, with an extremely low success rate at being adopted. Now you may want to argue that it's a better circumstance than being aborted. That's your opinion. Just like you don't want someone forcing you to obey their beliefs and follow there laws, don't do it to others. If they make that choice, let them live with their decision. It is unconstitutional as well as cruel and unusual punishment to FORCE a woman (who is against it) to go through the demanding and tiring process of a pregnancy. I know you are probably saying "You are a mother, you have a son how can you be pro-choice?" Well, it is because I have been through the experience, and I know what it takes to birth a child. And for the men who are against abortions, I want you to imagine a baseball sliding down, breaking apart your pelvic bone, widening and stretching your urethra, and splitting your penis in half...Now I want you to imagine a cantaloupe (which is the actual size of a newborn's head) doing the exact same thing. If you wouldn't be willing to experience that kind of pain don't try to push it on someone else.