Post by rachelcarson1953 on Sept 7, 2017 15:13:22 GMT
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There are too few people that can provide good parental support. Too many people just have kids without giving it a thought - it's what their friends are doing, or their parents expect to have grandkids or, oops, the birth control failed. The 'pro-lifers' only care about the fetus before it's born; once it's out of the uterus, they couldn't care less about how the child is raised, can the mother be a good mother at age 15, will the child be abused or neglected. And they certainly don't want their tax dollars going to more social aid programs.
And no one seems to think about whether the earth can continue to support as much life as there is now. I look at pregnant women in the grocery store with another two kids in tow and wonder, what are they thinking, bringing more kids into a world that is going to be stressed to the max.
I know I made the right choice. My non-existent children were spared a dysfunctional childhood and troubled life. I feel my life has been enriched by not having children; I've pursued other interests. The animal rescue groups I have volunteered with have a policy; any animal that comes in to the rescue is spayed or neutered before being put up for adoption. No unwanted litters to be abandoned, drowned or thrown into a dumpster in the heat of summer. And if an animal comes in that is too sick to survive and is suffering, it is humanely euthanized. Reduce the suffering.