being pro-life with a drive to eliminate the reasons why women turn to abortion. No woman should feel that she has to choose between a career or an education and a child. No woman should have to choose between food and shelter and a child. As the organization Feminists for Life says, "Women deserve better."
Abortion hurts women in many ways, but there is only one that I want to point out right now. Abortion upholds the status-quo. Schools and employers don't feel the need to accommodate pregnant and parenting women if those women "should have just gotten abortions." We can't force the fathers to do their part in paying child support if the mothers "should have just gotten abortions." We can't change the social stigma attached to single parenting if we can say that the woman "should have just gotten an abortion."
I was blessed with a supportive husband and a school that was willing to work around my schedule so I could graduate. Too many women are not so lucky. That's the reason why I'm a pro-life feminist. - See more at: http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2013/07/28/you-dont-have-to-choose-between-being-a-feminist-and-being-pro-life/#sthash.9RTKHFZz.dpuf ... (Please move to the heading to this full text and source.)
When I walked into the center today, I heard my mom call my name. She was in one of the main areas with a group of residents - they were all in a circle in their wheel chairs, each holding one end of this large 'octapus' shaped stretchey band. The activities woman was in the middle of them, directing the people to raise or to pull on the band. It was an exercise activity. But, my mom saw me, and called out my name. That was wonderful!
This part of my mom's life is teaching me very well the concept that we start out as dependent persons, and end up, dependent upon people for help. So, why do so many people get abandoned at this time of life - when they are so needy. Why are they, let go of, at that time in life?