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thirty-six years ago today...the case of roe v. wade changed america forever, ruling
the genocide of innocent preborn children as a
constitutional act.
since that day, over 50 million tiny, voiceless children
have been slaughtered in its name.
thirty-six years ago.
how is this still going on?
there is no pro-choice.
the baby has no choice in his or her death; why should
the mother? after all, aren't we all created equal?
and if a choice truly must be made, it should be made
before the point of conception. not after.
give them a voice.
overturn roe v. wade.
it's a child, not a choice.
credit...
pregnant woman silhouette: [link]
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I care about women's voices and their right to choices; I am a woman, after all, and I'm the type of woman that does not like being told what to do. But the thing is, neither women or men should have a right to make choices that harm another human being. No one should have the right to kill, assault, abuse, rape, or otherwise hurt another person. And abortion is most certainly a form of violence that kills another human being.
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I disagree abortion is not an act of violence on another person because it is not a person yet.
I do not believe a woman should be forced to endure something that can be extremely traumatising for another persons wants or beliefs its like saying if a woman gets pregnant her life and rights as a person is now void personally id rather die than be tied down and treated like a brood mare
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Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I LOVE this, and posted about it on my blog [link] - hope you're ok with that!
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Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
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The problem with a lot of people, even people who are pro-life, is that they don't see the unborn as people. When we can start showing people that these children are just that- no matter what they look like, or what stage of life they're at or what the courts constitute as 'a person', they ARE people. So I am sorry if a woman is raped, (I personally have no qualms about doing horrible things to the father) but what is in the womb is a person and should not have to die because of it.
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I both agree and disagree with you. It IS the woman's body - she has to carry the baby, after all - but it is also the child's. Both should be taken into consideration.
People often mistake what I mean when I say I'm pro-choice. I'm not saying that I think abortion is okay. In fact, I think it's terrible - I wish that there was no need or desire for it. But I don't feel like I have the right to tell someone else that they can't have an abortion, no matter how much I disagree with it. I support the fact that abortion is legal ONLY because that makes it a less dangerous process. No matter if it was legal or not, people would do it - there's no stopping that - but at least in this way the woman won't be at too much risk.
I HATE people who use it as a form of birth control. I HATE people who chose to have unprotected sex despite the undeniable fact that they can, and probably will, get pregnant. I hate those people. I wish there was a way to make that kind of stupidity and inconsideration for potential lives illegal... maybe in a perfect world.
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If you ask me, the so-called "fetus" is more human than the so-called "doctors" performing the heinous act known as abortion. How can anyone possibly MURDER a helpless, sinless human being and still remain sane??
I raise puppies myself, and when I hold such tiny life in my hands I often think of the unborn children who were brutally killed because of their mother's unwillingness to give birth. Heck, can you even imagine the outcry that we would have if vets began performing abortions on unborn animals? ...Yeah, they'd be such terrible people for murdering innocent baby animals like that.
I applaud you for making such a powerful image and then uploading it here. 
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Thank you! And that is so true. If it were cute, cuddly, unborn animals being killed, you know people would have a problem with it. If only we had that kind of compassion for our own kind... :/
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Some people don't see a fetus as a child. I don't.
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--Why is being pregnant somehow the woman's 'fault', and so Her 'problem' to 'fix'?
--Why is there a lack of aid and information for a girl/woman thinking of keeping her child, especially in schools/on college campuses/at workplaces?
--Why are women often backed into a corner and forced to make these decisions alone?
--Why are pregnant women so often portrayed as sluts/irresponsible/victims/fanatics (octo-mom)/pathetic/ignorant in the media?
--Why is pregnancy so often described as a disease/a punishment/a means to oppress, but never as anything positive (without immediately being bashed again)?
--Why is regret after an abortion often seen as a weakness?
--Why does speaking up for her child's right to live make a woman somehow anti-woman/a betrayer to women's causes/against women's rights?
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I don't normally comment on controversial topics, because I think it's usually pointless to do that on a site like deviantart... 
I found this site and it really opened my eyes. It is not religious or political, and it considers the woman's life as equal to the child's. That's what made me look further.. [link] It's just food for thought anyway...
*Sigh* I'm probably going to get a lot of hate for this comment, but that's fine... 
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These really are the questions that everyone should be asking themselves. In almost every debate I get into, I'm told that I just "hate women" and am "betraying women" and all that stuff. It's like, excuse me, but I happen to be of the female gender myself, and I quite like having freedoms and rights as much as the next person, but considering how many baby girls have their lives taken by abortion and how the rights and lives of those future women are being taken away, too (I mean, just look at the one-child issue in China - can you really look at that and say abortion is a pro-woman thing?), that's disgusting. Pregnancy and life are beautiful, beautiful things, and the fact that our society is degrading them and women in general through abortion is just unacceptable.
I really thank you for this comment and for posting that link. That's a really great website. :]
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Please. I understand completely where you're coming from and all, but to not let women have their bodies is saying you see them as inferior to men. If there was better sex education and more birth control used, there would be less abortions. But ultimately, women should be able to have the choice.
If it doesn't affect you, which it doesn't, just stay out of it. It really isn't anyone's choice but the woman in question. You can stay pro-life, personally, but don't force your opinion on others. It's not right.
Sorry if you don't want to read comments from those with an opposin view, I just had to say this. Thanks.
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Hmm. So if I'm white, should I stay away from the issue of racism because it doesn't involve me? If I'm straight, should I just not care about homophobia? If I'm American, should I not care about genocide in Africa?
The truth is that human beings are suffering because of abortion. Human beings are being killed, and I'm not going to sit down and shut up about it any more than I'm going to ignore the other issues in society because my fellow human beings are being hurt and killed and they cannot stand up for themselves. The woman is not controlling her body, but controlling the body of a completely different person by terminating his or her life. If I have a right to speak out against racism even though I'm white, or speak out against homophobia even though I'm straight, or speak out against genocide even though I'm not personally facing it, then I have a right to speak out against abortion even though I'm not pregnant. I have the right to tell others that it is wrong to target those who they perceive to be inferior and that it is wrong to senselessly kill others, so I most certainly have the right to tell others that it is wrong to have an abortion - after all, abortion is targeting and senselessly killing the unborn child.
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What comes out of my vagina is no one's business but my own.
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Women have a right to their bodies, just as unborn babies have the right to theirs.
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You can't force a woman to give birth against her will.
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You can't take away the life of an innocent human being.
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But you can't force it upon someone who isn't ready or willing to take care of it.
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You can put the child up for adoption so that someone who is ready and willing can give him or her the love he or she deserves.
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That's hardly a solution.
How many women do you think will agree to go through the whole birth process only to give the child away?
Not many, I can tell you that.
Legal or not, abortion has and will always exist. The only problem is that when it's illegal it will happen in some dirty alleyway through means that will put the mother's life at risk.
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Prolife!!! Speaking for the ones that can not speak for themselves! Sex is a CHOICE and we all know what happens when you have sex; a chance that you may get pregnant! So, why are we taking the life of an innocent baby that had no CHOICE in the decision of it's irresponsible parents. Babies can't CHOOSE their parents, so what gives us the right to kill them...? Last time I checked, killing was a crime. If you don't want to get pregnant, then use precautions, such as: birth control or condoms. Make a decision before you have sex and if you choose 'no protection' just remember, you made that CHOICE, not the baby! It's not rocket science people, it's common sense! Some of us don't want to grow up in a world where killing a baby is smiled upon.
LIFE should be the only CHOICE!!!
Love this photo, you did a great job!
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Awesome job. I wish more people could look at it this way. It gets me really upset when people say things like 'It's the mother's choice' or 'But what if she was raped?'. It doesn't make a difference. It's still killing another living being. It's just not right. Again, awesome job.
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Completely agreed. Thank you.
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anyone who supports abortion is a murderer.
This picture is awesome. You did well.
But for pete's sake- don't be so PC.
Don't thank them for disagreeing with you. They are disgusting. They are WRONG.
And nothing changes that. Nothing.
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Thank you for your compliment.
First of all, I am not thanking people for disagreeing with me, I am thanking them for showing respect toward me despite the fact that they do disagree.
And I understand where you're coming from, and I agree that they are very very wrong, but telling someone that they are disgusting will not change their views or even get them to consider the truth that abortion is murder. By nature, I love and respect everyone, even those who have been terribly misguided and have learned to believe what is false. You must be kind to those who disagree with you - you must not stoop to the name-calling and insensitive ways that many demonstrate.
As Martin Luther King Jr stated, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Who they are does not matter, whether they are disgusting murderers or not - what matters is the truth, and you must be gentle and kind yet very firm and persistent in your beliefs if you are seeking to spread that truth.
I hope that makes sense.
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You must be a Buddhist.You are so calm about everything. I don't know how to be calm about this. I am not God, so I do my best not to judge people...but I find it...difficult...to look at them and not see the blood on their hands. I am incapable of seeing them as human.
The myths and fairy tales speak of nightmares, of evil gods, of monsters. But the ones in such stories pale in comparison to the real horrors. We humans are the monsters now. Not the beasts that skulk under beds. The ones that sleep on the beds. The ones that sleep peacefully in spite of the blood on their hands.
What you say does make sense. I do understand. But understanding cannot quell my anger. Maybe one day I wont desire to avenge the silent, infant dead. Maybe I'll be able to look at a "woman" who has committed this atrocity and see something worthwhile. I don't know.
Thank you again, for your art.
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I am actually a devout Christian. I try to view things the way God would - He loves everyone, whether they are right or wrong. He hates the acts and the sins they commit, like abortion, but He somehow manages to love the sinners themselves. He seeks to change their hearts that have become so corrupt with the disgusting ways of this world, but He loves them just the same. That's the outlook I strive for as well.
I completely agree that humans have become monsters. But I believe God doesn't see us as monsters, but rather the sins and atrocities we commit as the true monsters, if that makes sense.
Because I'm so passionate about the abortion issue, I can get incredibly angry about it, as well. I've laid in bed at night crying about it, trying to understand how people could be so cruel as to let this keep happening. But that anger cannot be directed toward anyone, but rather to the act itself. Society teaches that abortion is a perfectly okay thing when it's obviously not - but society teaches us that many things are right when they are clearly wrong. It's not anyone's fault in particular, and it's not our place to judge those who have abortions or perform abortions or support abortion - it's rather our place to focus on the issue and not the people, and to use compassion to save lives and change minds. Because offering someone the care they need to continue on with their unwanted pregnancy is more encouraging than threatening her if she contemplates having an abortion, and offering someone help and healing after enduring the horror of killing their child via abortion is better than standing there and calling her a repulsive murderer.
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I greet you as a Sister then. I too am a Christian. Unfortunately not a very good one...but washed by the Blood nevertheless.
How can we change anything when they wont listen? How do we get through to them when they are deafened by the sound of their own screaming voices? "I have rights, It's my body, I'm more important, me, Me, ME ME ME!!!!"
They aren't capable of understanding.
We face them with Morality, they ask who decides what is moral.
We face them with Logic, they challenge with their own twisted statistics.
We face them with Human Rights, and they rewrite laws.
We face them with God, and they mock us openly.
We face them with Love...they call it "acceptance" and continue unabashedly.
How do you remain calm when faced with such ignorant, self-centered, heartless people?
I have to restrain myself, in voice and in body, to keep from lashing out. I've never been to a demonstration because I would probably go to jail. How do you do it?
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Some do listen, though. I have changed the minds of a few people I know just through communicating the compassion and love of the anti-abortion movement.
We cannot be anti-abortion without considering both the mother and the child. The mothers are not necessarily blood-thirsty, homicidal sickos seeking to murder a defenseless child - I've talked to a few women who have had abortions, and they got them because they were desperate or pressured into it or had been told their baby was "just a fetus." But they deeply regretted their decisions.
Some pro-abortioners are stubborn and selfish - but we can't stoop to their level. Loving words are more powerful than those of hatred and anger. Jesus wanted to change the hearts of the sinners all around Him - I'm sure He was quite angered and disgusted by the way the people around Him defied God. But not once did He lash out at them - He instead loved them and preached the love of His Father. That's what we must do as well, no matter how difficult it is to do so.
You have to consider that many of the pro-abortioners are indeed misguided or desperate - we must show the women alternatives and continue to demonstrate the facts and cruel circumstances of abortion to anyone who will listen. Some are stubborn, and some will not listen, but they are more likely to listen when we are not shouting insults to them, but rather peacefully condemning their false beliefs.
Think of it this way - who is more likely to guide another to the love and salvation of Christ: a Christian who shows compassion toward a nonchristian and follows the teachings of Christ in their life, or the Westboro Baptist Church. I don't know about you, but I think Westboro is chasing many away from Christianity - instead of finding love and salvation in our religion, they are finding hatred and ignorance. The same principles can be applied to our anti-abortion movement.
It took a lot for me to learn to be patient when faced with this issue. But you have to remember that these people are human beings, too - they, too, are children of God. No matter how ignorant they may be, God loves them, and we must love them, too. Many just need to have their eyes opened to the truth of abortion - and that is what we must spread. Instead of degrading the people in the movement, we must degrade the base of the movement and false beliefs it stands on. It's a very very very hard thing to do, but I've learned to see things the way I believe God sees them. He wouldn't lash out at pro-abortioners, but rather show them the flaws in their ways through love.
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don't even get me started on westboro.
Thats another group that gets under my skin and makes me lose control.
You're right. I know you're right. It's just really hard for me to see them as children of God.
But then what am I? I know myself, and I know the things I've done. Somehow,God still loves me. The Blood covers all.
My anger is empty, but I still burn.
I'm sorry if I bothered you. Thanks for listening.
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You didn't bother me at all! It's natural for something like that to get you angry - it gets me angry, too. It's just a matter of trying to turn that anger into positive energy for the anti-abortion movement, which is really really difficult, but what I believe God wants for us. :]
God bless!
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thanks. you too.
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Thank you for being so brave and posting this
This is an amazing piece of artwork and a powerful message. I feel blessed and honored to have come across it ^^
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If I ever have a child at a young age e.g. 16 I hope I have the courage not to get an abortion, and I hope my family can understand and support me.
But I can't properly say what I will or wont do until put into that situation. Maybe I'll be deeply frightened at the prospect of having a baby, not ready to raise it, etc.
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You know, when I knew I was pregnant (I'm 17), I thought the exact same thing. Because of my parents and how they act, I thought abortion was my only way out of my parents dissappointment. But I promised myself I would NEVER get an abortion, and God would work everything out for me and my baby. I stuck to that. Eventually my mom asked if I was pregnant, and I broke down to her. A week later, I had a miscarriage. I'll tell you this. If the pain and suffering of a miscarriage, an unintentional death of a baby, is so great, then imagine the pain of an abortion. The fear and pain of abortion far outweighs the fear of having a baby and raising it or putting it up for adoption. Take it a would've-been mommy; once you are pregnant, you LOVE your child. I don't care who you are, you have some attachment to the being growing inside you. This is one reason abortion is so painful and scary to the women who get them.
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I think (and this sounds horrible, I know) that I'd rather (if I had a choice) have a miscarriage than an abortion, because at least I chose to let the baby live.
But I hope dearly that it comes to neither.
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I see what you mean.
Abortion is a big indecision for me. I believe in choice - and that goes for mothers harbouring life whether to harbour that life or not - but I am also very pro-life and do not believe in killing anything if not for food or protection, especially before it has had a chance to live properly.
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I completely disagree with everything you have to say in this, but it is beautifully put together and it carries a strong message even if it's opposite of what I think. you did a great job, and I encourage you to support what you believe!
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Aww, thank you so much. I really respect you for complimenting my work even though you disagree with it. :]
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