So Sen. Barak Obama said a few days ago that if one of his daughters got pregnant (while unwed) that he wouldn't want her "punished" with a child and used this to defend his support of sex-education teaching about contraception and his support for abortion. I hope I'm not the only one offended by this statement. Children are not punishments.
Obama is correct that children should not be punishments. The idea that someone should have to keep a child they are unable or unwilling to keep isn't helpful to society. But that doesn't mean the child needs to be aborted. Adoption is a very viable option so the idea that abortion is needed so people won't be punished with children is silly.
Obama actually said that if his daughters made a mistake he wouldn't want them punished with an STD or punished with children. The grouping of children next to STDs is also offensive. I really hope Obama meant something else by what he said.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Obama's Baby Punishment
Posted by Scott at 4:06 PM
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"I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby"
Sources:
Obama's "punished with a baby" comment sparks protests - Catholic News Agency
Obama's pro-choice gaffe - The Washington Times Editorial.
All I can say is wow.
(Next time please post a link so I don't have to go to the trouble of finding these things for myself!)
yeah I thought about putting the link. I did read the exact quote before posting instead of taking what I'd been told at face value
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