Straight did NOT avoid the question. It is a very personal topic, and as you can see, she is quite emotional about this because of her miscarriages. Don't be so paranoid. I love the policy they have to help women carry to term. It is the Democrats and Republicans you can't trust. They use this issue every single election. And never, ever have solutions. This campaign does. As someone who chose adoption, I have been waiting many years for a policy like this! No one ever listens. About time someone did.
She doesn't want to step on the toes of her running mate. She obviously wasn't briefed by RFK on this. She can't just give her personal opinion as the official stance. I'd blame RFK for this one. I do like the guy but he obviously didn't brief her on their full platform
1000% fact any child no matter how old 1 week 3 month etc is a gift from God ! Just imagine if your mother decided to kill you in the womb how you would feel about that??? God bless you and God save America from liberal evil ideologies
Abortion will never be completely banned. You might as well not vote. Conservative politicians have been using this for votes for decades now. I'm tired of people, especially men speaking about this. I am as pro life as you can get. If you care, please go volunteer at adoption agencies and teen pregnancy homes. Maybe even Angie's house. If you know Angela Stanton King, you will know part of why Kennedy campaign came up with such a great policy for women to carry to term and not choose abortion.
DNA is present at conception. All basic physical characteristics, basic personality traits, hereditary health problems are already present. Pregnancy involves 2 live human being. Two beating hearts. Two unique DNA. Can have two different, and even incompatible, blood types for mother and child. Child has equal right to life. A baby's first and most important stage of development begins inside the safety of a woman's womb. If that mother chooses drugs or alcohol during pregnancy, she can harm the child's most critical stage of development which can cause mental or physical disability for life. A child's body begins development inside mother's womb but doesn't finish development until age 21. We shouldn't discriminate against a child's life based on development stage. By 12 weeks all adult organs present.
@@MonMon-qi5gw And what about the spirit? Have you seen the spirit leave a body in your work in hospitals and especially NICU's? Why do miscarriages occur?
You can't clearly see that the whole campaign is having this discussion? Thank goodness. I love it! They do not have to be twins. They just have to listen to America. They serve us. Their policy is great. Please read it. You know who Angela Stanton King is, right? And Angie's house?
@@JessJoanne no it’s not great. Bobby has flip flopped on this multiple times- he’s anything but clear on his abortion stance, and this response made it even more unclear
@@KatieDidnt-ge2mk My instincts have been strong since childhood when I detected a pedophile. I even use it in my work, and it tells me you're gonna be disappointed in Novemeber with your VP
I've listened to every one of his interviews. He believes the government shouldn't tell anyone what to do medically, but thinks abortion is wrong. He thinks when babies can be born without complications, they should not be terminated. But they can have problems even at full term, and not survive. That mother should not be forced to give birth. However, some women have abortions just because they want one, without medical reasons. He thought that never happened, but his campaign told him he was wrong, and he changed his position. The fact that I have to explain this is bad and means they have not been clear. They really need to fix that.
I lost my first child at 5 weeks and it felt like I lost a chunk of me. My dna is forever altered because of that child. As a mother myself I could and never will understand how any woman can abort their child. No matter how early on. Especially now being 15 weeks with my twins every time I see them I see my lil babies moving and grooving around in the womb.
I am sorry for your loss. I couldn't either. My first love and I chose adoption in 1998. I have been waiting for many years for a policy like this campaign has. Called More choices, More life. I really think it will lead to fewer abortions. You can clearly see how the campaign is from all different views and backgrounds. This is what America is all about.
My mother physically damaged yourself trying to abort me back alley style in 1959 (with coat hangers and some oral method), because she did want the child (me). While married, she got pregnant from another man, while her husband was in the army. I was born anyway and was given up for adoption. If she was successful in aborting her baby (me) I would not have existed. If I did not exist, that would be the outcome. It would not be good or bad, it would just be a fact of reality. Just like when we all die we no longer exist. I was put into foster care for years, because I was not marketable. I was "colored" (black) and I had a health complications, possibly due to my mothers panic of being a poor woman who got pregnant from another man who was not her husband. Was my health complication due to the failed abortion attempts? It is not known. Personally, I support abortion rights. People think they have all the answers and that there are easy solutions - they are Wrong! Most people don't know what it's like being an unwanted child (given up) or be in the foster care system. I can speak to this issue as well as anyone on the planet. The government should stay out of it or give every baby who was unwanted, that would have been in foster care the best education and limitless financial resources and support them for the rest of their life if their mothers are forced to bring an unwanted child to term. Not all foster care situations and adoptions are the same. However, the research in psychology shows that there is a significantly higher incidence of mental health issues, behavioral problems and suicide compared to children who are not wanted and adopted. I say keep the government out from abortion issues or have the government be responsible for for that child hence forth. I prefer the government stay out of it.
Before birth control pill women were having 4 to 9 children. A number died and had a lot of consequences after having so many children. Then the birth control pill came out for only married women. They finally had choice to prevent pregnancies. Later was the morning after pill. Then technology was able to show very early in the pregnancy if there was something wrong with the fetus, which was never available before. Abortions in the first trimester are medical procedures and can be done in a doctor's office. After that time limit it becomes a surgery. Any surgery does have risks. Check out where we stand globally as one of the most liberal countries in the world now for abortions. Other countries will also give a woman a coffin box so she can bury the fetus if she loses a baby. One of my friends had premature baby at 5 months. She was a nurse, and requested the box to take home to bury her baby girl and have a small funeral for her.. I've also heard so many stories of what happens to the embryos fetuses of the aborted babies.I believe any woman has the right to have an abortion the first 16 weeks. These proposed abortion laws with yes or no should give choices as I stated above with timelines. I think most of the country believe this too. Also no one's ever asking the question on what happens to the fetus the embryos and the babies after aborted. . Give voters the choice of 1st trimester, 2nd trimester and last trimester. Just my thoughts.
@@fastenit27 For me and my first love, it was 100% not about not wanting our child. That day was the hardest thing I have ever gone through. I was creating a life and a family who could not have babies. What I did was selfless instead of selfish. I thought it was the best decision for my baby. He didn't even know it yet, but he taught me what true unconditional love was. He is my heart. Now, 26 years old. Just sharing my experience, since I see that you had shared something opposite of an unwanted child. Just shows how different all women are, and all of their experiences. I am so sorry for what you went through. I wish I could take all the babies in the world who need love. It breaks my heart. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed reading this.
Just stop. They aren't 'protecting it'. People need to learn policies. Everyone is allowed to have opinions. The woman just shared her tragedies and people just can't wait to harp on her. So sad. They haven't even been elected yet. Their policy is to help women not choose abortion and uplifts adoption as well. I have been waiting so many years for something like this. Never do conservatives every support carrying to term. They use abortion for votes and bash women who use welfare, and then they support corporations over small businesses and more freedom. Lose lose every time. Women unfortunately choose abortion, mainly because of affordability and I am tired of men trying to solve this for all women, when they ultimately aren't forced to be responsible for their own kids. They have a choice, and women and children end up suffering.
She doesn't like women being talked about in the abstract while talking about babies in the abstract. I applaud you guys for asking her these questions.
DNA is present at conception. All basic physical characteristics, basic personality traits, hereditary health problems are already present. Pregnancy involves 2 live human being. Two beating hearts. Two unique DNA. Can have two different, and even incompatible, blood types for mother and child. Child has equal right to life just like the Mother. A baby's first and most important stage of development begins inside the safety of a woman's womb. If that mother chooses drugs or alcohol during pregnancy, she can harm the child's most critical stage of development which can cause mental or physical disability for life. Every Child has the Right to Life!
@@MonMon-qi5gw Humans are hybrids, spirit meets the earth dimension and earth gives us the periodic table of elements to create the body. Where is the spirit explained in your comment? This is not about religion btw
@@the_lightnessofbeing Getting into the spirit does get into the spiritual issue of humans. But even without the spiritual dimensions of a child, the physical biology mentioned in the above comment already speaks for itself on human life. You can't get into the spiritual without getting into religion. Jeremiah 1:4-5 The word of the Lord came to me: I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
My mother physically damaged yourself trying to abort me back alley style in 1959 (with coat hangers and some oral method), because she did want the child (me). While married, she got pregnant from another man, while her husband was in the army. I was born anyway and was given up for adoption. If she was successful in aborting her baby (me) I would not have existed. If I did not exist, that would be the outcome. It would not be good or bad, it would just be a fact of reality. Just like when we all die we no longer exist. I was put into foster care for years, because I was not marketable. I was "colored" (black) and I had a health complications, possibly due to my mothers panic of being a poor woman who got pregnant from another man who was not her husband. Was my health complication due to the failed abortion attempts? It is not known. Personally, I support abortion rights. People think they have all the answers and that there are easy solutions - they are Wrong! Most people don't know what it's like being an unwanted child (given up) or be in the foster care system. I can speak to this issue as well as anyone on the planet. The government should stay out of it or give every baby who was unwanted, that would have been in foster care the best education and limitless financial resources and support them for the rest of their life if their mothers are forced to bring an unwanted child to term. Not all foster care situations and adoptions are the same. However, the research in psychology shows that there is a higher incidence of mental health issues, behavioral problems and suicide compared to children who are not adopted. I say keep the government out from abortion issues or have the government be responsible for us hence forth. I prefer the government stay out of it.
If a man kills a pregnant woman, both her and the baby dies that man would could two counts of murder against him. So why is abortion, the killing of an innocent child not also considered murder?
My mother physically damaged yourself trying to abort me, back alley style in 1959 (with coat hangers and some oral method), because she did want the child (me). While married, she got pregnant from another man, while her husband was in the army. I was born anyway and was given up for adoption. If she was successful in aborting her baby (me) I would not have existed. If I did not exist, that would be the outcome. It would not be good or bad, it would just be a fact of reality. Just like when we all die we no longer exist. I was put into foster care for years, because I was not marketable. I was "colored" (black) and I had a health complications, possibly due to my mothers panic of being a poor woman who got pregnant from another man who was not her husband. Was my health complication due to the failed abortion attempts? It is not known. Personally, I support abortion rights. People think they have all the answers and that there are easy solutions - they are Wrong! Most people don't know what it's like being an unwanted child (given up) or be in the foster care system. I can speak to this issue as well as anyone on the planet. The government should stay out of it or give every baby who was unwanted, that would have been in foster care the best education and limitless financial resources and support them for the rest of their life if their mothers are forced to bring an unwanted child to term. Not all foster care situations and adoptions are the same. However, the research in psychology shows that there is a higher incidence of mental health issues, behavioral problems and suicide compared to children who are not adopted. I say keep the government out from abortion issues or have the government be responsible for us hence forth. I prefer the government stay out of it.
I am 💯 pro life. Just wondering though, if a woman decides to have an unplanned baby the man is,by law, financially responsible for that child without choice. But he has no say if he wants to save the baby’s life and be a responsible father if the woman chooses to selfishly murder his child. How do these people justify this? The “it’s her body” argument doesn’t work, that baby is a part of him too.
I agree in theory. But this is a right-wing argument similar to the left’s “what about rape” argument. It is a minority situation. Against the left’s argument, majority of abortions are not for dire situations, they are for emotionally and financially dire situations. So the “r***” argument is mud. Against the right “dad has right to decide”, majority of situations, biological males who impregnate want to end that pregnancy. So THAT is THE problem. We live in a world where men are not men. They are humans who happen to have testacles. So the trans issue is absolutely related to this. To be a man is to WANT children, to want to protect them, to want to protect the mother and create a healthy environment. Until the majority of men WANT children, the argument of “father has a right to decide” is mud in the water.
@@hannahfaye3680yes they do. Almost every debate this is something right-wingers bring up. (Btw, I’m very right-wing, I just don’t like a lot of abortion debate points. I think we can make better arguments)
How about we make women responsible again. Actually have bodily autonomy and prevent pregnancy. An innocent life shouldn't be sacrificed because of irresponsibility
You are looking at this all wrong. This is all a want to control people morally, and you can't force that. You really think you are going to force women to not commit an act that can result in pregnancy? Or force them to give birth if they do? Maybe this sounds bold to you, by using the term 'bodily autonomy', but it doesn't make sense in terms of our government. I chose adoption with my first love because that was my choice, and I could never abort. I would never want anyone telling me that needed to be my decision though. That was personal. Kennedy's policy is great. It has nothing to do with abortion legislation proposal. It is to support women in feeling they have a viable choice, which is not abortion. And also advocating for adoption. Thank goodness! I have been talking about this for years now. It will redirect funds. No new cost.
@@strengthwithaesthetics482 I don't think anyone who supports this campaign, does not know what a woman is. Haven't you heard Kennedy's response on this? So glad it isn't something you have to see in the comments of all his videos though. People are discussing real issues.
@@JessJoanne not referring to his campaign. Referring to the left. Doesn’t matter anyways, RFK is literally going to just steal votes away from Biden to secure a Trump victory.
As someone who has spina bifida (who would have been worse off if I was born when I was ACTUALLY supposed to), my mom's doctors tried to convince her to have an abortion. THANK GOD she doesn't believe in abortion, never has. You ABSOLUTELY NEVER truly know how the baby will turn out. My mom had siblings that had spina bifida who died at birth, my grandma never forgave herself for losing them (even though it wasn't even remotely her fault). I understand why someone would say aborting a child that MAY NOT have a chance at a normal life, but the truth is abortion is kinda selfish (no matter what your reason is). That's just my opinion, though.
Don't be a child. This topic is sensitive. It isn't fun to talk about. They have no policy for legislating abortion like that. They have one for fewer abortions. Please read it. People are way too focused on this subject. The campaign has to work overtime constantly because of the lamestream media.
To all those people saying they are 100% pro life, you gonna pay the $10s of thousands of dollars in medical bills that it costs to carry and birth the child? Or are you just gonna smear the women when they end up needing government assistant to raise said child? 🧐🧐
My mother physically damaged yourself trying to abort me back alley style in 1959 (with coat hangers and some oral method), because she did want the child (me). While married, she got pregnant from another man, while her husband was in the army. I was born anyway and was given up for adoption. If she was successful in aborting her baby (me) I would not have existed. If I did not exist, that would be the outcome. It would not be good or bad, it would just be a fact of reality. Just like when we all die we no longer exist. I was put into foster care for years, because I was not marketable. I was "colored" (black) and I had a health complications, possibly due to my mothers panic of being a poor woman who got pregnant from another man who was not her husband. Was my health complication due to the failed abortion attempts? It is not known. Personally, I support abortion rights. People think they have all the answers and that there are easy solutions - they are Wrong! Most people don't know what it's like being an unwanted child (given up) or be in the foster care system. I can speak to this issue as well as anyone on the planet. The government should stay out of it or give every baby who was unwanted, that would have been in foster care the best education and limitless financial resources and support them for the rest of their life if their mothers are forced to bring an unwanted child to term. Not all foster care situations and adoptions are the same. However, the research in psychology shows that there is a significantly higher incidence of mental health issues, behavioral problems and suicide compared to children who are not wanted and adopted. I say keep the government out from abortion issues or have the government be responsible for for that child hence forth. I prefer the government stay out of it.
I am glad RFK JR. simply stands for what he believes in and doesn't waiver from that unless he simply comes to believe otherwise. This is a testament to his honesty and not appeasing certain parties.
Also, to pro life people: spend as much energy or more energy on struggling mothers and foster kids as you do protesting abortion if the value of life means so much to you. Just existing in a broken society doesn't cut it. *Sorry, struggling fathers as well. Let's talk about the drug epidemic. Let's talk about a world that people would want to raise children and have families in.
@@IsaacDDuke yeah it would help but then again if people can't get past that and actually hear the things he is saying then they are lost already or certainly not looking for another candidate. It's pretty trivial especially in comparison to what they have to overlook with the current administration
I’ll never understand this woman as his VP choice. But may I say how proud I am of you young men for how much you’ve accomplished. Hope that doesn’t sound weird, it’s the mom in me!
Everyone who is against the federal gov mandating and managing people's health, medical care, taxes, and everything else in our life is suddenly commenting that the federal government should be involved. States are able to make their own laws for a reason, and voters are more able to control who makes those laws at a state level rather than in the fed level. I have to agree with RFK Jr on this, regardless of my opinion about abortion. Get the Federal Gov out of it, and most other things. And, it's not as though birth control methods aren't widely available. Women (and men) need to be responsible, for starters.
Well, the interview they are talking about, RFK Jr said there shouldn't be any laws at all. He meant no state laws either, that it should only be between the woman and her doctor. And he did specifically say; full term, meaning all the way up until the minute she is about to give birth.
I really admire Brock just continuing to attack on these interviews. I didn't think anyone would really try to open a thorough debate on this topic without being stonewalled and he pulled it off. Much respect She did answer the question but it was a very vague answer. Her personal concept of life seems to be more quantified which is the wrong answer because it's does fall into the whole Liberal concept of "40 weeks is insane, 23 weeks that's a shame but there may have been issues, 8 weeks oh well".
My stance on abortion is the same as my stance on gun control. If guns are taken away from law abiding citizens, then criminal enterprise would inevitably take over. If abortion is banned, criminal enterprise would inevitably take over. Actions have intended and unintended consequences. A lot of people think that banning abortion is the end all be all. The people who are advocating for abortion bans are deluding themselves to thinking that they can save every life, when in reality, they can only accomplish being blissfully unaware. It will just happen away from public scrutiny, which will give the illusion that they defeated abortion.
Why does everytime she talks, I stop thinking that she's very smart? It's like she intentionally or unintentionally talks in this very indirect and inefficient way, not to the point?
@@GotWagPeople that have what it takes to fix this country. They would not make good leaders. And I can't believe I'm going to say this, but she might be worse than Kamala. She seems sweet, but our government is out of control, look at everything they put Trump thru for going up against them, now imagine this lady attempting to do that. She literally said; wouldn't it be great if we could just debate what we agree on? Then it wouldn't be a debate.
@@lynettes9533 I don't think you understand what she meant by debating what we agree on, but regardless, having what it takes to fix this country is *not* violating the Constitution for 2+ years, not propping up the wealthy over the working class, not being paid by big pharma (Pfizer) and big chem companies (such as Dow), appointing true swamp creatures (Azar, Gottlieb, Pompao, Bolton) instead of draining the swamp, etc. Not to mention his attempt at an assault weapons ban and elimination of due process...Trump wasn't fixing the country with any of that, whether he did it out of ignorance or otherwise, we can't afford those mistakes again. At the least, Kennedy knows Constitutional law better than most - he can probably recite the constitution backward. He knows the "deep state" better than any person alive today - he's spent his life studying it, ever since they killed his father & uncle - and no one has more incentive to take them down. He's spent 40 years (successfully) fighting the very entities who *own* the swamp. You should at least give a fair listen to him for a video or two, not go by what the media tells you about him.
@@lynettes9533absolutely better than the joke of Kamala. So non-politicianesque in her mom-approach. And the way our guys immediately responded with empathy, that was a human interaction.
No candidate ever has an answer to this topic that the Majority of people can get behind, simply because everyone has their own very strong feelings about this. RFKs stance seems the the least divisive. He's stanchly against the government dictating what people do with their bodies. And, he prefers if babies can be brought fully to term. I like his "More choices equals more Life" stance as a fairly reasonable middle ground that, of course won't make everyone happy, but is palatable to many.
I think 15 weeks is plenty of time. I know someone who is very regular every 28 days cycle and when she missed her cycle after three or four days, she went to get a test it was positive. It was positive and within two weeks she got the abortion, no reason to wait. No reason to wait till the baby gets bigger. Make your mind up and get it done.
@JustFacts85042i disagree with his take, but you sound like a typical online comment. These comments are from Actual people. Be able to tell the difference between thoughtful people and bots. Again, I disagree. I think they are doing great. Softball is great if you’re not a major league player.
Im with Trump on this one. I agree with RFK over Trump on a number of things and Vice Versa. And I respect the idea od medical freedom but the from a constitutional standpoint leaving it to the states is the only LEGAL position the federal government can have. The constitution doesn't allow for the federal government to mandate pro life or pro choice policies it doesnt fall under the enumerated powers given to any of the 3 branches. I'm still split between Trump and RFK. Its close. Ive never been this torn between 2 candidates before. Vivek would have gotten my vote over anyone but RFK and Trump I think are the 2 most constitutionalist traditional American choices left.
WOW @cartierfamily. I did NOT recognize y’all! Are these the same people? I LOVE the growth. Keep it up! You are still stumbling along, but so what! It is so d*** authentic. Love it. Love it. And so so so much better than your first Vivek interview. Here’s some points: the first Vivek interview, it was too much acting like a serious interviewer. You’re not. Don’t front. But that doesn’t mean you can’t grow in your communication skills. Just match your speech to your actual skill level. Don’t dumb down and don’t use bigger words or smarter-sounding questions.
I have a feeling these series of videos will be your lowest performing videos. Most of us that are labled as the " right" are way more intelligent that ppl lead on. Most of of have done the research and know deep down and "moraly" who we support and why.
Who’s forcing women to have a child??? … that’s a ridiculous way to look at it!!!! How about teaching values and pre martial abstinence….or pick any number of Many forms of birth control. They aren’t hard to get. The spark of life has been proven to begin at conception. End of conversation!!!
End of conversation then. Because you said so. The spark of life?? Anyway, their policy is great and will lead to fewer abortions. Something I have been waiting years for!!
@@JessJoanne making 99.9% of abortions illegal will lead to fewer abortions also. Shooting a pregnant women is double homicide….but a women killing a child because she was too irresistible to choose not to have sex if she doesn’t have birth control is ok?? That’s rhetorical btw. I personally would like to hear from fewer narcissistic females and actually hear from more people speaking up for our most vulnerable and their right to what happens to THEIR bodies….not to mention how the fathers of these aborted children feel. And yes, for the record…I can absolutely choose whether I want to continue to converse on a topic or not.
My mother physically damaged yourself trying to abort me back alley style in 1959 (with coat hangers and some oral method), because she did want the child (me). While married, she got pregnant from another man, while her husband was in the army. I was born anyway and was given up for adoption. If she was successful in aborting her baby (me) I would not have existed. If I did not exist, that would be the outcome. It would not be good or bad, it would just be a fact of reality. Just like when we all die we no longer exist. I was put into foster care for years, because I was not marketable. I was "colored" (black) and I had a health complications, possibly due to my mothers panic of being a poor woman who got pregnant from another man who was not her husband. Was my health complication due to the failed abortion attempts? It is not known. Personally, I support abortion rights. People think they have all the answers and that there are easy solutions - they are Wrong! Most people don't know what it's like being an unwanted child (given up) or be in the foster care system. I can speak to this issue as well as anyone on the planet. The government should stay out of it or give every baby who was unwanted, that would have been in foster care the best education and limitless financial resources and support them for the rest of their life if their mothers are forced to bring an unwanted child to term. Not all foster care situations and adoptions are the same. However, the research in psychology shows that there is a significantly higher incidence of mental health issues, behavioral problems and suicide compared to children who are not wanted and adopted. I say keep the government out from abortion issues or have the government be responsible for for that child hence forth. I prefer the government stay out of it.
@@fastenit27 Thank you for sharing your story It was so articulate and informed. Obviously, you were meant to be born and bring your gifts. I agree with you, since I have seen children through the CPS agency. I have worked with children like yourself, and also in the fields of infancy and birth. (I do believe we are eternal and that life on earth is one designed to expand the soul's wisdom, and part of an infinite universe (not a religious perspective)). I have seen how some souls do not wish to be born, or live past birth, but are here to be teachers. The NICU abounds with "infant" souls teaching adults faith, patience, love, etc. Many people who have opinions on abortion have no idea of the situations that arise in hospitals and birth centers, clinics, foster homes or orphanges. Your perspective is one of the most powerful I've read on RU-vid ever, Blessings and love for a miraculous future.
I truly love how honest they both are about issues like this. As far as I can tell, they seem to be the only ones expressing their true, messy feelings on this topic. The other sides are just chanting their tribal slogans. I may not agree with the position, but I respect the honesty.
Please don't bring up the speech and/or language skills or lack thereof, of Biden, Trump or W. Bush. Please argue the issues of each candidate. How do you compare and contrast each candidate?
@@angelgomez7081 According to Gallup, 52% of Americans identified themselves as Pro-Choice, 44% identified as Pro-life. Is 52% really "almost the entire country" to you? Majority, sure. But far from most of the country.
@@angelgomez7081you sound a bit bottish. Can you please be a bit more cognitive of the fact that many people of a large demographic like this channel? So, maybe in your demographic, or online space, “the country” thinks a certain way. But America is quite diverse. And people may say one thing in public or online, but privately feel differently. So, I was surprised that Roe v Wade was overturned. I thought America was much more progressive, but actually, we are one of the more conservative countries in the world. Hollywood, Pop Music, Fashion, NYC… don’t necessarily reflect ‘all’ of America.
My mother physically damaged herself trying to abort me back alley style in 1959 (with coat hangers and some oral method), because she did not want the child (me). While married, she got pregnant from another man, while her husband was in the army. I was born anyway and was given up for adoption. If she was successful in aborting her baby (me) I would not have existed. If I did not exist, that would be the outcome. It would not be good or bad, it would just be a fact of reality. Just like when we all die we no longer exist. I was put into foster care for years, because I was not marketable. I was "colored" (black) and I had a health complications, possibly due to my mothers panic of being a poor woman who got pregnant from another man who was not her husband. Was my health complication due to the failed abortion attempts? It is not known. Personally, I support abortion rights. People think they have all the answers and that there are easy solutions - they are Wrong! Most people don't know what it's like being an unwanted child (given up) or be in the foster care system. I can speak to this issue as well as anyone on the planet. The government should stay out of it, or give every baby who was unwanted, placed in foster care the best education and limitless financial resources and support them for the rest of their life, if their mothers are forced to bring an unwanted child to term. Not all foster care situations and adoptions are the same. However, the research in psychology shows that there is a higher incidence of mental health issues, behavioral problems and suicide compared to children who are not adopted. I say keep the government out from abortion issues or have the government be responsible for us hence forth. I prefer the government stay out of it.
Should I disregard your entire opinion because the ‘fact’ of your existence. Or are you a person with feelings and intelligence, who I should respect and gain understanding from??? I do believe you have gotten to the heart of the issue in two ways: 1) Abortion is an existential issue. Pearl Jam said it best. I’m still alive. Do I deserve to be? And if so, who answers? This is THE question. Weeks/terms/womens rights/ family issues -- those are all skirting around the issue. The issue is our right to exist as a human. Both mother and child. 2) the government cannot stay out of it. Government is extension of family. If we are groups of individuals that do not procreate, we do not need society. The issue is and always is: Are children protected? Or more broadly, are the vulnerable protected? And you are right, the inconsistency of protecting a 12 week old fetus, bit then not supporting that same child in the foster care SYSTEM. Total disconnect. So you are spot-on, but then to naively think we can live in some sort of utopia is not understanding laws and humanity. So my response is, as far as your hope for positive support of children and families, that is not governmental solutions. The foster care system is a government solution. Its bad. But for the negative, prosecuting bad people and law-breakers, that is the function of government: to govern. So limit governmental control, but support non-governmental help and solutions.
@@IsaacDDuke When you ask the question about disregarding my opinion because I exist, would you elaborate on that to make sure I understand? 1.) When you say abortion is existential and elaborate asking "Do I deserve to be...if so who answers?" Please define your meaning of "Deserve" in this context. When I comment, I would like to have a clear understanding of what you've meant. 2.) You mention "Government can not stay out of it." My response: Government, in this country, as I understand, was designed to be by and for the people. If the people choose to have it involved or not, it is the people's decision. So I see this statement as an opinion, but not necessarily a truth. Foster care is part of a government system, tax dollars pay for it. I would say the intention/purpose of governmental foster care is to offer protection to an orphaned child. I think we are in agreement on this. When you mention "to naively think we can live in some sort of utopia" I'm a bit confused. Are you saying this in general, or did I say something that indicated I am advocating "Utopia." Utopia could be a great guiding principal. It may never be reached, but maybe a directional guide for action. My basic position is this: An unwanted child (for numerous reasons) is most likely going to have more difficult life challenges than a wanted child (psychological, emotional, economically, etc.) -all else being equal. If government laws restrict safe abortions (through professional medical services), the woman will either try "back alley" solutions, which threaten her life/health and that of the fetus, or bring forth a baby she does not want in her life (for numerous reasons), which can bring about disastrous results for her, the baby and society. From what I've read, my mother's experience was not all that unique, when abortion was illegal. If a woman is entitled to and receives a legal abortion, her physical health is significantly less likely to be compromised, as well as any complications that could arise, i.e., the compromised health of baby from a failed abortion attempt, as I've previously described.. She could give the baby up for adoption, putting the child in the hands of the government. This would include foster care (with it's advantages/disadvantages) or direct adoption. The effectiveness of our foster care system runs the gamut. First of all, there are a shortage of families willing to accept children. When the pool of foster family candidates is too small for the need, you can predict fewer qualified foster care candidates will be available. Right now abortion is legal, and we already have this problem, it will only increase exponentially if abortion becomes illegal. Also, the field of child and family services historically is a low paid field, which highlights additional system challenges. I could write a lengthy PhD dissertation on the subject, with footnoted references, but this is not the venue... My first hand experience and education about adoption and foster care system leads me to conclude that, as a last resort, safe legal abortions are healthier for the mother and society, and decrease the chance of bringing unwanted children/people into the world.. The research indicates that adopted children (who become adults) are significantly more likely to have mental health problems, have unwanted pregnancies themselves, have drug dependency problems and commit suicide than the non adopted population. Our support systems are underfunded and understaffed and are often less than adequate. Now and historically, our citizen taxpayers have not supported more tax dollars going into the child support system - even in MA, a liberal state with high taxes! Making abortions legal and safe is a more humane, and ethical way of addressing the problem. Women should not get pregnant (must use necessary protection means), unless they choose and should not be denied abortion services, if pregnancy mistakenly occurs. Having unwanted children brought into the world, creates/necessitates all sorts of major societal difficulties we the people are unwilling to address - even the most religious among us.
It is so hard to listen to her- she didn’t give a clear answer- can you imagine her as president if something happened to Kennedy? She speaks all grey with zero clarity
No one is perfect, and everyone has the right o their opinion and I think it’s important to keep it that way. And give a girl a break has Kamala Harris EVER made it through an interview like this?! …NOPE. Glad she is able to have thoughtful discussions. 🇺🇸🫡🌊🤙🏻
