Vegetarian Cannibal Devours Carnivorous Plant
It doesn’t make any sense! And I’m not talking about the title of this article.
What doesn’t make sense is that, every year, abortion becomes the central topic of elections, while issues like public health, education, and social inequality are relegated to the background. It seems like we’re more concerned with discussing pointless things than what ensures us a dignified life. But, after all, why has abortion, a topic that should be treated as a public health issue, become a political battleground? Let’s try to understand this mixed salad of hypocrisy, moralism, and lack of awareness.
Here are the four main causes of abortion around the world: financial difficulty in raising a child (poverty), lack of education and access to contraceptives (sexual education is a taboo in many places around the world), parents shirking their responsibility, and, of course, the moralism of the girl's father (it’s not uncommon for girls to be kicked out of their homes or suffer violence for being pregnant).
On the side of the "defenders of life," we have the church, which carries the name of the guy who said to take care of orphans, widows, and strangers. But, in practice, it’s the main base of the ideology that persecutes foreigners and cuts social policies! And it does so while applauding the genocide of Palestinian children. It spends its time straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel. But that’s okay—if you sing a love song on Sunday and, of course, make your generous contribution, you’re forgiven. Coherence is everything!
By the way, if you see a politician shouting against abortion, you can take note: they are against sex education in schools, against laws protecting women, and, surely, a great moralist. Everything that, ironically, contributes to increasing the number of abortions in the world.
On the other side, holding signs in favor of abortion, we have some women with good educational and financial backgrounds (sometimes with a tuft of hair under their arms, ensuring they are not the target audience for abortion). They might be there for ideological reasons, for empathy, or because they’re simply tired of seeing the debate being dominated by men who control Congress and will never get pregnant. But the truth is, these aren’t the people who will be having abortions.
But what about the people who actually have abortions? Where are they? Probably busy working, because life is tough, or trying to understand why abortion, every year, becomes a theme in election campaigns.
They’re not in the marches, not in the debates, because no one envisions themselves in this situation, because no one plans to have an abortion. No one wakes up in the morning thinking, "Today I’m going to have a hearty breakfast and then I’ll go get pregnant to have an abortion." Abortion is, in 100% of cases, a tragedy in any woman’s life. It’s never an easy choice. It’s a decision, most often, made in desperation, by women who are already on the brink of physical, emotional, and financial collapse. It’s a decision that leaves trauma and scars on the soul.
So, when asked, “Are you for or against abortion?”, the only plausible answer is: it makes no sense. Instead of questioning the criminalization of abortion, we should ask if this criminalization actually has the potential to reduce even a single abortion. The focus must be on real and effective solutions that truly address the causes of abortion, such as lack of access to health care, sexual education, and contraception. The real question is not to moralize the choice, but to create a society that offers viable alternatives so that women don’t need to arrive at this decision.
And as for the vegetarian cannibal eating carnivorous plants? It only makes sense when it’s over...