Texas Women could be denied abortions

Week #5 Article #2

 

1.    Chuck Lindell (2013, October 2) Study: 22,286 Texas Women could be denied abortions. Austin American Statesman

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/study-22286-texas-women-could-be-denied-abortions/nbDjH/

2.    Category of problem: More than one-third of abortion clinics closing in Texas which prevents many Texas woman from getting an abortion

3.    Level of Problem: State

4.    This article concerns: A potential policy that is being considered to help in some peoples values and not to help in other peoples values a problem/issue that individuals/families face

5.    Importance/affect on families/individuals: This affect families/individuals because some women will have to drive more one hundred miles if they want an abortion and some women would not be able to get an abortion if the county or state has hit their capacity for the year.

6.    My input: First of all I was in shock when I read that based on 2011 figures, that there were 68,889 abortions performed in Texas. I am not one for abortion but however, I do believe that everyone has the right to choice for themselves. I believed that are so many reason why a women thinks they should get an abortion and who is the state to decide if her reason is valid or not. I think by cutting funding and shutting so many abortion clinics down that the state of Texas is only going to suffer in other area with the two big ones being Medicaid and food stamps. I think a lot of young people have abortion because they know they made a mistake and are not ready to have a kid but I am not saying that is right in any way because I am a firm believer you make a mistake you live with that mistake but once again just because I believe one way doesn’t mean that everyone has to agree with me. By not allowing these young women to have abortion I also think that our adoption system will become fuller with unwanted kids. If this passes what is the state going to do with women who have abortions because they were raped, tell them sorry the state is at its capacity so you have to live with raising the man’s child that raped you. I know there are some women out there that would not be able to me remind of what happened to them every day and once again that decision is up to them and only them not the state of Texas. Before Texas does anything for sure about abortions clinics I think the government should think about everyone beliefs just not theirs.