Today there are a lot of people who are protesting against abortion and equally strong proponents of pro-choice. While I find that both sides have equally strong values/opinions/thoughts, neither side has been able to convince me on what the right side was. While the debate rages in my head, I often wonder why people don't do anything about preventing/controlling the situation.
When you think about it, our culture is changing and fast. In the past getting pregnant before marriage was frowned upon so people were more careful. Marriage was held sacred and children were taught to have strong moral values. My comments are not just based on what I was brought up with and saw growing up but also on the fact that the older TV shows that were popular were family friendly and did encourage those models. Today a sitcom is popular for drama where the language is crude and the shows revolve around lose morals. Married people being unfaithful, reality shows with girls doing anything to win the guy or guys doing anything to get the girl. I was listening to the radio one night and there was a talk show which was about "How to have and affair and not get caught". The worst part of it was the "experts" were talking about how it improves their relationship. I'd say they were experts at ruining relationships. How can one ever be happy in a relationship where there is no trust.
To fight the issue about abortion, shouldn't we start at the root of the problem. Shouldn't we be teaching the teen population about abstinence and encouraging them to enjoy their teen years by hanging out with friends and having fun instead of having no self control and then living a life of regret. Shouldn't we as a society, take it upon ourselves to provide the boundaries that we don't want our teenagers to cross. After all, we hold our child's hands when they have to cross the road, shouldn't we hold their hand as they struggle to find their niche in the world. We need to provide the boundaries which would give them the security they need. Its the teen years that we try to experiment with the boundaries but if there is no boundaries, the testing doesn't stop till its detrimental to them and everyone involved. Lets stop trying to be so understanding that we don't provide guidelines. After all, we teach our children to look both sides before crossing the street then why not take the time to talk to them about life as they cross into adulthood.
“Because after you've crossed some lines, you just keep crossing them.”
― Chuck Palahnuik
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