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Abortion

How much more are we willing to lose?
Maybe it will just stop with the right to choose.

Have you thought of that child who got raped in the park?
Imagine her pain each night after dark.

Do you know a pregnant mother with young kids at home?
What if a complication suddenly left them alone?

How would they live and where would they go?
Before you pass judgement, there are facts you should know.

What if development does not go as planned?
Should both a mother and child die, because abortion is banned?

Do the wants of the many outweigh the needs of the few?
What if this was your mother or child, then what would you do?

I believe all life is precious, and every breath deserves a voice.
But God gave us free will, and with that comes choice.

Should the decisions of others be controlled by you or me?
Right or wrong is up to God, and always will be.

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Olabosoye Wemimo Olaoluwa Date: 9/12/2022 9:58:00 PM Outstanding piece inspired by grace. May we not misuse grace of living on through child bearing by disallowing the one that could carry on our names Login to Reply

Timothy Ray Date: 6/8/2022 4:00:00 PM i see some logic in the opinions here...mothers are more likely to abuse their children than the fathers. Google "Mothers are more likely to abuse children than fathers. Fact?" i would also support dire consequences for child abusers... Login to Reply

Mv Venkataraman Date: 6/6/2022 5:18:00 AM The poem is written clearly to make us understand the subject, As a male, I can neither praise nor criticize abortion, but carrying a baby and delivering it is called for a woman her second birth. Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 6/8/2022 9:51:00 AM It comes down to personal choice

Hat Bueckert Date: 6/1/2022 2:29:00 PM Well said Mark, it is absolutely terrifying what's happening right now with abortion laws. There should always be a choice (a safe one) a woman's body is her own to choose, with no many circumstances in play, those judging never know the whole story (not that they are entitled to it). Excellent poem. Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 6/8/2022 9:51:00 AM My point exactly, thanks!

Bill Baker Date: 5/25/2022 7:36:00 AM I agree that we should all be mindful when making a choice that evolves the lives of others. Thanks for sharing your insightful views, Mark. Bill Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/27/2022 12:46:00 PM I believe that if it’s about a woman’s body it should be her choice

Jenna Logan Date: 5/16/2022 12:23:00 PM I've always found it hypocritical that those who are the first to pass judgement are the ones who could easily be judged as the biggest hypocrites. I'm on the same page, Mark. Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/16/2022 1:53:00 PM Thanks Jenna! This place does have its fair share of holier than thou hypocrites.

Jan Allison Date: 5/15/2022 11:13:00 PM BRAVO for shouting out on a difficult subject, cant agree with you more about a child conceived after a rape - got very strong views on this particular subject:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/16/2022 1:52:00 PM I think that most republicans think that everyone uses abortion for birth control. Unfortunately that’s not always the case

Harry Horsman Date: 5/15/2022 10:33:00 PM Wow, Mark, a topic i feel ignorance with. but yes surely a woman has a right to their own opinion about their own body. Also i feel men should keep out of any decision making, too much 'How Righteous thou art' when calling upon so called mob intelligence, and a system that tries making women second class citizens. Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/16/2022 1:50:00 PM It is one issue that has a clear divide. Thanks for stopping by!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 5/15/2022 8:19:00 PM Well said Mark! What’s next indeed, undoubtedly contraception, then education, an effective trifecta for subjugation. A woman’s right to choose threw open the doors for other freedoms for women, from contraception, to occupation, to acquiring credit without a man’s permission. The genie does not want to go back in the bottle! Thank you for this dear neighbour, love from one stunned Canuck. xomo Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/16/2022 1:49:00 PM I hope you start writing more. Im glad to see you neighbor! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 5/15/2022 9:19:00 PM Oh WOW <3<3<3 Honoured in a speechless lump in the throat kinda way. I hadn’t been writing at all anymore until this subject smacked my muse awake. Been focusing on visual art, and well this topic has done chased all the birds I was planning away. Mark Koplin Date: 5/15/2022 8:33:00 PM I wasn’t going to touch this subject, but I was inspired by you. I’m glad you got to read it.

David Kavanagh Date: 5/15/2022 3:56:00 PM Well I certainly believe it should always be a woman’s choice Mark, unfortunately there are terrible circumstances of (rape pregnancy) that occur from time to time, how on earth can anyone other than the victim make the decision that is right for her, great poem, cheers David Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/15/2022 6:18:00 PM Absolutely, who are we to tell women what to do with their own bodies. What’s next? Outlawing condoms

Ilene Bauer Date: 5/15/2022 2:24:00 PM well said, mark! only a woman should be allowed to decide what happens to her body - it is certainly not the government's business... Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/15/2022 2:26:00 PM Thanks Ilene! I agree whole heartedly, I wish more thought the same way. I appreciate your support my friend!

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/15/2022 1:54:00 PM So true Mark, life is indeed precious, so many holier than thou brigade though are quick to judge not knowing all the facts. Tom Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/15/2022 2:26:00 PM There are certain lines that gov. should never cross. Thanks for stopping by Tom!

L Milton Hankins Date: 5/15/2022 10:33:00 AM Mark, this is such a fine expression of your concerns in this abortion debate. I couldn't agree with you more! Those who speak the loudest have no horse in the race. I keep repeating that the penis is fundamental to reproduction, but they dare not try to regulate it, in favor of assaulting a woman's womb and her right to choose! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 5/15/2022 2:24:00 PM I understand both sides of this coin. But it comes right down to personal choice, at least that's what I believe. Thanks Milt!