In the TV show STAR TREK, there are often beings (either of a different race, or even androids), that have little to no emotions, and for the most part base their thought processes and decisions on logic. There are often scenarios that result in one of these beings choosing to sacrifice himself so that multiples of others may live. The logic there being: It is more logical to lose one life (no matter the significance of that one life) to save a multitude of others.
I love to look at the ProChoice issue through the eyes of these logic driven souls. Mainly I enjoy this approach because it allows angles that so many people today CHOOSE to be ignorant of: overpopulation, poverty stricken nations of the world, and orphaned children of the world. These three things, to me, are key components to the discussion of ProChoice/ProLife, yet, they are often used in the discussion as side notes or tangents. I like to focus on them and I'll explain why.
These issues are either problems that we'll only have to face in the very distant future, they are problems that are taking place in lands distant from where we live right now, or they are simply not an issue because they seemingly don't affect us.
"I'm not too worried about over population, because we'll find the space, the jobs, and the waste disposal solution sometime down the road... Let's not worry about it now." Perhaps not in those words, but you get the thought process.
"I'm not too terribly worried about poverty stricken nations of the world because it isn't my fault those people were born in Africa, China, etc. It isn't my fault they're over there and I can't really help them." It isn't your fault that guy on the TV with all the starving children just isn't convincing enough for you to give.
"I'm not really worried about orphaned children. It's an issue that's always been around, there will always be orphan children, and I can't save everyone." OR "I can have my own children, and some people cant. Those that can't should be the ones to take on orphan children." If you can create more children for you to take care of, who cares about the ones that don't have anyone.
If we look at my earlier example of sacrificing one life to save multitudes, we can use it in application of these scenarios. It would be better for us to sacrifice the option of having more children, when our planet is already over populated. Our planet will not be able to sustain the amount of people we ALREADY have... So why add to it? Especially when we have the OPTION to not add to it?
If we have the option to help feed, clothe, and educate the masses of people in poverty stricken nations, by providing funds for sponsorship, why wouldn't we? Because we're saving for our own children's college fund? What if we had just thought about the previous problem of over population? All those funds going to yet another person on the planet that can't support that person, all those funds could have gone to someone whose life would never ever involve more food than one meal a day, a place to use the restroom that's clean and clear of malaria, a school to educate them so they can improve their nation's struggle. What does it matter to have ONE child in your home that lives a happy, healthy, educated life, when there are MASSES of children who will never have such things? Where's the logic?
Finally, where's the logic in having another child, despite over population, despite the poor of the world, and more importantly despite the multitude of children that are orphaned every day? The many children that grow up in state systems, foster homes, or are growing up in the poverty stricken nations previous discussed? What of them?
It isn't just about logic either, seeing as we're humans, and we do have emotions. What of the ethical and moral implications we display, when we refuse to address these issues I've raised? What does that say of a nation so powerful, rich, and seemingly capable of so much?
I believe it says we're threatened by our own ability to succeed and make waves in the world. We'd like to think we're humble, but we're selfish. We hope that there is an afterlife in which we will be rewarded for raising a child that will love others, while ignoring millions of childrens that love others without ever knowing the kind of care and luxury of America. Our children are selfish like us, because we show them no better role model.
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