Roe V. Wade - The Controversy - Time To Look At The Bigger Picture!
From Newsbreak.com
A 10-year-old girl was denied an abortion in Ohio after the Supreme Court ruled last week that it was overturning Roe v. Wade, demonstrating the tangible impacts that the high court’s decision is having on patients seeking access to the medical procedure.
A child abuse doctor in Ohio contacted Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, after receiving a 10-year-old patient who was six weeks and three days pregnant, the Indianapolis Star reported
Just reading the first two paragraphs above makes me feel physically sick, and emotionally disgusted!
A 10-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted becomes pregnant, and in the state of Ohio they denied her an abortion. It does not matter if she was 3 days pregnant, 3 weeks pregnant or 3 months pregnant, this is a child that was damaged and abused. This young girl should not have to carry the burden of her abuser. The emotional damage alone of being raped will be a huge mountain for her to climb. Why would anyone want her to become further damaged by giving birth to a child that was never supposed to be.
Remember we are talking about an innocent child whose rights and dignity were stripped away from her, never to be “innocent” again. How can anyone in their right mind think that this is OK!
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade there will be so many people damaged by this, especially young children who are being raped and abused. How about the young women in poverty-stricken areas with no health care, how will they survive, and the bigger question is, “How will their multiple children”, make it out alive? The proverbial cycle continues on! Instead of moving forward, we are thrusted backwards at a high rate of speed, and we need to stop the “crazy train” NOW.
The cycle needs to be broken, and we must move forward to help our youth, and give them a stable foundation to build upon. Women from all statures of life deserve the same type of medical treatment, education, and birth control.
For all the people out in the world who thought this was a big win for everyone, they are sadly mislead. This is not a victory; it is a death sentence for countless women and children.
I am a wife, mother and grandmother, and I love children profusely. I am also an adult survivor of child abuse and sexual abuse, now advocating for child safety and mental health.
I would rather those beautiful innocent little souls sit in the heavens where they are protected, than to be brought into this world only to suffer. I have been ridiculed for making this statement, but I stand by it!
Do I believe that abortion should be used as a form of birth control, NO!
What I do believe is that women need to be supported with options of birth control, and offer further education to young girls, so they can understand how to protect themselves from pregnancy and disease.
As for young girls who have been sexually abused and become pregnant, the only option should be abortion. Then the next step would be offering mental health support to work on overcoming the trauma. The goal here should be to support, not strip away rights!
I am going to share a personal story so that maybe people can become more educated about the reality of what is happening out there in this world.
I was a very young girl when the abuse began in my home. My mother was severely mentally ill and did not get the support and help that she needed. Because of this we both fell through the cracks of a flawed system. I was abused mentally, emotionally and physically by my own mother.
Because of her instabilities, she felt it necessary to bring all sorts of people into our home. People who were unstable like her. I was preyed upon by many, and by the time I was 12 years old I was being sexually abused, beaten and tortured by a young man that was invited into my home.
There was NO escape! I was being abused on all levels, and every ounce of my innocence was washed away, and replaced with filth and shame. I endured the sexual abuse for 2 years before I was able to break free, but my abuser left me one last unwanted token of his “filth”.
I became pregnant at the age of 14.
I was devastated by this news, and trying to process it all as a damaged young girl was nearly impossible. My mother wanted me to keep this child so she could raise it as her own! In her sick mind, she wanted to replace the child that she lost so many years ago. My body was supposed to host this gift for her! That was her mindset.
My mindset was – Absolutely NOT!!! I do not want a child because I am a child, an abused child. I should not have to go through this unwanted pregnancy and be punished by the evil of others.
Thank God (Yes, I said it), that my father stepped up and had the great sense to take me to the hospital to have an abortion. He knew that by having a child, that this would of further damaged my life.
I am grateful for that decision. My rights were protected, and I was able to move forward to work towards healing. The healing journey has taken me many years, with lots of setbacks, but I remain strong, spirited and whole.
Even at a young age, I knew that bringing a child into that horrible, dysfunctional situation would be the worst choice for not only that “innocent” child, but for myself as well. I was trying to fight for my own life, my own safety. How would I have been able to protect a child from the same fate as myself?
DAUNTING QUESTION!
That is one of the many questions we should be asking, as people are making these callous choices to strip away the rights of women.
Moving forward, I hope and pray that this world can start to see the reality of the choices that are being made.
I wrote this blog with the sole purpose of “looking at the bigger picture”, it is not just about having an abortion, it is about the domino effect and the after math.
Food for thought!
Embrace the Journey,
God Bless,
Lisa Zarcone
Author – Child & Mental Health Advocate
Massachusetts National Ambassador for Naasca (National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse)
Public Speaker & Blogger
The link below leads to the story of a 10 year old girl denied an abortion after abuse
