This country would be a heck of a lot better off if people simply minded their own business and stopped trying to control other individuals’ lives.
As human beings, we are all different, we lead different lives, and we have different characteristics and beliefs that make us individually unique. Here’s an example: I happen to dislike Mexican food, while my sister loves it. She doesn’t attempt to make me eat Mexican food, nor do I try to stop her from eating it. We respect each other for our differences and carry on with our respective lives.
If only select politicians and nosey folks could act in such a harmonious and respectful manner.
For years people have debated on the issue of abortion. Even prior to the infamous Roe v. Wade case, the issue of abortion was a hot topic. But why? It is because people like to control other people. And much of that control is rooted in judgment.
Simply because someone does something you wouldn’t do, does not give you the right to judge them. This is a lesson many of us need to continuously remind ourselves of.
I am not God. You are not God. God is God, so let’s leave all the judgment up to him.
Recently various states have tried to institute laws that would mandate abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The problem with these laws is they are unfair and promote judgmental practices because many doctors are denied admissions privileges – not because they lack the necessary qualifications – but because the doctors’ “medical practice is inconsistent” with a hospital’s practice. Judgment at its finest.
On Monday, a federal court struck down such a law in Alabama. That court called the law “exceedingly weak.”
A day later, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic could stay open. Supporters of the unnecessary law said closing Mississippi’s clinic wouldn’t mean residents in that state could not get abortions because they could go to surrounding states like Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana.
The court ruled against the absurd law because Mississippi cannot fairly place its citizens’ burdens on another state.
Decades of studies show that abortions are safe procedures. As a matter of fact, experts say abortions “have more than 99 percent safety record with less than 0.3 percent risk of complications that could merit hospital treatment.”
So since abortions are deemed safe, naysayers tried a different route toward abolishing the procedure by targeting doctors instead.
As many states ponder admitting privilege laws, protests and peaceful demonstrations have intensified across the nation.
I was appalled when I saw groups of people protest in front of abortion doctors’ homes – some even going as close as the porches of these physicians. Such intrusive and threatening measures must stop.
Can you imagine how much further along America would be if such passionate efforts were placed on issues that have less to do with what an individual does in their personal lives, but more on issues that can advance this country. Issues such as education reform, closing the poverty gap and working to eliminate crimes.
People need to keep their noses out of other individuals’ bedrooms and doctors’ offices and apply those efforts toward things that will actually help move this country forward rather than setting us back decades.
