So, I hate to belabor the point, pun intended, but following the July Fourth festivities, a birthday celebration that Iām honestly not so sure is deserved this year, I harken back to the Declaration of Independence wherein our forefathers spelled out the rights we as Americans are entitled too. The rights, endowed by our Creator (so much for keeping religion out of politics) to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Yes, the right to be happy, to be free to pursue your own lifeās directives free from interference from anyone. To do, think and love whomever you choose. To create a fulfilled life for oneās self without the tyranny of othersā opinions, morals, beliefs or litigation. To make your own choices for your own body for your own life. A life that will be quite different if forced to bear a child that is unwanted, unintended or criminally forced. To think that life begins at inception is ludicrous since that fetus literally is an extension of the Mother, attached and not viable on its own, much like a dying stroke victim is attached to a machine for his or her sustenance. Does that family have the right to sign a DNR, to avoid the life consequences both emotionally and financially of keeping someone artificially alive? Yes they do. The life consequences of bringing into this world a child that cannot be properly supported and cared for is an emotional and financial ball and chain propagated by the government to perpetuate the insolvency of the lower to middle class so rising up to challenge and upend authority is squelched before it can begin.
Freedom, a word that is freely bandied about, seems to depend on whoās granting it. Should we all simply have the right to be happy, to make our own decisions for ourselves and our families? To believe what we choose, to love who we love, and to decide the one thing that is non reversible, the decision to bring another life into this world. A life that will be with us for the rest of our lives, regardless of societal and familial configurations. A life dependent on us to grow, thrive and succeed in a world seemingly devoted to curtail any upward movement of the masses, because that would abort their authoritative movements.