A difficult decision to be made by the individual

One sure way to perpetuate poverty, high welfare costs and high crime rates in this country, is to make sure single women can’t get abortions. Then there will be a plentiful supply of single mothers who can’t work because they have to care for a child, a child who may grow up in desperate circumstances, drop out of school, get a minimum wage job and ultimately come to the conclusion that robbery, drug dealing and violent crime, pay better.
Many believe abortion is the murder of an innocent child and is a violation of “God’s law.” That is certainly a legitimate and sincere concern.
However, unlike in some countries, most notably in the Middle East, the United States Constitution was developed, not to adhere to any one of the many understandings of “God’s law.” Its purpose was and is, to devise and implement a system of government that creates a just, free, stable and sustainable society of self-governed people. Therefore, the laws of the country should be made and enforced with that as a goal and not be evaluated on whether or not they comply with one of the many and varied understandings of “God’s law.” Adherence to “God’s law” is an individual decision, based on one’s belief.

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