#hr7

Pro-birth, not pro-life. That's what it is. If you haven't heard, the House passed HR 7, which bars women from using health insurance to pay for abortions. This obviously prohibits many women from being able to get an abortion. These Republicans do not care about life or livelihood. They don't care about the women who will suffer, or their family members and friends who will need to help. They especially don't care about the children they are forcing into the world. If a woman wants an abortion, it is for a reason. If a woman can't afford raising a child, so they want an abortion, now they can't have one. This family will most likely rely on government services, which, as we know, the Republicans want to make harder to get/lessen them. Weird that they don't mind government regulation and stepping in for women's bodies, but helping people is an issue. Anyway. If a woman is raped and gets pregnant, she may want an abortion. If she can't have one, she may resent the child and/or herself. This can lead to horrible consequences for them both. If a woman is left by the father, and doesn't have family or friends to help, she may not feel like she can raise the child. If a woman may not live through giving birth, she may understandably not want to give birth. Not being able to afford it should not stop her. Religious views should not stop her. Regardless of the reason a woman has, no one can tell her that she has to bring a person into the world. This will mostly hurt poorer women. Growing up in poverty leaves children disadvantaged, more likely to commit crimes, less likely to have higher paying salaries, and less likely to get higher education. Perhaps the mother is young and wanted to get an education, but now can't because she has to care for her child. This will also affect the child's chances of success. This can also lead to higher crime rates, unemployment rates, and poverty rates nationwide, all of which are issues. Let's say the mother puts the child up for adoption. The orphanage and foster system has huge impacts on children's development, especially their stress responses. Children in these systems usually have heightened stress responses (google cortisol response foster care or orphanage). These systems are abused and also lead to abuse, children moving houses constantly, and children developing serious and lifelong problems. This also would have adverse psychological consequences for the mother who had to give up their child. Republicans are not pro-life; they don't care about the lives of those affected. They don't care that an unwanted child will most likely face adversity throughout their life. They aren't willing to help the mothers who they are forcing to give birth raise the child they are forcing into the world. In fact, they want to cut government assistance and make access to programs harder. They are pro-push a baby out, and absolutely do not care what happens to that baby after.