"Reasons why we profoundly need a pro-choice/pro-Life forum…
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Students are exposed to this topic daily and need more information.
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Headlines and news blurbs are not a sufficient education about the topic.
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It can be difficult to obtain balanced and thorough information.
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As a volatile issue, many churches, campuses and other groups avoid providing the important information
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needed.
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Abortions affect over 1 million women, the unborn at various developmental stages, men and others annually in the United States.
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Students are still being molded and need all the facts to make a mature decision.
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As a life and death issue, it deserves the same if not more attention than issues like politics and sexual identity.
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Abortion can be a divisive social issue and needs to be discussed in a mature environment.
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We need open and honest conversations about abortion and motherhood.
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It is wise to consider what to do if one becomes pregnant before rather than when panic sets in.
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Collecting various advocacy groups together at one forum will help provide a fuller picture of the issue.
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The choices made by pregnant mothers will have an unknown lifetime of emotional and physical effects on the mother and her embryo, as well as others.
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This type of forum can answer questions like the following.
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What can someone do if a friend or family member gets pregnant?
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Is abortion a religious issue and/or is it also a social concern?
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How much does an abortion cost?
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How is an abortion done?
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What are the medical effects for those involved?
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When does a child in the womb become a person with rights?
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What does the law say, Roe v Wade, etc.…?
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Is the outreach community able to help the mother in need?
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What about rape and incest?
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Doesn’t birth control work?"
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