Maker:CLODAGH KILCOYNE | Provider:REUTERS
My personal take on the abortion law is this.
Being harmful to the body and being illegal are different things.
It's not just a women's issue — it's an issue of a person's dignity.
1.
I don't know how much men personally feel superior, but in the end they are all children of their mothers. Where does the arrogance come from, of thinking a woman can't decide for herself? Actually, I suspect it's not arrogance but anxiety rooted in self-consciousness.
2.
Abortion is not illegal. Not only for women, but for every living being — putting one's own dignity first is only natural. I just hope that this precious dignity isn't only thought of at the unavoidable moment of abortion. I just hope that someone's precious future mother doesn't have to harm her present body because of a love that wasn't respected in the past.
3.
Defense. This isn't purely a male-female issue. It can happen between men too. And it's not only physical, either.
In whatever form, we need to train ourselves so we can defend our own dignity. Whether it's sexual violence between opposite or same sex, or emotional violence in power dynamics at work, it takes steady effort.
