text: is abortion an option??? nowadays, with female empowerment, and the so called girl power, many women have blossomed into being very independent unlike the ones before us.finding new heights to express themselves and be a standout...however, with today's society...is abortion just another option??? you talk about female empowerment but abortion is anything but. i'm sorry but my opinion is that women who use abortion as a type of birth control need to grow up and be smart. i could see the reason for roe vs. wade when that was passed although personally i don't agree. but in this day and age of all the many types of birth control out there why do women think they have the right to end a life because they were lazy or just didn't want to make the effort. we have taught the future generation in so many ways that there is no recoarse for stupid choices. the answer cold blooded murder. now don't get me wrong, abortion in cases of rape and incest, or serious danger to the mothers health needs to be considered and i feel would fall under acceptable reasons for allowing abortion, but come on give me a break as far as it's my choice and right even if i'm a lazy immorale piece of crap who has a bazillion types of ways to not get pregnant and doesn't use one of them. i'm sorry i think that puts women and their liberated ways back 100 years. also how many women do you really know who actually perform abortions. the majority of them are men! get a clue ladies. i'm just tired of the way people are so casual about it and especially when it doesn't have to happen if you're so smart.  i am for pro choice.......... condoms, iud's, the shot, the pill, the patch, foam, cream, norplant, the day after, what ever you choose, just not abortion.  i just want to add it is not a great thing, i know someone who chose that road and it almost did her in. it took many years for her to recover from it mentally, and all those pro choicers why don't you ask them how many have actually gone through the proceedure. plain and simple fact is it is demoralizing and mentally destroying. it is not what they make it out to be is the whole problem. and for young girls it really isn't the answer. not with out making sure she knows exactly what it is she's doing and there are too many people out there with their own agendas who don't care about the individual or what it really does to a person. that's probably the biggest problem i have with the whole situation. why not spend some of the money of education of these young girls and teach them safe sex times2, less spread of diseases and less chance of pregnancy when you use a condom. prevent unwanted preg. that way. not deal with them after the fact.