The state of our society through the lens of Pro Choice

I stumbled across some recent development in my university's social scene. The anti-abortion club Pro Choice, which was created last year and receives subsidies from the student organization, has stirred the blood of the socially engaged students once again. The club had a very bumpy start last year, when there was a heated discussion as to whether such a club should be even inscribed as an official university club, but right now they seem to have finally crossed the line as everyone expected them to do soon or later. Inviting a guest speaker, Jose Ruba from the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, to give a lecture entitled "Echoes of the Holocaust" and compare the Holocaust to abortion, the group has succeded in alienating even their long time supporters. What's even more probable is that there is a good chance that, if not now, on the next embarrassment which the club will deliver for sure, they will be cut off from any funding even if they still insist they don't use any of it. (yeah, right!)

There is nothing much to say here, looking at Pro Choice groups, and specifically this one, I just don't see any real arguments. Maybe if they allowed some exceptions of allowable aborts in cases like a father raping his daughter and some other atrocities, but just blindly reiterating some naive believe that abortions should be banned is beyond any reason. What's more, obliging someone not to abort and live with their misery and unhappiness, this is the real assault of human rights.

Where have we come in our society with groups like that naively following their goals without actually considering the people themselves?! Wish it or not, with the advent of creationism and similar teachings, the advent of Pro Choice groups is a direct consequence. But while there is some foundation and emotional arguments in support of their views, generally more care should be put for the socially responsible side of the matter. We live in a society of independent individuals and groups, rather than trying to create more and more antagonism among individuals, people who share a different view from the mainstream should try to work their arguments with respect to the people. This could be done by helping the women across the globe who have abortions, and trying to find and understand their reasons, comforting them, but at the same time understanding them and making sure they know you value and respect their decision. You cannot create a group that is detached from our society, from the fundamental human values such as liberty, privacy and respect for personal choice, and try to implement this group to work for the society. I think that Pro Choice (which I write capitalized for a reason) is a fact of our society, and they could contribute with valid arguments because we all know how horrible an abortion can be. But in its current status, those groups resemble very much a cult, and they need to undestand that their demands can bring some sensibilisation and help but cannot be the rule and the hand of law. This questions is almost as open to different answers as religion, so how can one view be taken as the general rule and imposed on people? Democracy is a complex network of self-contradicting and opposing choices, and yet we need to find a way for it work for all of us. This means that tolerance and communications should be the principal agents of our society.