Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Family of Afghan Girl perform abortion

This article I read really does not have much to do with politics in the U.S. but I found it repulsing and something I wanted to speak out on. A five month pregnant girl in Afghanistan was held down by her mother while her older brother performed an abortion on her with a razor blade. They told her it was shameful for the family that she was pregnant, although she had been raped. I don't understand that at all. What is wrong with those people (sorry if that was politically incorrect) but that infuriates me. Our animals here in the U.S. are treated better than the women there. Our country has spent millions of dollars overseas trying to better their country and they still do inhuman acts such as performing an abortion on a family member for the sake of them not looking bad. Where is the humanity there? Rape victims in Afghanistan face imprisonment, abandonment or murder by their own families for the sake of honor. In our country we stand by our family members in times of crisis, not murder them! The rape victim stayed at home for four to five days until her father finally took her to the hospital where he told them she had been bitten by a dog rather than the truth to, again, save the family from shame. I think they are unbelievable people and would rather live in a hole in the ground than in their country. If I've offended anyone with this I am sorry, it just makes me furious such shallow people walk this earth. Link

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