chapter 8

I think that the article in our book about prostitution is crazy. Prostitution should not ever be considered legal. I have seen shows that talk about women who just do it for fun and I think that they are crazy. I think that it is wrong that people see this as a career. Our bodies are supposed to be private and sex is supposed to be shared between a husband and a wife. I think that it is sad that some people have to resort to prostitution to make rent and to feed their kids, but why would people choose it for other reasons. It is also sick that people in our society will pay such large amounts of money for sexual favors, making this a career option. Bottom line is that prostituion is degrading to women. They are only being seen as a sexual object, not for who they are.

blog 6

Do you think that a woman who has several children, all of which have been taken into state custody, who were all born drug exposed, and have long term health problems because of it, should be allowed to keep having kids? Is sterilization justifiable in this situation?

I think that this justifies sterilization. I think that if someone isn't responsible enough to care for another life inside of them, then they shouldn't be allowed to have children. My children's birth mother for example, has seven children and they were all taken away for abuse and neglect, and they were all born drug exposed. All of my children have some type of disability as a result of her drug use. One has cerebral palsy, probably caused by birth at 28 weeks because of drug use, several had ADHD, two are midly mentally handicapped, one learning disabled, one is bipolar, and one has a problem with the way his brain is wired, he doesn't make proper connection between intelligence and feelings. Why should this woman be allowed to continue to have children that she is causing life long conditions in. I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but why should she have the choice to continue to cause life altering problems in someone elses life?