Texas has the third highest teen pregnancy in this country. Does this mean we need to have the government step in and stop or prevent the rise in births all together? We also must learn how we are going to care for these children medically, since we are ranked first in the number for children without healthcare insurance. Rick Perry has little to say about how we are to care medically for his people, old and young. So far, he’s not my choice for a better country or women of this country.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
What Rick Perry wants for women
A Blog by Mean Rachel refers to Perry as someone who is contradicting to what he believes in and what he wants. What would women be subjected to if Rick Perry were to be President? On the one hand, he wants women to be vaccinated from cervical cancer which indicates that females will be sexually active at a young age. These girls are not fully mature enough to know what this shot is actually for and why it is being given to them so early on in their child bearing years. On the other hand he wants us to pursue abstinence and wait to have sex until we get married, like he and his wife did. A possible punishment if we don’t wait might be that if we do encounter sex and become pregnant and aren’t able to keep the child, for whatever reason, we must go through a series of steps to be able to give up the baby. Aren’t we sending young teens the wrong message; “Don’t have sex until you are married, but if you do we already took measures to keep you from getting an STD”? Rick Perry bases his decision making on personal experience rather than studies and surveys. Anyone knows that what’s best for one person doesn’t always work for the next.
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After reading, my classmates blog regarding Rick Perry not being the right presidential candidate for women. I don’t think we really think about how a president can really affect women? I believe that Crystal has put together a very strong agreement about Rick Perry being a hypocritical person especially to women.
ReplyDeleteRick Perry has made it clear that he supports both side abstinence and protection for having sex. Rick Perry is trying to place requirements on HPV vaccination for pre- teens but, yet encouraging abstinence. Also, Rick Perry has passed a law to have a sonogram before getting an abortion. And not stating whether he is supporting health care for the children that will be born to teen mothers. Teen pregnancy is on the rise which we would imagine that he would try and reduce the number of pregnancy. So what is the true message Rick Perry is trying to send young girls? Is it to not have sex but if you do, to rise the child in poverty with no healthcare. The logic clearly shows that he is trying to attract for two different sides to receive voters. I believe that there should be more resources out there for young teens regarding sex. Not every teen is going to embrace Governor Perry’s theory on abstinence. As crystal said,” what’s best for one person doesn’t always work for the next.” I too agree that Rick Perry is not a supportive candidate for women.