The whole abortion debate has been too two-sided for too long. The world is not a black and white place, so why does our national dialogue have to be? That’s why I’ve decided to stand up advocate for a new stance: pro-abortion.

The pro-abortion movement was founded on the notion that there should be compulsory abortions for all pregnant women within the United States. What we in the movement are most concerned with is the fundamental wellbeing of society, and as most research has shown, society nearly always benefits from the early termination of a woman’s pregnancy.

To begin with, think about all of the time and taxpayer money that is wasted on pregnancies. Under the New York State Disability Benefits Law, pregnant women are entitled to up to 26 weeks of disability benefits and leave from their work so long as it is approved by their doctor. That means that some lady who you don’t know is getting paid—by you, me, and all of the other hardworking citizens of this state—to chill on her couch and do nothing productive for society for six whole months. Six months! And that doesn’t take into account her poor employer who is mandated to keep her on staff while she is gone, and is also forced to continue paying for all of her benefits despite the fact that she’s taking a half-year vacation.

Consider what those millions of dollars each year could be better spent on. We could be funding useful things such as education, health care, social help programs, and even resources like libraries and museums.

Furthermore, think of our nation’s current economic problems. The fastest growing segment of our population is also our poorest. These low income communities are overflowing with the scourge of drugs, crime, and violence. In the book Freakonomics, University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt shows a statistical link between the advent of legalized abortion in the 1970s and the drastic drop in homicide and other violent crime rates in the 1990s. His conclusion? “Legalized abortion appears to account for as much as 50 percent of the recent drop in crime.”

And that effect is only felt from the small portion of the population that decided to terminate their pregnancies. Imagine the upshot of a society where abortion is compulsory. One could only assume that crime would be nonexistent!

Critics of the pro-abortion movement claim that we are overstepping our bounds by making decisions for women that are not ours to make. While we empathize with their misguided attempts to stand up for women’s rights, we are far-sighted enough to realize that this argument is fundamentally flawed.

It is true that people should be allowed to exercise freedom of choice in all aspects of their lives, but not when their choices infringe on the freedoms of another. Think of it this way: You are free to drive to your neighborhood bar and get royally tanked at three in the afternoon. You are also free to leave the bar while still drunk. But the moment you get back into your car and try to drive somewhere, you are breaking the law. Why? Because you are a danger to yourself and all others on the road.

So, why should it be any different with fetuses? Why should we allow one more baby to come into our already poverty-stricken and dangerously overpopulated world? If we do, are we not condemning it or someone else to a torturous life of pauperism and starvation? Take into account the impending energy crisis and the exponential population growth in the U.S., and the right course of action becomes clear.

Isn’t it the job of government and society to protect the sanctity of life here on Earth? How can we consider it just to sacrifice the wellbeing of someone who is already alive for a cluster of cells that is growing inside some woman’s womb? In short, we cannot, and this is why it is imperative to make the choice for her.

When a woman is pregnant, she is subject to violent mood swings and hormonal fluctuations—certainly not a state in which to make an important and sound decision. When people are found to be insane, it is perfectly acceptable for the state to commit them and make decisions for them, so logic would follow that it should do the same during the “temporary insanity” of pregnancy.

So really, you see, the pro-abortion movement is the most humane option out there. Just a thought, kids.