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| aw, shit |
| 03.06.06 (1:46 pm) [edit] |
There we go -- ten steps back again. The governor of South Dakota has just signed a bill banning abortion in that state. The bill makes "no exception for cases of rape or incest." The only reason a doctor can legally terminate a pregnancy there is to save the life of the mother. I understand why people don't agree with abortion. But making it legal doesn't mean anyone's going to hold a gun to your head and force you to get one. Making it legal means that women who were abused or raped, or find themselves completely unable to continue a pregnancy, can safely end it. I was raped when I was 18. What if I'd gotten pregnant? The only reason I was on the Pill at the time was because I had endometriosis -- I'd started it maybe two or three months earlier. I cannot fathom looking into the face of a child conceived in violence every day. It's hard enough to try to recover from such an assult; to be reminded of it -- and involuntarily loving someone who represents it -- just blows my mind. The rumor is that this is just one step toward getting the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Why is our country taking giant leaps backward in terms of a woman's right to choose? I don't think that's a right that should be taken lightly. I also don't think it's a right that should be taken away. |
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