Today marks the 41st anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade decision, which gave American women the right to safe and legal abortion services. President Obama had this to say:
"Today, we recommit ourselves to the decision's guiding principle: that every woman should be able to make her own choices about her body and her health. We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to protecting a woman's access to safe, affordable health care and her constitutional right to privacy, including the right to reproductive freedom."
At the federal and state levels (especially the state level), the Grand Old Party of Old White Men Sucking Up To The Religious Right is still convinced that it knows what's best for all the little ladies out there across the land, and continues to throw its legislative shit against the fan. To wit:
- Passing unconstitutional state laws which are more restrictive than Roe v. Wade
- Attempts to defund Planned Parenthood
- Prohibiting contraceptive coverage in many health insurance plans
- Using insidious, intentionally obfuscating euphemisms like "pre-born"
- "Personhood" amendments defining a non-viable zygote as a full-fledged human being
- "Heartbeat" bills prohibiting abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected
- Requirements that out-patient clinics have hospital-admitting privileges
- Mandated videos, waiting periods, fetal descriptions, and religious counseling
- Trans-vaginal ultrasounds!
- Rape "audits". Current House Bill HR 7 would eliminate the medical expense tax deduction for abortions, unless the pregnancy resulted from "forcible" rape. (Are there other kinds?) The IRS would determine if your rape qualifies for a tax break!
Give me a break! Who thinks up this stupid shit?
No comments:
Post a Comment