Tuesday, January 22, 2013

40 Years

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade. I have been lucky enough to have been part of the generation that has had legal access to abortion. At least in theory.

No one aspires to have an abortion (despite what Rush Limbaugh says--I don't even want to look for that link.)  But the absence of abortion rights means forced birth.

Even worse is that people who want to outlaw abortion are also looking to limit or outlaw contraception. They don't care that access to contraception reduces the number of abortions; they want to control women.

Outlawing contraception will not lead to a more "moral" nation--whatever that means. It will lead to unwanted pregnancies, fear and desperation.

Prohibiting abortion will not stop abortion. It will just kill women. 

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