Will abortion be dead soon?
And these good people live in South Dakota. Granted, the Dakotas are one of the coldest places in continental US, populated mainly by white farming rednecks (rednecks do not exist just in the South). No need to shrug, this post is not "politically correct" on South Dakotans so hang tight.
So, these good ol' farmers, decided "they don't need no abortion" and brought out legislation that bans it - and it's the most far reaching one - opening the way for overturning Wade vs. Roe now that 2 ultra-conservatives are part of the Supreme Court. The scary part is learning how State Legislators (House Speaker nonetheless!) still rely on Miss Cleo or the The Old Farmers' Almanac to run that state:
“I think the stars are aligned,” said House Speaker Matthew Michels, a
Republican. “Simply put, now is the time.”
I don't really blame those people there since that state has a rather low population and is one of the least densely populated states, and has half of the population growth of what US as a whole has. Seriously, I feel their pain, they can't afford abortions: they need people to work on the farm or fill the empty spots all those poor soldiers who got killed have left.
What makes me scratch my head is what will S. Dakota's population look like 10-20 years from now. This bill bans abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Doing some research, I was able to find out that incest and child abuse cases are on the rise there. I'm not sure about this, but the myth is that children of incest have some health issues. And then I read that about 1/7 of the population (age 5+) has a disability - hm... I wonder why? Does that mean that the myth about rednecks inbreeding is true?
The bright side of this is that it brings out the value of education, taking into consideration that only 21.5% of people in S. Dakota are college-educated.
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By"I don't really blame those people there since that state has a rather low population and is one of the least densely populated states, and has half of the population growth of what US as a whole has. Seriously, I feel their pain, they can't afford abortions"
The state can't force people to keep children they do not want.They'll resort to other methods anyway, like using unqualified,illegal backstreet clinics to carry out abortions in painful ways which will then increase the number of deaths.(Si ne ate filmin, Kali i Bardhe me duket, that's what happens to Rajmonda Bulku in it)
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I was being sarcastic LondonLily. it's one of my trademarks (you'll notice the trend throughout all my blog entries). :)
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Okay, my point still stands in general then.:) I have no idea where South Dakota is or what values they have there, but banning abortion in a western society seems so backward.
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Wow,
You really ripped the Dakotans a new asshole. Even for my crazy outlook on life this is a bit harsh. Even rednecks contribute to what makes America a great country :)
I don't think overturning Roe vs. Wade is the end of the universe. United States has a long history of changing laws to reflect their reality.
Personally, I don't feel so strong about abortion one way or another.
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LOL! Thanks! :)
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Overturning it might not be the end of the universe, but if it plays out like it did pre-Roe, it will be the end of a lot of teenage and adult women's lives. Believe it or not, stabbing around with sharp objects near one's cervix or where one imagines one's cervix to be is not recommended. Yes, this and other obscenely violent and unsafe methods happen regardless of its legality (for graphic details and figures, see some of Linda Gordon's work, the leading historian).
Speaking of history, abortion was a tolerated, even accepted part of society in the US until Roe, which ignited the opposition. Check out the Roe decision, and you'll see that farther back than that, even to the Persian Empire, the choice of whether to have children was understood and exercised. (But it was always the men who got to decide the woman and fetus' fate.)
Anyway, since you men don't feel so strongly about it, how bout all y'all leave it up to us women then? Women are consistently more pro-choice than men are. (Perhaps because we have a vested interest in never having to die in the car on the way to the ER with our entrails hanging out of our vaginas?)
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Thank you, anonymous woman, for your graphic description. I am not 100% sure whether you're criticizint me for being pro-choice or what?
I thought the whole legalization thing was so women didn't have to be stabbed with "sharped objects" or coat hangers. I am not an expert, but I thought nowadays they have better ways to do that, through sucking machines, etc.
In any case, leaving it all to women would be logical...to women, all covered by the fact that it's the woman who will carry the baby for 9 months. And I agree... to a certain extent. However, my belief is that a man should have a saying as well - how about reaching an agreement? Afterall, it's the man who will have to pay child support for the next 18 years... .
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