I’ve been reading Gonzales v. Carhart, the 5-4 decision of the Supreme Court that renders some abortions illegal, even in cases for which the abortion is necessary for the health of a pregnant woman. The finding of the court majority in this particular regard is disturbing: that since there is no consensus between warring political camps about whether abortions may be necessary to preserve the health of a woman, it will be assumed for purposes of law that no such cases exist. Women who wish to obtain these abortions for the sake of their health will have to go to court sue to prove that their health is threatened. The government has declared it has the right to presume the health status of a woman, and women and their doctors are subject to those presumptions unless they can prove otherwise. So much for the presumption that a woman and her doctor are primarily responsible for determining when her health is threatened.
This movement toward authoritarian Big Daddy Government is brought to you by the people who voted for George W. Bush in 2004. In 2008, a corrective away from presumptions in favor of authority and toward presumptions in favor of liberty and bodily autonomy is called for. That means it’s time to vote progressive for President.
This would be less disturbing if the court systems didn’t tend to be so slow.
If they’re going to have an abortion it’s best to have it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Partying is the right we’re supposed to have to fight for, not health.