This is the country I live in
Feb. 17th, 2012 02:27 pmNext month the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument about the obscene government overreach that is the individual mandate in President Obama’s health care law. Yet physical intrusion by government into the vagina of a pregnant woman is so urgently needed that the woman herself should be forced to pay for the privilege.
Virginia’s Proposed Ultrasound Law Is an Abomination
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Date: 2012-02-18 01:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-18 02:05 am (UTC)There has of course been criticism over how easy it is to get an abortion here; for example it's possible for teenage girls to get access to abortion clinics via their school without their parents' knowledge or advice. And of course it is condemned by most religious factions but at least the national health service is open and neutral about providing the operation to women who need and want it.
I admit I sometimes find it odd that I'm prochoice given that my mother has admitted to me that I would've been aborted if the various medical examinations she had carried out had proved that I would've been mentally or physically handicapped (she was 40 when she gave birth to me and this was her first pregnancy so naturally she was fearful that something could go horribly wrong) but if I had been in her situation and it turned out that the baby was not going to be able to lead a normal and independent life, I would've made that exact same choice.