Posted on Jun 1, 2019
Sacrificing Women’s Lives on the Altar of Political Purity
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"I don’t like writing about abortion. The last thing the world needs is another man talking about what women should or shouldn’t do with their bodies. But in the aftermath of laws outlawing abortion after six weeks in Georgia and Ohio, with plans to do the same or worse in other states, I cannot remain silent.
These laws have nothing to do with “saving babies” and everything to do with sacrificing women’s lives on the altar of political purity. They are cruel and unjust laws passed by uncaring legislators for the sole purpose of screaming “I’m 100% pro-life!” while standing on the bleeding bodies of women trying to end pregnancies they cannot or should not or do not want to complete, and the bodies of those injured or killed giving birth under impossible circumstances'".
These laws have nothing to do with “saving babies” and everything to do with sacrificing women’s lives on the altar of political purity. They are cruel and unjust laws passed by uncaring legislators for the sole purpose of screaming “I’m 100% pro-life!” while standing on the bleeding bodies of women trying to end pregnancies they cannot or should not or do not want to complete, and the bodies of those injured or killed giving birth under impossible circumstances'".
Sacrificing Women’s Lives on the Altar of Political Purity
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April 2019:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s been reported that the U.S. is threatening to veto a United Nations (UN) resolution combatting the use of rape as a weapon of war because it calls for rape victims to have access to family planning and women’s health clinics.
This is only the most recent—and sickest—example of the Trump Administration’s hard line against any UN effort to promote sexual or reproductive health, on grounds that such efforts promote support for abortions. Trump also wants to block UN use of the word “gender,” asserting that the language is a cover for endorsement of transgender rights.
I am having a difficult time understanding why a woman raped in a war must have the rapist' baby.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s been reported that the U.S. is threatening to veto a United Nations (UN) resolution combatting the use of rape as a weapon of war because it calls for rape victims to have access to family planning and women’s health clinics.
This is only the most recent—and sickest—example of the Trump Administration’s hard line against any UN effort to promote sexual or reproductive health, on grounds that such efforts promote support for abortions. Trump also wants to block UN use of the word “gender,” asserting that the language is a cover for endorsement of transgender rights.
I am having a difficult time understanding why a woman raped in a war must have the rapist' baby.
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Chip, I am conflicted on this issue. I value life and am no fan of abortion.I don't believe an abortion is unreasonable in the case of rape or incest. Recently an 8 ounce baby, yes 1/2 a pound, survived to go home. Makes me wonder, as I always have, when abortion should end and life begins. By the same token, I don't believe I nor the government have any business telling a woman what to do in this situation. I wish I had clarity on this issue, but it escapes me
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MAJ Ken Landgren
I have read free contraceptives can put a major dent on unwanted pregnancies, but that is the extent of my knowledge.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
So can condoms. If men don't want to provide support for their offspring, they have an obligation to the woman and prospective baby to use one
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