Some have confused the right to have an abortion with the desire to have an abortion.
Let me put that nonsense to rest.
I have never met a woman who desired an abortion. Abortions are painful, if not always physically, then emotionally. Women do not take, and have not ever, taken this decision lightly.
It is absurd and bizarre to suggest that women look forward to having an abortion so that they can get on with their irresponsible sex lives.
That is one myth that those who spew hatred and call it Christianity have spread. They call themselves "pro-life."
In fact, those lawmakers who are on the front lines against abortion have risen to greater heights of tyranny over women by working lately to outlaw access to birth control.
Many of them claim that they "pray" on it. I would say the word is "prey."
Because to deny a woman ready access to birth control insures a greater likelihood of pregnancy, poverty and subjugation to those in power.
Here's the irony. Those same lawmakers who claim to value life are the ones who are in the forefront of legislating cuts to aid for women and families in need. They have and will continue to cut access to health care, food stamps, child care and education. They will tirelessly work to allow employers the "freedom" to cut wages, increase hours and reduce or remove benefits.
And when they talk about the need for these cuts, suddenly the argument is one of the national debt, no longer about the value of life.
Those who value life in fact work to insure good education and living wages, health care and housing. Teens who have known their family's financial security and have had access to a good education tend to want to work towards a good future for themselves. They are less likely to get pregnant if they have real and accurate information about sex and birth control. And if they make a tragic mistake and find themselves pregnant, and are surrounded by a caring environment, they are more likely to make the right choice.
And that's what women deserve, and what our daughters deserve: the right to make the right choice.
When we vote this November, we have women who are running for office that understand the real moral arguments surrounding the abortion issue. And they will fight, here in South Carolina and in Congress, to assure women the quality of life that will encourage them to make good choices, and the right to do so.
Let me put that nonsense to rest.
I have never met a woman who desired an abortion. Abortions are painful, if not always physically, then emotionally. Women do not take, and have not ever, taken this decision lightly.
It is absurd and bizarre to suggest that women look forward to having an abortion so that they can get on with their irresponsible sex lives.
That is one myth that those who spew hatred and call it Christianity have spread. They call themselves "pro-life."
In fact, those lawmakers who are on the front lines against abortion have risen to greater heights of tyranny over women by working lately to outlaw access to birth control.
Many of them claim that they "pray" on it. I would say the word is "prey."
Because to deny a woman ready access to birth control insures a greater likelihood of pregnancy, poverty and subjugation to those in power.
Here's the irony. Those same lawmakers who claim to value life are the ones who are in the forefront of legislating cuts to aid for women and families in need. They have and will continue to cut access to health care, food stamps, child care and education. They will tirelessly work to allow employers the "freedom" to cut wages, increase hours and reduce or remove benefits.
And when they talk about the need for these cuts, suddenly the argument is one of the national debt, no longer about the value of life.
Those who value life in fact work to insure good education and living wages, health care and housing. Teens who have known their family's financial security and have had access to a good education tend to want to work towards a good future for themselves. They are less likely to get pregnant if they have real and accurate information about sex and birth control. And if they make a tragic mistake and find themselves pregnant, and are surrounded by a caring environment, they are more likely to make the right choice.
And that's what women deserve, and what our daughters deserve: the right to make the right choice.
When we vote this November, we have women who are running for office that understand the real moral arguments surrounding the abortion issue. And they will fight, here in South Carolina and in Congress, to assure women the quality of life that will encourage them to make good choices, and the right to do so.
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