People who call themselves "pro-life" often object to the coldly accurate use of "forced birth" to describe their position. They should ask themselves why.
I am always distressed by a bevy of women “surrounding” a man signing a death decree. How can these women be so completely amoral about the lives of their “sisters” whom they walk among? When there are 59,000 examples of abuse of their “sisters” today why are they deaf to those voices? Why are they deaf to the living?
I want to connect this idea of “examples” to what I heard Justice Thomas asking of the lawyer for Colorado yesterday morning in the oral arguments over Trump’s removal from the ballot. Justice Thomas repeatedly wanted “examples” of a state removing someone (like Trump for President) from the ballot, from voters’ ability to make that choice. The Colorado lawyer had to concede there were none.
In my mind when the lack of “examples” can be important to a SCOTUS in making one decision, why isn’t the existence of thousands of examples compelling in rethinking another decision? I understand there were other arguments made yesterday before the court but, for Justice Thomas “examples” were his point.
Finally, I am disappointed on a daily basis by what humans are capable of negatively doing to other humans. Humans living life after birth are ignored, victimized, threatened, abused, disrespected, and yes, forced to give birth. So, what are these women surrounding this man signing a death decree smiling about...
I find it gives meaning to a somewhat abstract number of 55000 abortions when you equate it to 100 new elementary schools. Are these people willing to put up $ to fund these schools? Considering all of these children are presumably “unwanted” they’ll likely be special needs or have emotional/developmental disabilities. Even more $. But perhaps $ are the only thing they understand.
Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned I worked on an article for the Clermont News Leader about recent attacks on clinics such as Options for Women. In speaking with Marilyn, with whom I have had a good rapport, when I asked her about the vandalism that had taken place at a clinic in Winter Haven, her response was that attacks on clinics similar to hers happens more frequently than to clinics in which abortions are performed. That prompted me to think of the quote attributed to Mark Twain: "There are lies. There are damn lies. And then there are statistics." While Marilyn's comment is true, it's also a lie because it omits a germane fact: There are more of the type of clinics she runs and supports than there are those of abortion clinics.
I am always distressed by a bevy of women “surrounding” a man signing a death decree. How can these women be so completely amoral about the lives of their “sisters” whom they walk among? When there are 59,000 examples of abuse of their “sisters” today why are they deaf to those voices? Why are they deaf to the living?
I want to connect this idea of “examples” to what I heard Justice Thomas asking of the lawyer for Colorado yesterday morning in the oral arguments over Trump’s removal from the ballot. Justice Thomas repeatedly wanted “examples” of a state removing someone (like Trump for President) from the ballot, from voters’ ability to make that choice. The Colorado lawyer had to concede there were none.
In my mind when the lack of “examples” can be important to a SCOTUS in making one decision, why isn’t the existence of thousands of examples compelling in rethinking another decision? I understand there were other arguments made yesterday before the court but, for Justice Thomas “examples” were his point.
Finally, I am disappointed on a daily basis by what humans are capable of negatively doing to other humans. Humans living life after birth are ignored, victimized, threatened, abused, disrespected, and yes, forced to give birth. So, what are these women surrounding this man signing a death decree smiling about...
I find it gives meaning to a somewhat abstract number of 55000 abortions when you equate it to 100 new elementary schools. Are these people willing to put up $ to fund these schools? Considering all of these children are presumably “unwanted” they’ll likely be special needs or have emotional/developmental disabilities. Even more $. But perhaps $ are the only thing they understand.
Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned I worked on an article for the Clermont News Leader about recent attacks on clinics such as Options for Women. In speaking with Marilyn, with whom I have had a good rapport, when I asked her about the vandalism that had taken place at a clinic in Winter Haven, her response was that attacks on clinics similar to hers happens more frequently than to clinics in which abortions are performed. That prompted me to think of the quote attributed to Mark Twain: "There are lies. There are damn lies. And then there are statistics." While Marilyn's comment is true, it's also a lie because it omits a germane fact: There are more of the type of clinics she runs and supports than there are those of abortion clinics.