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December 4, 2007
Could Missouri ban abortion?
A new ballot initiative in Missouri is seeking to essentially outlaw abortion.
The proposal would require doctors to extensively review the medical literature on abortion and investigate each patient’s background and lifestyle. It would require doctors to certify that the abortion was better for the woman than a full-term pregnancy.
Because when deciding what's best for a woman, the idea of actually trusting the woman herself is silly-talk. That's what doctors, legislators, and men are for. I suppose we shouldn't be shocked that they're going the "women are too stupid to know that when they get abortions, they're getting abortions" route, but it's still infuriating. The proposal would also allow women to sue doctors if they later regretted their decision to terminate a pregnancy and would offer no rape or incest exception.
NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri says that the proposal would mean a near-total ban on abortion and that the wording would actually mean that a dying woman seeking an abortion that would save her life would be required to wait 48 hours before obtaining the procedure. You know, so she had sufficient time to mull the decision over and all. Disgusting.
Posted by Jessica at December 4, 2007 9:02 AM
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>>Because when deciding what's best for a woman, the idea of actually trusting the woman herself is silly-talk.
Your summation of the pro-life position is always so thought-provoking Jessica! How I would fear if I ever engaged in repartee with you!
Posted by: Nathan Will Sheets
at December 4, 2007 1:08 PM
Ensuring that the decision whether or not to take an innocent human life is not left to one person is by no means silly talk. It is simply doing what our Constitution requires.
Posted by: Joie at December 5, 2007 9:55 PM
Disgusting and shocking. I can't imagine being told by people who didn't even know me what was best for MY life.
As an aside, why bother having comments on this site? No one ever comments except prolifers whining about how they don't agree with the posts, it seems.
Posted by: Anna at December 10, 2007 4:26 PM
Wow, Missouri!
I think it is shcoking people agree with rape/incest clause.
Ask your mother, sister, daughter or niece (one will most likely be raped in their lifetime)if YOU/government, has the right to tell them to carry a child concieved out of violence. I believe in God, so dont hide behind him-he says HE will be the judge NOT you or me. I am pro Choice-not Pro Abortion, I am Pro education, Not Pro Murder. People seem to forget that we all should stand up together for our children and their education. EDUCATION is what we need first, then more parental involvement. My 14 year old knows more biology than some 27 year olds. Education prevents pregnancy & abortion, so the pro lifers , why arent you standing up for education, and not abstinence only, unrealistic programs? I beleive we all need to stand up and be counted not as PRO anything but decent human beings that want more for our children
Posted by: RR at December 14, 2007 6:40 PM
Wow, Missouri!
I think it is shcoking people agree with rape/incest clause.
Ask your mother, sister, daughter or niece (one will most likely be raped in their lifetime)if YOU/government, has the right to tell them to carry a child concieved out of violence. I believe in God, so dont hide behind him-he says HE will be the judge NOT you or me. I am pro Choice-not Pro Abortion, I am Pro education, Not Pro Murder. People seem to forget that we all should stand up together for our children and their education. EDUCATION is what we need first, then more parental involvement. My 14 year old knows more biology than some 27 year olds. Education prevents pregnancy & abortion, so the pro lifers , why arent you standing up for education, and not abstinence only, unrealistic programs? I beleive we all need to stand up and be counted not as PRO anything but decent human beings that want more for our children
Posted by: RR at December 14, 2007 6:40 PM