Yet another controversial debate about abortion. This time, the House will tackle the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. I don't want to paraphrase using my words so here is an excerpt verbatim:
The act shall prohibit:
"the inclusion of abortion in any health care service furnished by a federal health care facility or by any physician or other individual employed by the federal government. Exempts from such prohibitions an abortion if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest with a minor, or if the woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the women in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself."
Wow. So if someone is raped or a victim of incest but not a minor, tough luck. It never ceases to amaze me how far from logic certain lawmakers will go just to get votes. No matter how ignorant their pool of supporters, as long as they win the election, they will support almost anything. It's already ironic that people who oppose abortion are "pro-life" while people who believe it's a woman's right and only her right to choose are "pro-choice" and they are used as opposites of one another to suggest that a pro-choice supporter clearly is anti-life. However, in reality, a pro-choicer has a higher value of life for the person who is already living. Instead of destroying two unstable lives, let's just let the one get back to solid ground. But that's not the discussion point here.
The discussion at hand is that it's scary that we have elected certain people into office that won't separate church and state or morals and laws. Incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) has proudly stated that “he wants to be the most pro-life Speaker ever”. Sounds like he should be reading a sermon in a church, not mediating legislature arguments.
I have sent my feedback to Representative Christopher Smith (R-New Jersey). I hope that more people do the same. Being a Christian believer does not give one the right to impose his/her views and morals on nonbelievers. Maybe this is just a way for conservative Republicans and Democrats to throw a fit about Obama's HealthCare Plan. Regardless, this law has disastrous consequences for the woman's right to choose. I hope that there are no women out there who believe that just because you can't afford an abortion but have been raped or a victim of incest, you have to have a baby. I believe that a woman should be able to choose regardless of the cause of pregnancy, but limiting an activity even in such extreme situations is ignorance.
Conservative or liberal, I just hope that Americans will make the wise choice on this one.
Enjoy Jon Stewart's approach : http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-february-2-2011/rape-victim-abortion-funding
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