I Love Reproductive Rights

I consider myself to be feminist, mostly when it comes down to reproductive rights. I believe abortion and birth control should be available to all women after they receive their period and go through puberty. Many pro-lifers (IMHO) see abortion as this awful method of birth control used so that the "slut" that became pregnant can suck the fetus out of her body and never have to experience the consequences of pregnancy.

Has it ever occurred to these people that abortion has its own set of consequences?

1. Emotional and mental trauma
2. Damaging reproductive organs
3. Abortions not done by a professional may result in a "botched" abortion, ultimately killing the female herself.

Making abortions illegal will likely make threat #3 the most overwhelming of them all. Desperate women will likely do back-alley abortions done by phony doctors. Bertha Burgarin was recently arrested for exploiting Hispanic women and overcharging them, only to hospitalize many of them, and damage the fetus more than it would have been in a safe, easy to access hospital. Many Hispanic women are forbidden from abortion because of their religion. See how far a desperate woman will go?

As informative as the article is, it also attempts to show an example of a botched abortion and use it against pro-choice activists. Should abortion become illegal, the operation will likely no longer be taught to doctors, making the procedure more dangerous. So, in theory, this is actually an argument that could be used in FAVOR of pro-choice.

I write this blog instead of my in-depth review of Top Model and South Park because of the midnight bill about to be passed by the Bush administation. According to Birth Control Watch (I'm starting to sound like a friggin' research paper... we'll have to fix that) the regulations were passed on the anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendement, when women gained the right to vote. What the hell? Birth Control Watch states:

78% of voters agree that for women to achieve equality, they must have access to birth control including 72% of regular church goers and 83% of swing/independents.

Without the right to control their bodies (men are covered, because many insurance companies will pay for viagra, but not birth control) a woman's priorities are below that of the fetus that she is carrying INSIDE OF HER BODY!!! People seem to forget that birth control is actually intended for married couples who can't afford surgery to stop babies from happening. It's not all about horny teenagers who just want it so they can freely have sex whenever they'd like.

And that's just it. A majority of teenagers going through puberty have this raging army of hormones inside of them. This means that abstinence, though effective, will NOT work for everyone. Not all teenagers are horny, but many are curious, and it only takes one time.

Are you telling me that she has to go through with the pregnancy because she didn't have easy access to birth control?

I don't accept it.

This is why I should be President.

-BJ