Abortion

So I picked up the Redoubt Reporter yesterday, the new issues come out each Wednesday.
It's the free weekly paper here where I live. In it there is a long article about abortion and I guess there are some upstanding citizens (I hope you hear my sarcasm) around here that make it their mission to put their pro-life, anti abortion views on display. Some dude, Bob, has been holding up a sign at busy street corners around town every year since 1984. WOW Bob, good job! If I see you I will smile in your face and accidentally blast you with thick fumes from my Ford F-250. BRRRRROOOOOM!!!!
Or how about Laura, a proud Mom of 10 kids, YES TEN......She even involves her little angels in her anti-abortion protests and has the kids stand outside with "Stop Abortion Now" signs.
There is even a picture in the paper of the kids, one of them looks young. Too young to be concerned with how she or he stands in the abortion issue. Listen Laura, first of all, tie your tubes ok. Why do you need 10 kids for? Yes, I know that you are against abortion and you are probably a firm believer in God too. If you tie your tubes then you don't have to get an abortion, you just won't reproduce anymore. You should not reproduce anymore! People like Laura and Bob scare me. I think it should be ILLEGAL to make your kids stand outside with anti-abortion signs. Do they even know what that means? Do they grasp what they are protesting against? Laura should take her kids to do some kid friendly activities instead, like skiing or camping.
I think Laura is a bad parent. A bad parent forces their own rabid beliefs on their kids instead of letting them think freely, be open minded, rational and form their own opinions.
I am a firm believer in pro-choice! It's a right. A human right. What's next? No abortion even if you get raped or molested? OF COURSE I do not think it is ok to abort when you are for example five months pregnant, duh - there are many guidelines and rules to be followed regarding abortion.
How about birth control? Maybe we should be anti birth control too because some avid Bible readers can probably argue for that using birth control is also wrong. All women should just pop out 10 kids or so, like good ole' Laura! What an amazing woman she is! It's going to be great when her 10 spawns start having sex and a few accidentally get pregnant (and get an abortion perhaps) or impregnate somebody unwillingly. And NO, I do not think that abortion should be used as a method of birth control. If somebody abuses this I think they should be forced to get a Norplant or something similar implanted. Now there is Plan B easily available, I think that's great.
And the cowards that stand outside Planned Parenthood and hoot and holler? Give me a break! Do something USEFUL with yourselves, like go home and take care of your kids. Volunteer.
Clean up the trash in nature. Planned Parenthood is great! They do lots for women AND men, screen for STD's, cancer, help with family planning etc. You should be GRATEFUL that there is a Planned Parenthood here. Instead it says in the paper that some view Planned Parenthood as the enemy! How sick do you have to be to think of Planned Parenthood as the enemy? I admire the people working at Planned Parenthood. Thinking about it, I am going to get a card and express my gratitude and admiration to the staff that works there.
Sorry to inform you of some facts Laura but women have always had abortions, even when and where it was illegal and unsafe. Women have died from having "abortions" performed on them with clothing hangers and other objects. And women will get abortions even if it is made illegal. And now you might sit there and think that I am pro-choice because I myself had a bunch of abortions. WRONG! I am for women's rights. It's as simple as that.......

And what a coincidence......! Just as I finished this entry I get an email about abortions, here it is. Read and THINK. Do you want your rights taken away? Remember, you give a finger then they (Big Brother) will come for ALL of you sooner than later.

"Republicans in New Mexico are pushing a bill that would force victims of rape or incest to carry their pregnancies to term if they wanted a sexual assault trial – and would charge them with a felony if their pregnancy was terminated. This heinous bill would turn sexual assault survivors into potential felons and force them to become incubators of evidence for the state, robbing them of agency and making them relive their assault through pregnancy in order to “prove” their case. This isn't about preserving evidence, it's about denying basic human rights -- and we cannot allow this heartless, unnecessary and blatantly unconstitutional bill to become law. Please, join us in urging the state legislature to kill Bill 206. Stand up for the women of New Mexico: sign your name to our petition today!
PETITION TO NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE: Bill 206 infringes on the rights of women, punishes sexual assault survivors for their rapists’ crimes, and forces them to relive their trauma in order to get justice. Don’t let Republicans make this law – vote “no” on Bill 206 today!"