For some reason, I actually had some comments on my blog. Gee whiz, I never get any comments. Wonder what's up with that?
Anyway,there have been some interesting comments, and the liveliest discussion I've seen here in a long time, so I'm delighted.
As for the substance of the matter (whether the government should force doctors to notify a teenager's parents before she has an abortion), my opinion remains unchanged: any young person who feels she simply can't speak with her parents about something as serious as having an abortion must have her reasons, and I don't think it's the state's business to second-guess her.
The recent colorful incident in which the parents of a 19-year-old adult kidnapped her and tried to force her to have an abortion (allegedly because the father of the fetus was African American) is a perfect example of the kind of parents I am afraid of.
So, one more time, here's my opinion: No woman, under or over 18, should be forced to carry a pregnancy to term, or to have an abortion, or to undergo any other form of medical treatment against her will. And for good measure, though it hasn't come up yet,* no man should be forced to have a vasectomy or to donate sperm.
* In case you were wondering why government control over men's sexual function doesn't seem to be a hot issue, you can start your investigation by asking Twisty.
//The Magic Eight-Ball says, "Yes, where did all those people come from?"\\
2 comments:
I couldn't agree more with what you've said - and I've never really thought about the male side of things. I've always said that if men were the ones who had babies abortion would be safe and legal. No question.
Measure 43 scares me to death. Imagine a young woman who has been raped by her step - father. She's supposed to tell her Mom or her step dad that she's pregnant and needs an abortion? Please!
And if she doesn't want to tell her parents (of course she doesn't) then she has to go before an administrative judge who doesn't even have to grant her an abortion, like she's some sort of criminal? How could we, as a society, think it's okay to treat our young women in such a disgusting manner?
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