I'm sorry, I have to rant for just one second. If I hear one more account of white, middle aged, right wing conservative MEN stepping all over legislation designed to empower WOMEN with something as simple as choice, I am going to loose it.
Case in point, Bill Owen's veto of House Bill 1042 which from what I understand is/was designed to mandate that ALL hospitals, even faith based owned & operated, to offer information and referral on how a women can access emergency contraception, specifically after a rape.
If a women is in the emergency room, completely traumatized, suffering the humiliation of a rape exam...what is so f*cking wrong with informing her of her options? That she may have the ability to prevent a pregnancy resulting from her rape?
A rape that will no doubt haunt her on some level for the remainder of her physical life (and I wonder if it leaves an imprint on your spirit in some manner and what that means after our physical body has died, but that's another topic) and that will no doubt have changed the very core of who she is...this guy is making the decision FOR HER....to deny her access to information that could be critical?
What the hell is wrong with people?
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I too went into an outrage about this when I read it in the paper.
Didn't read it, because the weekends are check out time,... but ...I agree. :)
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