Hayley Rose has an excellent article, The Importance of Choice, posted at Salon.com:
After being raped by two men when I was just fifteen years old, I
understand the value of choice. Maybe that's because I never had one.
The trauma I experienced reminds me of the abortion ban Mississippi law
makers are pushing through their state legislature. Had I become
pregnant as a result of those rapes, there is no doubt in my mind that I
would've aborted the fetus.
For most of those (pro-lifers) leaning towards the anti-choice
stance, rape and incest are often the two exceptions to the rule, when
it comes to the outlawing abortions. Who gives them the right to put
stipulations on other people's decisions? Who gives them the right to
take away my choice? Maybe one has to have the option of choice taken
away before he or she can fully understand it's value....
...On the subject one proud State Representative, Bubba Carpenter said,
“They're like, 'Well, the poor pitiful women that can't afford to go
out of state are just going to start doing them at home with a coat
hanger.' That's what we've heard over and over and over. But hey, you
have to have moral values. You have to start somewhere, and that’s what
we've decided to do. This became law and the governor signed it, and I
think for one time, we were first in the nation in the state of
Mississippi."
Read the rest of the post at Salon.
In case you're interested, the original video of Bubba Carpenter's speech on abortions with a hanger, can no longer be embedded, according to the Maddowblog. The script of what Bubba Carpenter said is on the Maddowblog.
