Friday, August 29, 2014

Issue 407 Federalizing Abortion? August 29, 2014

There was recent talk by two Democrats who wanted to federalize abortion. I feel this is the stupidest idea I have ever heard.  So let's discuss why.

Why it is dumb:  If they federalize abortion, then they completely override all the safety protocols and laws that protect women in each of the 50 States.  It is legal in all States, but each State imposes specific and clear laws that are designed to limit abortions in such a way as to protect the mother from harm, and if the child is too old to be aborted from the mother’s womb.  If the Congress federalizes abortion it could make abortion permissible beyond the first trimester legal which means killing a viable child in the womb.  States like Texas make it so that all abortions use sonograms to insure that as the fetus being aborted in such a way that the doctor can see what they are doing in the womb.  All States limit abortion (save under very specific circumstances) to the first two to three months.  Many have parental consent clauses for thus under 18, and other laws designed to aid in catching rapists if the child was born of such a crime.  If the Feds have their way, they would have to not only right up new laws, but they could destroy all the safety nets applied by the States.

It will not happen thankfully:  For one, this law will never pass.  Congress is made up of two houses, a House and a Senate.  So long as one is controlled by a majority of pro-life individuals then the law will never make it to the President’s desk.  In addition, the nation as a whole is pro-life, so the level of outrage will overwhelm the elected representatives.  So for now, the abortion industry and the safety of women is secured from nationalization.

Conclusion:  I hate abortion.  I think it is a stain upon the country in the same way slavery was and in some cases still is.  Nationalizing abortion is something done by fools who wish to make abortion so pervasive that it goes unchecked.  Whatever happened to the idea of it being used in the rarest of cases?  Well you obviously know my opinion on the issue, and why I am concerned.  Even though I am not a woman, I know there are at the very least, alternatives to this horrible option.  So I am thankful that the majority of this country believes in the sanctity of life.


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