During my career at The Indianapolis Star, I occasionally sat it in on daily “budget” meetings, which were held by mid-level and senior editors who needed to determine what stories would make it in the next day’s edition of the paper, not counting true “breaking news.” The meetings almost always started with the following question: What are people talking about today?
I looked up Europe's limits after the initial uproar here, and I agree with you, sensible -- of course, Bill Clinton said abortion should be safe, rare and legal. When Hillary tried to repeat that a few years later, I think when she was a candidate, she was hooted and radicalized.
Maybe there's something going on that has less to do with abortion and more with "rights" or women's perception of their autonomy.
A few years ago, NPR had a good interview with several women about what was becoming the celebratory nature of abortion, especially with younger women. A former Planned Parenthood leader, from the 1990s, I think, who was a nurse by training, said, "The American people will never 'celebrate' a surgical procedure," or words to that effect. We are conservative about surgeries, cautious, it's not a reason for a party.
The "pro-choice" people used to say fetus; now it's parasite.
Something is going on with American women that I can't quite figure out.
I know the conversation on abortion is a hot topic.
Personally, I am well-beyond childbearing years, but even so, I believe it is a woman's right to choose the best course of action, between her and her family, and her physician. I am Pro-Choice and have always been.
I do not believe the government can claim a fetus is a person/human until it is actually born.
From the information I have read, a fetus cannot live on its own outside the womb until it is approximately 24 weeks old, and then only with tragically expensive life-saving devices in a NIC-U.
A fetus even at 15 weeks is not yet a person and cannot survive outside of the womb. Sure, when you see pics of a fetus at that stage, it is beginning to look like a miniature human, but it is not viable outside of the womb. It is not yet a human. (I will agree a woman carrying a wanted fetus, knows in her heart it is a baby. I did when I was pregnant with my son. It was a joyous time.)
A woman should have the right to control her own body and the medical procedures that go along with it. If a woman or child is raped, she should not be made to carry a baby to term if she chooses not to. Again, a decision to be made by her and her physician.
If the government is going to start claiming a fetus is a human, then a pregnant woman should start getting the annual tax deduction for a child if she is in fact pregnant on Dec. 31st.
Our politicians should never have gotten into this debate. SCOTUS should never have overturned Roe v Wade. It was their personal opinions that overturned it. Their personal religious beliefs.
Our country has the right to believe in whatever religious faiths they want but putting our rights into one or two faith categories is not right.
Good column.
I looked up Europe's limits after the initial uproar here, and I agree with you, sensible -- of course, Bill Clinton said abortion should be safe, rare and legal. When Hillary tried to repeat that a few years later, I think when she was a candidate, she was hooted and radicalized.
Maybe there's something going on that has less to do with abortion and more with "rights" or women's perception of their autonomy.
A few years ago, NPR had a good interview with several women about what was becoming the celebratory nature of abortion, especially with younger women. A former Planned Parenthood leader, from the 1990s, I think, who was a nurse by training, said, "The American people will never 'celebrate' a surgical procedure," or words to that effect. We are conservative about surgeries, cautious, it's not a reason for a party.
The "pro-choice" people used to say fetus; now it's parasite.
Something is going on with American women that I can't quite figure out.
When you do, please write a column.
Thanks much for the Comment.
I know the conversation on abortion is a hot topic.
Personally, I am well-beyond childbearing years, but even so, I believe it is a woman's right to choose the best course of action, between her and her family, and her physician. I am Pro-Choice and have always been.
I do not believe the government can claim a fetus is a person/human until it is actually born.
From the information I have read, a fetus cannot live on its own outside the womb until it is approximately 24 weeks old, and then only with tragically expensive life-saving devices in a NIC-U.
A fetus even at 15 weeks is not yet a person and cannot survive outside of the womb. Sure, when you see pics of a fetus at that stage, it is beginning to look like a miniature human, but it is not viable outside of the womb. It is not yet a human. (I will agree a woman carrying a wanted fetus, knows in her heart it is a baby. I did when I was pregnant with my son. It was a joyous time.)
A woman should have the right to control her own body and the medical procedures that go along with it. If a woman or child is raped, she should not be made to carry a baby to term if she chooses not to. Again, a decision to be made by her and her physician.
If the government is going to start claiming a fetus is a human, then a pregnant woman should start getting the annual tax deduction for a child if she is in fact pregnant on Dec. 31st.
Our politicians should never have gotten into this debate. SCOTUS should never have overturned Roe v Wade. It was their personal opinions that overturned it. Their personal religious beliefs.
Our country has the right to believe in whatever religious faiths they want but putting our rights into one or two faith categories is not right.
Very thoughtful Comment. Thanks so much.
Thank you.