Good ol' Georgie signed into legislation a [url=http://story.news.yahoo.com/n...]bill banning partial-birth abortions[/url] today. Wow, amazing. A president who has led us into an unnecessary and horrifying war, a president under whom our economy continues to suffer, a president whose political agenda is frightening, has the gumption to sign a bill challenging the ruling of Roe v. Wade. I'm shocked. Well, no, not really. Nothing surprises me anymore considering who our president is.
Personally, I don't really agree with partial-birth abortions, I think they are generally a shady practice. However, my opinion doesn't matter, and the president's opinion shouldn't matter either. It's a matter of choice (well, no, apparently it's not.. but it should be), and the government should have nothing to do with it. The president actually stated:
"For years a terrible form of violence has been directed against children who are inches from birth while the law looked the other way. Today at last the American people and our government have confronted the violence and come to the defense of the innocent child."
This is.. hmm, what's the best way to put it?.. a crock of shit. And a nice exaggeration of the "violence directed against children." Bush, who nonchalantly causes the death of countless innocent Americans and Iraqis, is apparently so very concerned about the welfare of unborn children. There are justifiable reasons for having a partial-birth abortion that are now irrelevant. There are health factors regarding the women and they are now irrelevant. And Bush is celebrated by anti-abortionists and right-wingers for this. Celebrated for "saving" innocent lives. What about the countless innocent lives lost because of Bush? What about the repercussions this decision that will almost inevitably lead to at least an attempt at overturning the Roe v. Wade desicion will have? What about the government infringing on yet another individual freedom and right, the right to choose?
Yes, bravo, Bushie.
posted by: Pib (reply)
post date: 11.06.03 (8:46 pm)
I think that all the women should take their horribly mutilated fetuses that they couldnt abort and dump em on the white house lawn..see how ol Beatin Around the Bush likes THEM apples ;)
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