But Initiative 26, which would change the definition of “person” in the Mississippi state Constitution to “include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the equivalent thereof,” is more than just an absolute ban on abortion and a barely veiled shot at Roe v. Wade — although it is both. By its own logic, the initiative would almost certainly ban common forms of birth control like the IUD and the morning-after pill, call into question the legality of the common birth-control pill, and even open the door to investigating women who have suffered miscarriages.
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I wonder…. Where do they stand on helping [financially] to support:…
unwanted or unplanned children of single mothers, poverty stricken families, the severely mentally ill, or drug addicts who have no support system
severely deformed children (and/or those with severe genetic defects detectable in-utero) whose parents would have elected not to carry to full term (once they knew the fetus had no chance of a meaningful life), and which child might require institutionalization for life (which would bankrupt most families)
children orphaned because their mother–whose life was in danger if she carried to full term–was forced to proceed with the pregnancy
children born of incest to dysfunctional homes who, consequently, often become ill-suited to function productively in society, sometimes due to severe mental illness
rape victims forced to carry a pregnancy to term who later suffer mental illness and/or breakdowns as a result
etc, etc, etc.
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It makes me so f***ing mad, because I know the sanctimonious a**holes who support these measures are usually the same ones who turn their backs on the people forced to deal with the consequences. It’s especially unconscionable when some of them might not have been responsible for the procreative act in the first place.
I wonder how many of these people know what it is like to have many difficult pregnancies. There is outcry about informing teens of birth control, there is outcry not to help women who do not want more pregancies at birth control clinics and these women cannot afford to see a doctor or buy contraception, there is outcry, outcry and on ad nauseum. Why should a woman be raped and be expected to bear a child as a result? Incest? What of these children? I bet this vocal opposition uses use birth control for the most part or are not able to have children. They are probably older, more educated and financially secure and believe that they know what is best for every woman. As a result of many unwanted pregancies, there are many beaten, starved, neglected and tortured children. For Gods sake, think of what is happening and take care of the many unwanted children that are suffering. If anyone wants to look, they are eveywhere and way too many of them can be found living in cars and stealing food out of garbage cans.
This was the topic on the Diane Rehm show this morning (11-12) on our other public radio station, KANW 89.1 FM. I learned that Mississippi was picked because it is the most religious state, and they are pretty sure it willl pass. Since it’s a constitutional amendment, it doesn’t have to go through their legislature. It has terrible ramifications for women’s lives and health (what about ectopic (tubal) pregnancies?). All the medical organizations and even some anti-abortion organizations are against it.