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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Right To Life, Indeed
Yup, this is certainly the scariest part of today's SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on the dilation and extraction medical procedure (via feministing):
The Act’s failure to allow the banned procedure’s use where ” ‘necessary, in appropriate medical judgment, for preservation of the [mother’s] health,’...does not have the effect of imposing an unconstitutional burden on the abortion right.
You have a right to an abortion, ladies, but if your life is in danger you simply won't be able to enjoy certain lifesaving measures. Sorry, but the Constitution doesn't guarantee you a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness--that's the Declaration, which is really more of an angry blog post than a document organizing our government or guaranteeing our rights.
So lie back, think of England and remember that you're just axlotl breeding tanks. Be thankful you still have the right to vote for the likes of Joe "short bus ride" Lieberman. Oh, and fix my damned dinner!
ntodd
April 18, 2007 in Life Is A Chick Flick | Permalink
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yes sir.
would you like that rat poison in the soup or in the pie??
Posted by: handmaiden | Apr 18, 2007 6:12:46 PM
The law will not prevent any abortions, just change the methods. A tool for the doctor is now unavailable - the only possible outcome is increased risk for the mother - it is insanely idiotic to think the OBGyn in the room isn't aware of the graphically uncomfortable visuals that come along with the intact d&e, a fairly rare and extraordinary procedure. It absolutely will look gruesome. That's why it is supposed to be done by professionals who won't freak out and give emotionally charged graphic descriptions to lay judges to sway them in a way that isn't relevant to medical science. But the physician being painted as some sort of Mengele is choosing a procedure they feel is the most safe and effective under the circumstance, and I could reel off a long list of possible circumstances...I feel like I might be asking for a firebomb by saying it, but it's kind of heroic for a doctor to safely, confidently and professionally do this procedure to insure the best possible outcome for the mother.
(and I was chewing on this for hours back at my place, how come I got all eloquent when I got to this place?)
Posted by: racymind | Apr 18, 2007 7:49:27 PM
racymind, all my best posts are languishing unnoticed in busy comment sections around the 'tubes, which is why I come here where it's nice and quiet...hear the crickets? Serene, innit?
I must say, though, your eloquent post made me think of Dr. Larch, who I see is kinda tragically heroic.
Yep, this is tragically tragic, and devalues a woman's life just that much more. Which sucks, because being over 40, I've pretty much depreciated to half the value I was at 25. This keeps up, I'll be rejected at the soylent green factory by the time I'm 60.
Posted by: iamcoyote | Apr 18, 2007 8:53:44 PM
Buy me stuff off my 
