I believe my whole letter was taken out of context here. I think some words were twisted around the subject to make your same point. But your letter was very carefully worded though. I appreciate your views.
I wasn't talking about Roe v. Wade. I was talking about "late term abortion" since it is in illegal and upheld by the Supreme Court as of 2003, called Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. This also includes foreign commerce, both pre-viability and post-viability starting second trimester 18-26 weeks, unless for the woman's or infant's health reasons. Instead of talking about first trimester abortion, the partial birth abortion was repeatedly brought up several times in this paper just to vote a certain way. Even though the law prohibits the act.
Since congressman Charles T. Canady coined pro-life back in 1995, it's been in every presidential race. How many people just vote on that issue? Even John McCain said in a past interview that he wouldn't try to overturn abortion (first trimester). It would lead to more serious problems, which I stated before in my last letter. As for Sarah Palin, well that's a whole different problem in itself.
He says, "If they are banned, it will greatly reduce them." How are we going to find out if someone had one? Why would they admit to a crime? It looks good on paper and makes the politicians look good.
Abortion is not just a black-and-white issue. Like rape or incest. A woman should have the right to choose in her first trimester if that's the case. If at nine months, it should be her choice to give "her" life up, not someone else's choice.
I do agree there are botched abortions. There are shoddy post-operative care in many fields of medicine, whether it's backstreet or legal ones.
As for Obama reversing the foreign aid policy that was once reinstated by President Bush, the policy says any organization receiving U.S. family planning funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development cannot offer abortions or "abortion counseling." Prohibition on supplying federal family planning funds and contraceptives to the poorest nations. Bush missed the whole point. His own father disagreed. How can you not promote abortion counseling or birth control?
Approximately 180 industrialized and developing countries, including all the countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, contribute to UNFPA. The United States was the only country to withhold funding for political reasons, which was a laughable, irritating political ploy.
What I said on prevention, I was not talking about emergency contraception. I'm confused about that response. I was talking about programs on abortion counseling. Not abortion at conception. Many residents feel Planned Parenthood does provide other services.
We do agree on one thing. Unfortunately, abortion will always be around.
And I do understand at 20 weeks how much a baby is formed, Mrs. Landrigan. I do have children. And it does fall into the Partial Birth Ban Act to be illegal. I don't need a morality lesson. Casual abortion is not my choice.
Abortion clinics do disclose the risk of the procedure because someone I know was told the risk and she said it was required. Luckily, she changed her mind and canceled her appointment, which they were pleased with her decision. How ironic, an abortion clinic helped save a life. I guess not all are bad, huh?
