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demeter918) wrote2006-02-24 04:39 pm
demeter918) wrote2006-02-24 04:39 pm
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South Dakota and the official WTF of the week.
A few random facts:
It is a midwestern state, located north of Nebraska and east of Montana and Wyoming. It is also, coincidentally, the site of Mount Rushmore. (yes, the irony rather burns) The population is around 775,000 people. It is a predominantly white state with a predominantly Republican base. They are largely Christian and Protestant.
And there are some spectacular idiots there. But I digress.
I somehow get the feeling that the legislators might have bitten off a wee bit more than they should have.
Admittedly, Samuel Alito looks like he has the touch of pro-life in him. But it's not for sure. The law they passed is so ridiculously stringent that most moderate Republicans would probably find it repulsive. Believe it or not, moderate conservatives do exist and they'd find this fairly dumb. I know there are hopes that this will eventually land in the Supreme Court, thus pushing Roe vs. Wade to the forefront and finally, finally deciding whether it was 'right' or 'wrong'. What will this result in?
Scenario - states that were fairly liberal to begin with would pass laws that allow choice. States that are not so liberal would ban abortion, thus either forcing a pregnant woman to cross state lines to access abortion or... worst scenario, their movement would be restricted.
I think that was what made me go cold. The idea that a pregnant woman would be literally trapped where she couldn't get any help, where she would be forced to have a baby she didn't want, where she'd be...
Basically, this news makes me sick to my stomach. And South Dakota suddenly moved north on my list of States I Will Never Visit.
(on a side note, the state of Dakota has fewer people than Toyama. That's a little scary, considering how much sometimes think think this is the bumfuck of nowhere.)
A few random facts:
It is a midwestern state, located north of Nebraska and east of Montana and Wyoming. It is also, coincidentally, the site of Mount Rushmore. (yes, the irony rather burns) The population is around 775,000 people. It is a predominantly white state with a predominantly Republican base. They are largely Christian and Protestant.
And there are some spectacular idiots there. But I digress.
I somehow get the feeling that the legislators might have bitten off a wee bit more than they should have.
Admittedly, Samuel Alito looks like he has the touch of pro-life in him. But it's not for sure. The law they passed is so ridiculously stringent that most moderate Republicans would probably find it repulsive. Believe it or not, moderate conservatives do exist and they'd find this fairly dumb. I know there are hopes that this will eventually land in the Supreme Court, thus pushing Roe vs. Wade to the forefront and finally, finally deciding whether it was 'right' or 'wrong'. What will this result in?
Scenario - states that were fairly liberal to begin with would pass laws that allow choice. States that are not so liberal would ban abortion, thus either forcing a pregnant woman to cross state lines to access abortion or... worst scenario, their movement would be restricted.
I think that was what made me go cold. The idea that a pregnant woman would be literally trapped where she couldn't get any help, where she would be forced to have a baby she didn't want, where she'd be...
Basically, this news makes me sick to my stomach. And South Dakota suddenly moved north on my list of States I Will Never Visit.
(on a side note, the state of Dakota has fewer people than Toyama. That's a little scary, considering how much sometimes think think this is the bumfuck of nowhere.)
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neo-nazineo-puritanism shit is over, the future generations of women will have to go through the whole Women's Lib AGAIN. So unnecessary.Land of the free, MY ASS.
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But that will never happen! Just look at all those states with parental consent laws where no teenagers have sex anymore!
::sobbing headdesk::
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And SD seemed like a fairly nice state when I drove across it in 2004. No one gave me any grief about my bumper stickers, and the national parks are gorgeous. Plus it's got the Corn Palace, which is funny.
This is fucking scary.
A woman can be forced to carry a child to term, regardless of her financial situation, regardless of her age, regardless of the health problems she may face, regardless of whether or not anyone will help her, regardless of whether or not she has health insurance, regardless of whether or not she wants to keep the fetus or even wanted to have sex.
Welcome to the Dark Ages.
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South Dakota going Democratic! oh ya :)
This might be a little bit too optimistic, but I'm still hoping.