20 Years of Choice
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision striking down Canada's abortion law as unconstitutional. From that point, having an abortion was no longer illegal. Of course, the battle over abortion continues, and both sides will be making their case once again today.
For myself, I'll point to this post by 900 running down many of the arguments of anti-abortion folks and pointing out their flaws, and quote what The Rev said at The Beav' a couple days ago:
. . . I am not a pregnant woman or a pregnant woman's doctor and therefore abortion is not any of my goddamn business. Or yours. Or anyone else's. To paraphrase: "the state has no business in the bed or wombs of the nation."
Succinct and to the point. My personal feelings, or anyone else's, about the procedure should never trump the decision made by the person most directly affected.
That's the only choice that matters.
