Blogging for Choice

Today is the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion in this country and in the process of doing so saved the lives of thousands of women from the unsafe practices utilized prior to this decision.  Today, hundreds of blogs, just like this one are taking part in Bloggers for Choice day and explaining why they vote Pro-Choice.

Why I vote Pro-Choice:

* I believe in the intelligence of women to decide what is best for them, their families and their health.

* I believe that no one, not political leaders, spiritual leaders, or even some random person with an overzealous opinion has the right to decide what I do with MY body.  Period.

* I believe that abortions will always be available to the wealthy and that enacting anti-choice legislation will leave lower and middle income women in the position to seek out dangerous, potentially lethal alternatives to the safe and affordable practices available today.

* I vote Pro-Choice because in the 5 years I worked in Security for Planned Parenthood, I saw unimaginable things done in the name of the anti-choice movement.  I’m sorry, but no pro-choice activist has ever blown up a building or killed a doctor or a clinic receptionist…can the anti-choice faction say the same?   I can say for certain that this is not the case, having seen the aftermath of some of these very things  with my own eyes.

* I vote Pro-Choice because I find it ironic that the fate of my uterus is being determined by an overwhelmingly male dominated government.  Hell, these are the same idiots who decided that Viagra could be covered by insurance, but that Birth Control Pills could not be.

*Because I honestly believe that if abortion is made illegal that it probably won’t be long before emergency contraception, comprehensive sex education (not just abstinence only, faith based education) and birth control are made illegal as well.

Okay, I’ll be back with the attempts at humor tomorrow…shut the hell up…it’s one day a year and I can get up on my soapbox if I want to, although admittedly, I’m never NOT up on this particular soapbox.