Letter to Editor - 6/2/04

Yep, I was pissed . . .


2 June 2004



RE: San Francisco Ruling

Dear Editor:

As a person of faith, I have become increasingly alarmed by the methods right-wing “pundits” use to restrict women’s reproductive rights and health care options.

“Partial birth abortion” is rhetoric meant to inflame, cloud, and deflect from the real issue. The medical term for this procedure is “late term abortion.” It is a rare procedure, usually used to protect the life of the pregnant woman. Anti-abortion ostriches invented “partial birth abortion” to make women invisible and have sanctimoniously declared any reason to have one inconsequential.

The [organization I consult for] does not advocate for abortion or take positions on specific abortion procedures. We DO advocate that, as moral agents, women are entitled to make medical decisions concerning their health and reproductive lives according to THEIR faith and conscience; as well as on factual, sound, safe, and compassionate medical advice.

It is a welcome relief that our nation’s highest court understands a woman’s right to an abortion is HERS and not the federal government’s. Maybe now our country’s self-appointed moral police will stop playing politics with women’s lives and stop twisting and misrepresenting scientific data to accommodate their political agendas.

Sincerely,