Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Shift In Virginia on abortion bill

I don't believe a state has a right to tell a women she must have a vaginal ultrasound before an abortion, and this is why I think Governor Bob McDonnell reversed his previous decision to support this bill.  Roe vs Wade states that to limit a women's access to abortion by states during their first trimester, and in certain cases in their second, would infringe upon the "due process clause" found in the fourteenth amendment in Section 1.  This law would definitely do just that - infringe on that guaranteed right under the Federal Law.  The political reaction from several women's organizations probably persuaded the governor to switch his position on this "hot potato" topic.  As a women and a citizen of this great country of ours I don't believe we as a society should be moving backwards, but instead forward when it comes to a woman's right to choose what to do with her body.  As the fourteenth amendment states so eloquently "No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law".http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/p/roe_v_wade.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/us/governor-of-virginia-calls-for-changes-in-abortion-bill.html?scp=2&sq=virginia%20abortion%20bill&st=cse

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