Republican Womb Patrol Warming Up

12 February, 2006. 351 words.

Just before Samuel Alito was confirmed, I quipped elsewhere:

I saw a post today, Say good bye to your wombs, gals, you no longer control them. The Republican party does, on the liberal blog The Daou Report, referring of course to the imminent confirmation of Judge Alito and the suspected future overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Now, I hate to speak too much ill against liberals (I’m married to one), and, being a man, I’m hesitant to get anywhere near the topic of abortion, but that title is not entirely accurate. There is this thing called birth control, you know, and it is just as much the woman’s responsibility as the man’s. Now I’m sure you’re saying to yourself, well Catholics aren’t allowed to use birth control. Well stop being Catholic, it’s silly anyway. :)

Anyway, to be clear, lest I be seen to have abandoned all reason, I am NOT agreeing with right-to-lifers. I am definitely in the pro-choice camp (although I also think it is an issue that men should generally stay out of). My point is to say let’s not get all hyperbolic with our blog titles. It’s not like there’s suddenly going to be a Republican Womb Patrol knocking down doors or anything.

Good times.

So yesterday, I read South Dakota House Votes to Ban Abortion on the decidedly conservative GOP Bloggers:

Supporters are pushing the measure in hopes of drawing a legal challenge that will cause the US Supreme Court to reverse its 1973 decision legalizing abortion.

I guess I jested too soon about that Republican Womb Patrol. Mark Noonan ends with:

No retreat, no compromise - killing unborn children is wrong, period, and it must be stopped.

You’ve gotta love how conservatives are willing to consider all the facts before making a decision. It’s really quite inspiring.

My wife pointed me to a disturbing report about Russian orphanages that teach abandoned children with fetal alcohol syndrome or other neurological problems to live bedridden so they are easier to care for before they die. Sounds like the Republican Vision, coming soon to an America near you.

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