1.22.2008

Blog for Choice Day Today is the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, probably the most important women's rights Supreme Court ruling in my lifetime. Biffle accuses me of being a single-issue voter, which I'm not, but I definitely use candidates' stance on Roe v. Wade as a litmus test for their approach to women's rights. As I've said here before, a woman's reproductive capacity affects every other aspect of her life, without exception. If a woman isn't able to control her own reproduction, then she has no control over her life. And if a candidate doesn't believe that I should have control over my own life, then that candidate doesn't deserve my vote.

I don't know what to say about this that I haven't said here already. This is an issue I care about, and regular Baxter Sez readers know I've talked about it a lot. I've had an abortion, and I don't regret it. Biffle and I are in the process now of considering procreating--actually inviting a little blastocyst to stick around--and I'm well aware of what a big decision that is, how it will affect everything (even as my friends with kids assure me, laughingly, that I have no idea). So on this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I'm grateful that (at least for now--at least as long as we keep candidates in office who respect women's reproductive rights) I have the right to choose--to choose not, as well as to reproduce.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just thought you should know you are being talked about... by idiots.
http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php/?p=22072&cat=160#comments

Biffle said...

that's nothin' man. you oughta see a conservative news website that has upwards of 200 comments by now. (i'd provide a link but i don't want to make them any money for all those pop-ups for netflix.