Ok, I am back with a vengeance
people! With the holidays, school, children, etc. I am afraid that I got off
track with the blog. For my trusty readers, my parents and husband, I am very
sorry! But, I'm back in the game now so it's on!
I just want to make sure that you
are aware of a ballot measure that is hoping to make its way to voters in
November. It is called the "Personhood" movement. It essentially
outlaws birth control and any abortions. This movement is giving right to a
fetus. Should this ridiculous bill pass, and a girl is raped and impregnated,
then she has no recourse but to give birth to that child. Yes, that is what it
says.
Now, as a mother of two teenaged
boys, I am very much a safe sex advocate. Do I wish that they would abstain,
yes! Do I suggest very strongly that they abstain? Hell yes! But I am not a
fool. I know that I cannot be with them 24 hours a day, as hard as I try. So,
if they get into trouble, I want them, and the girl, to have the option to make
that choice. It is not up to anyone outside of my family nor is it their
business to help us decide what the best choice is for their future. I do not
need, nor will request, any government entity to assist me in this matter.
As a woman, I find this proposition
to be insulting. Republican Mike Reynolds seems to believe that he is more in
touch with his feminine side than I am so therefore he can tell me what to do
with my feminine reproductive system. I find this a bit difficult to swallow.
Unless he has a uterus, I am less likely to believe that he has any kind of
idea of what I should do in any situation.
As a human, I am insulted by this
proposition as well. Do not push your beliefs down my throat or up my... well,
you get the point. I do believe that Christ is my Lord and Savior. While we
might not be as good of friends as we should be, I also believe that it is neither
mine nor Mike Reynolds' place to judge.
Please, as an Oklahoman, please
contact your Senators, Congressional members and anyone else who can help
derail this incredibly ridiculous waste of time and tax money. Surely there is
something else we can waste our tax dollars on, right teachers?
I will leave you with the link to
read more about this absurdity and get off of my soap box. For now...
