Holy Hell Ohio: New Bill Requires Men’s Permission for Abortion
Feminists for Choice Blog by, AJ I guess it isn’t bad enough that hundreds of hurdles already exist to prevent women from accessing reproductive health care, sex education, or a healthy sexuality free from unrealistic standards of purity. Republican lawmaker John Adams is re-introducing a bill in the state of Ohio that would require women seeking an abortion to obtain consent from the biological father. Apparently abortion isn’t all that bad as long as the ‘man’ approves of it. I’ve said this time and time again. If men were the ones that got pregnant and had to carry a child for 9 months, abortion procedures would be safe, legal, accessible, and fully funded. This bill simply goes to prove that sentiment. It is a slippery slope decision that seeks to deny women autonomy and control over their own bodies. And here’s the kicker: if you don’t know who the father is, you will be denied abortion services. Because you know, those slutty sex demons should be punished for their lack of purity with a forced pregnancy. This is just ridiculous. It’s yet another mechanism for demonizing and isolating women who have sex. The message here is pretty damn clear, if you have sex and don’t know the father, pregnancy is your punishment. Is it just me, or is using a baby to punish a woman flat out un-ethical? You can read the full blog post and comment on the feminists for choice blog site at the link below! http://feministsforchoice.com/holy-hell-ohio-new-bill-requires-mens-permission-for-abortion.htm |
