04 July, 2008
Why Throwing Roe v. Wade At Me To Get Me To Vote For Obama Is A REALLY BAD IDEA
Because he thinks "mental distress" is not an acceptable health issue for late-term abortions.
"Now, I don’t think that “mental distress” qualifies as the health of the mother. I think it has to be a serious physical issue that arises in pregnancy, where there are real, significant problems to the mother carrying that child to term. Otherwise, as long as there is such a medical exception in place, I think we can prohibit late-term abortions. "
I've got news for Senator Obama. Mental illness (including distress) is not a mere temper tantrum where you can put pregnant woman in time out until she "gets over it". Mental distress is a very serious medical issue and, yes, it can raise "real, significant problems to the mother carrying that child to term," if she is under such great distress that she might harm herself and/or her fetus.
Ceiling H. Cat, how can he NOT GET THAT?!?
So tell me again why NARAL couldn't wait to support him...
(h/t to Melissa at Shakesville, who actually made my point much more coherently than I just did)
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