The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape
Taking a break from my usual post-a-funny-picture tumblr operations…
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/republican-plan-redefine-rape-abortion
Seriously? I don’t even have words for this. Part of me wants to curl into a ball under my bed and never come out, but I think I’m going to turn my anger into an eloquent letter to Congress about the absurdity of this proposed bill. I’m also going to read through the entire thing. You can too, here: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3/text
It’s fine if you think that abortion is morally wrong. I won’t fault you because I would never choose to terminate a pregnancy unless my health was at stake. (It would make things a hell of a lot harder, but I’m lucky enough to have means and a support system to take responsibility. Others are not so lucky.) But, you know what — my personal moral convictions have no place in determining what’s best for an entire nation, and your convictions don’t either.
