I don’t like abortions and I definitely do not like those which are done under less than safe conditions as they were before Roe vs. Wade. One of the tens of thousands who died from botched back alley abortions was my sister in 1960. I was in the eighth grade. She was a very intelligent woman managing a clothing store. It destroyed my family. I donate to Planned Parenthood because I don’t want other sisters and daughters to die from an abortion.

            Before Roe many religious leaders and churches knew medical and non-medical people they could recommend to a girl or woman needing an abortion. Maybe they thought that was far better than a self-manipulated clothes hanger.

            Some of those who want to abolish abortions also believe in executions which doesn’t make sense if life is so precious. Some of those believe life begins at conception as Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has stated on camera. Others say six weeks which is before most women know they are pregnant. Others say fifteen weeks which is more reasonable in my opinion. Some don’t allow an abortion under any circumstance. Those states do not allow one to save the life of the woman. A couple of southern states, where incest isn’t so rare, will not allow one for incest. Some are passing laws which will make RU487 and other day-after drugs unlawful.

            If the far right Supreme Court Justices overturn Roe then gay rights and many other decisions could be next. Could Brown (racial segregation) be overturned? The radical judges read the Constitution different than most people and believe a document written 240 years ago still applies. Thomas Jefferson thought it should be re-written every ten years.

            I am shocked and astounded by all the men who are in those anti-abortion rallies. If they really want to make an impact, they should quit complaining about the result and work on preventing the pregnancy.

            Now that can be done in four ways. First is many types of birth control methods, none of which are absolutely fool proof. Second is even less reliable and is humorously called the rhythm method. The third requires an unnatural human behavior by abstaining from sex.

            The fourth way is completely reliable but it is semi-permanent. A woman can have her tubes tied or have a hysterectomy, which is permanent. A man can have a vasectomy which is also semi-permanent.

            So why don’t all those men who are so adamant about telling women what they can do with the seeds they planted by consent or not? Shouldn’t they instead be pushing for vasectomies to prevent abortions? To not do so seems to go back to days of slavery for women; back when women walked two steps behind and one to the right. The wife should be passive in all things.

            With all the options before and after the accident abortions numbers are declining. However with pre-natal care, abortions are happening because of fetal and woman’s health problems. The problem and the need for abortion could have been prevented by the man so get off the anti-abortion parade and start a vasectomy parade with more women participating.