Our country is continually being transformed – some people embrace change and look for ways to adapt; others view change as bad and refuse to recognize it.
That, in a nutshell, is the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats look at change and plan accordingly; Republicans talk about traditional values.
One transformation is the seismic shift in women’s lives, which obviously affects men as well. Women have flooded the workplace over the last 50 years, however the infrastructure lags.
- time off from work as needed for pregnanc
- assimilation for the family after birth
- day care
- managing sick kids is still shouldered by women.
As if a bad situation couldn’t get any worse, in June of 2022 the US Supreme Court ended Roe v Wade throwing abortion to the states to decide women’s fate. With no thought to the consequences, approximately half of the fifty states removed abortion as an option. Termination of an unintended pregnancy or being treated for a pregnancy gone awry are now considered a crime with the punishment being jail time.
It could be said that legislators and judges are practicing medicine without a license (that is a bona fide crime). Even women legislators don’t necessarily understand aspects of pregnancy and delivery and yet, they make crazy one-size-fits-all laws for issues that can/should only be decided by the patient and her medical practitioner.
By making this new class of criminality, elected representatives are succeeding in pushing women into a corner. Doctors aren’t allowed to help; hospitals are hands off. What is the patient supposed to do? Money helps, money helps a lot! With money she can go to another state or country to get the medical help needed. But what is the average woman supposed to do.
While Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Attorney General Andrew Bailey, and all the other Republican state legislators have done everything in their power to push women back into a time with no legal rights or standing, there will be a referendum on the ballot in November 2024 to restore reproductive rights. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom will start the petition process any day. This well-funded effort will need 171,000 signatures by May 2024 but will aim for 300,000 across the state as not everyone who signs a petition is a registered voter. You have to be a registered voter to have your signature count.
lcmodemclub.com 