I was raised in a conservative, Republican, military family. I support personal freedom and personal responsibility. I support the military. I support a balanced budget. I support individual rights and the constitution. I support small government. But I find myself increasingly separated from the Republican Party, and this is why:I cannot align myself with a party that repeatedly acts to restrict the rights of women, to deny women protection from abuse and violence, and to trample the rights of women to make their own medical decisions. I cannot support a party where individual rights and freedoms are only protected for people with a penis (so long as they are not gay).
…Women are not inferior to men. The fact that this even needs to be said in the 21st century is just ridiculous.
Women should be able to make their own choices about healthcare and contraception. It is not up to the government, my employer, or my religious leaders to tell me what forms of contraception I can or cannot use or have access to.Victims of rape should not be blamed. It does not matter if the victim is 6, 16, or 60 years old, if the victim is male or female, gay or straight or anything in between. The perpetrator of a crime is responsible, not the victim.Rape is rape is rape. It does not matter if the victim was beaten, threatened, drugged, or coerced into submission. If there is no consent, it is rape.Like it or not, abortion is deemed “a fundamental right under the US Constitution.” Until and unless Roe v. Wade is overturned, the numerous state laws and federal bills that restrict a woman’s right to abortion are a gross interference with personal liberties._________________________________________________________________
How can we say we are a country that values liberty if we ask women to die rather than let them have an abortion?How can we say that we are a country that values liberty when we deny women access to affordable contraception, refuse them access to abortion, and then blame them for having more children than they can support?How can we say we are a country that supports liberty when violence against women is consistently under-prosecuted in cases of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence?How can we say we are a country that supports liberty when we affirm that “All men are created equal,” but do not extend that equality to women as well?
Thorough, and excellent. I have quoted only commentary but about 85% of this article is pure example.
