2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMust See Interview With Anti-Choice Protestor In Texas (VIDEO)
I met Lori Harris as I left the Texas Senate. I was listening to Texas District 10 Senator Wendy Davis drill Texas District 18 Senator Glenn Hager on his draconian bill, Senate Bill one that would effectively shut down all but 5 abortion clinics in Texas. I needed to find a restroom and she pointed the way. I saw her look of disapproval as I wore orange, the Stand With Texas Women T-shirts that have been dominating the protest in Austin for the last month.
I decided that she was ripe for an interview. It turns out, interviewing Lori was pleasant, amusing, and in some ways frightening. To be clear, Lori seemed to be a very nice person with strong religious convictions. What is frightening is that her religious convictions over the years have been indirectly codified into Texas law.
Loris convictions are Bible based which when codified excludes anyone not believing in her Bible or in her interpretation of her Bible. She is unable to understand that pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion or anti-life. She is unable to comprehend that in a free society no one should impose on someone elses body.
It is rather amazing that most of the women in the anti-choice movement seem so anti-woman. They are prepared to put all penalties and restrictions on the human reproductive process on women. Does anyone believe that if men were forced to have procedures that in effect eliminated unwanted pregnancies, there would be any debate in a male dominated congress to force said procedure. Would men support forcing sexually active men to have reversible vasectomies until they are ready for procreation? Does that sound silly or draconian? That is no different than the restrictions and penalties placed on women by all the draconian anti-woman laws being passed in states run by Republicans throughout the nation.
Women as was demonstrated in Austin from an organic grassroots movement have been mobilized. They are making their voices heard like never before in Texas. Such behavior is likely to be contagious throughout the entire nation. When it coalesces, there will be a new day in the countrys body politic as women assert their power.
rdharma
(6,057 posts)It's that simple!
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)because it doesn't address their issue. Consider the following: If you don't like pedophilia, then don't fuck kids. For someone who thinks pedophilia is harmful to children, the claim sounds like nonsense. Likewise, for someone who believes a fertilized egg is a baby with a soul, the claim "if you don't approve of abortions....don't get one" will also seem like nonsense.
Warpy
(111,339 posts)as establishing a state religion since all her stuff is justified by her own religion's book and nothing else.
She's trying to cram it down everybody else's throat using the state as a ramrod and that in and of itself is unconstitutional.
I don't care how religious she is or if her throne in heaven is being gilded and polished as I type. She is simply not allowed to do this to the rest of us who don't share her religious scruples. Or lack, thereof.
longship
(40,416 posts)Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)Prolife does not equate to antichoice.
Personally I don't care ome way or another. I think people are using social issues as a tool to diatract the masses from the natilns real issues.
UserNSAv32
(54 posts)Religion ALL religion is a cancer upon socity and is not compatable with freedom and democracy.
"Abandon all hope if ye venture into the south!"
Rectangle
(667 posts)a Theocracy??" usually it boils down to them wanting a Theocratic
morality police, poking into everyones private lives, like Iran.
(pssst...the founding Fathers didn't want a theocracy)!