Well, folks, I think it is time we raise the issue of abortion care in our presidential race. This is an American moral imperative. Our democracy demands that we defend the right of poor women who are pregnant and don't want to be. No American should be forced into "state mandated" motherhood.
This is pretty simple. All Americans deserve professional abortion care. That means true support. Do you think the abortion care your loved ones have received is created by the "abortion fairy"?
Providing quality abortion care is increasingly harder. Clinics are closing. Who in their right mind would provide abortion care in this hostile and legally INSANE system? That any of us remain at all is a miracle.
Our democratic candidates need a "reproductive rights" platform. It is is really almost "criminal" that our candidates have not discussed the crisis we are experiencing in America when it comes to the provision of abortion care. And women and their families are suffering. We have had a rise for the first time in 14 years of infant and maternal mortality. Women are dying more often because of childbearing because access to abortion care is being denied by a very clever long term campaign by the antis in the state houses and coordinated through a strong federal campaign to make abortion unavailable rather than making it illegal. This campaign is working remarkably well and is well documented in my previous diaries here on the The Daily Kos.
And the silence continues on the American reproductive rights front! Truly amazing and appalling.
I think Hillary should raise the reproductive rights flag...as should Obama. And out John McCain on abortion rights and reproductive health care NOW. He is going to have to move to meet the Huckster anyway.
Look. As Ann Rose says, 40 Million have "voted with their feet" by receiving abortion care since Roe. And 40 million women who are someones mother, sister, aunt, niece or wife has needed this care. How this necessary "care" gets there so is is AVAILABLE TO OUR FAMILIES is the issue here. Our families depend on this folks. It is no small thing if you or your loved one is pregnant and doesn't want to be.
Anyway, I think it is time to start discussing reproductive health care in this presidential race. Call me foolish but I think it is important and it is a winning ticket at this point. And it is great way to enthuse the sleeping masses of older women disgusted because neither candidate has the balls and strength to advocate for women. That an African American and a Woman are running makes this all the more ironic.
We deserve and can do better. It will win hearts, minds and votes AND it is the right thing to do. Your families welfare may just depend on it and all our family members DESERVE PROFESSIONAL ABORTION CARE!