Minors and abortion

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Congress is seeking to pass a bill in which persons who take minors across state lines, excluding the parents, can be prosecuted. The concept is: parents have the right to know the situation their daughter is in and give consent to an abortion. While there is widespread public support for this bill, some Democrats are trying to dilute the bill to creat loopholes for these teens. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said, We should not criminalize the grandparents or clergy members to whom a teen in trouble might turn for help." Why the heck should they not be punished...are they the child's parents...NO. Do they have the right to make that type of decision for a child that is not their own...NO.

As a 'clergy' I would NEVER presume to make such a decision. Besides the fact that I'd NEVER, EVER recommend an abortion for ANYONE, I don't have the right or the entitlement to make such a decision that a parent has the sole responsibility to make. Not only does that responsibility fall on them, the consequences fall to them as well. They emotional distress and grief that this abortion will eventually plague this teen should fall on the parents who have made this decision to kill a life.

When it comes down to it, these people proposing this amendment, which failed miserably April of 2005 in the House (177 - 252), are simply seeking as many ways as possible to a) satisfy their big financial supporters and b) to make abortion as available as buying bubble gum. While Sen. John Ensign, sponsor of the original bill said, "This is clearly not an issue divided on pro-life or pro-choice lines," I think in regards to this amendment it is such an issue. This is an attempt to woe abortion supporters, their supporters, in an election year. Until next time...God bless.

posted by: crossman at 12:43 | link | comments |
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