In this week’s discussion board, we discuss what has been going on regarding abortion laws, my thoughts about this make me upset. It’s 2022 and the government is still making laws about woman’s bodies. Instead of focusing on the pandemic, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and other tragic moments they focus on woman’s bodies. When reading about the brief history of abortion I had no clue that the law for abortion exist until the 1860s. When hearing about overturning abortion rights, I am not surprised it will come down to this, yet it’s very frustrating! Women are at risk whether carrying the baby or wanting to get rid of the baby, what’s worst about the overturn is the fact that women are allowed to keep the rapist’s baby knowing they won’t afford it, and if a woman decides to take it away in the foster home. Foster homes are going to increase because abortion is banned, they will leave the kids to die and not have a family to love. Banning abortion is taking away the 14th amendment. In America, we have the freedom of speech and the rights as US citizens but do they want to make laws about woman bodies? It doesn’t make a scene. There was also a plan of banned plan B but I’m not sure if it’s true, but they are willing to put a female through prison time even if they have a miscarriage. It’s not a woman’s fault if a woman ends up having a miscarriage and making a woman serve time in prison over a miscarriage is beyond disgusting. It doesn’t make a scene to me that a woman has to go to jail for abortions and miscarriages but the rapists end up getting away with crimes. The first time hearing about a leaked document of abortion being overturned was upsetting especially for the women who aren’t ready to be parents. The government has been wanting to ban abortion for decades and it seems like they will never stop until they get what they want. People try and control what woman should do or not do with their bodies and there are other things they need to worry about such as wars, climate change, an increase in crime, etc. This fight isn’t going to end any time soon and women will keep fighting for their rights, for a way to protect our bodies from the law.
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This country has a history in focusing on the wrong things i agree with you. My guess its because they are able to capitalize off of war. They only are concerned in what makes them money and keeps them in power. I wish that wasn’t the case but unfortunetly it is.
I agree with you that this ruling goes against the 14th amendment upon which Roe was based. I also think the logic used by Alito goes against the 9th Amendment which specifically protects unenumerated rights that aren’t specifically laid out in the constitution. As we learned, abortion has always existed, and wasn’t made illegal in the U.S. until the 1860’s. Between the last 50 years and the years prior to 1860, abortion has legally existed in our country for over half of its existence. To say that abortion is not deeply rooted in American history is a fallacy.
You raised many valid points Alexandra. I cannot believe in 2022 this is what we are being faced with – to want to lock someone up for a miscarriage is outrageous and unrealistic yet a very real possibility. They want to criminalize women for knowing they are not in the best place in life to bring a child into the world because it is not beneficial to the government just disgusting!