I just learned that Indiana has “proudly” passed a law to refuse all state and federal funding to Planned Parenthood and any other organization that offers abortion to women. The governor, a potential candidate for president, signed this law despite his claim to set aside divisive social issues in favor of dealing with the economy and other pressing problems.
How is it we allow conservative white men to decide for women what is right for us? How is it we stand by when right-wing women tell everyone else that, because they believe something is evil, they have the right to impose their beliefs on everyone else?
If Sarah Palin is right and the Indiana folk are the “real Americans,” the majority of America is in trouble. The least willing to think for themselves should not be dictating to those who choose to take the effort to think.
So here’s to Indiana, a triumph of the deceived. Defunding reproductive service organizations does not decrease spending. It will ultimately significantly add to it when the unplanned pregnancies bear fruit and the state has more children in poverty to support. Oh, wait, they’re cutting funds that support those children, too.
Peace,
Ruth
