Judie Brown
Judie Brown
October 9, 2009
October 9, 2009
In our pursuit of state and federal constitutional protection for all human persons from the beginning of their biological development, we frequently hear that "the right for women to make private medical decisions regarding their reproductive health"http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_68a1cf4c-b21a-11de-a7c8-001cc4c03286.html will be jeopardized once human personhood is recognized by law. Most recently, this claim was made by Allyson Hagen of NARAL Pro-Choice Montana. It must be addressed head-on because it is so false and misleading.
What exactly is "reproductive health" anyway? Well, as opposed to the all-inclusive whole health of a human being, it seems that "reproductive health" deals only with a certain mechanism in the female body that can, if used in a certain way at a particular time of the month, give a nod to a preborn child. In other words, "reproductive health" is all about the ability of a female to get pregnant. That alone raises some questions:
What exactly is "reproductive health" anyway? Well, as opposed to the all-inclusive whole health of a human being, it seems that "reproductive health" deals only with a certain mechanism in the female body that can, if used in a certain way at a particular time of the month, give a nod to a preborn child. In other words, "reproductive health" is all about the ability of a female to get pregnant. That alone raises some questions:
- Is pregnancy a disease?
- Does birth control treat an illness? Or is it a recreational drug?
- Are women safer now that they can ingest chemicals to fool their bodies and pay for surgical procedures that kill their babies?
