More on South Dakota - from KOS today

South Dakota's new law has spurred one complacent person to take action. As I read the post, I noticed how much she sounds like me.

I've supported Planned Parenthood and NARAL. I've written letters. But I live in a "safe" state so what was going on elsewhere didn't directly affect me. Actually, I'm far past childbearing age so I suppose it doesn't affect me directly anyway. It does affect younger women though. It tells them they are chattel.

She talks about "haven" states if South Dakota's law and the others coming up are not overturned by the courts. We all know that was the objective in passing a law that would surely be overturned by the lower courts. They're counting on a majority on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe completely.

If this happens, I'll make my couch up into a bed and we can start up our own underground railroad. Unless, of course, California fundamentalists succeed as well. So far, we've beaten them back.

I was watching the news tonight (sort of). The report said that 1st trimester teenage abortions had declined in one of the southern states, (Mississippi I think). They went on to say that 2nd trimester abortions by young women 17-1/2 and above had increased substantially. This means that rather than stopping abortion, they were making it more dangerous. These women were delaying abortion until they didn't need parental consent.

This can still be stopped but we need less complacency and more action.