Op-ed:
A Heartbeat and a Ruling...Planned
Parenthood Ain't Happy at All
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor /
Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio
“Every individual who becomes
pregnant has the fundamental right to choose to carry a pregnancy to
term, give birth to a child, or to have an abortion.”
- Words within Vermont's House Bill H.57
Never did I think that I would be writing
another article on abortion yet alone doing so this soon after my two
most recent abortion articles Remove
Northam...But Not For A 35-Year Old Photo and New
York's Descent Into Hell.
But
it seems abortion is a subject that will not go away, and rightfully
so, as abortion has now sadly crossed the line into coldblooded,
pre-meditated, and ever so calculated murder of the most helpless
amongst us.
Yes
murder...and in the state of Vermont it appears to now be outright
state sanctioned murder as their newly passed abortion bill clearly
states that any interference by “the
state, by law enforcement agencies, or by a
public
entity” to
try and stop a women from attempting to “procure
or induce”
an abortion is “illegal.”
Basically for Vermont's minors it's abortion as a means of contraception...what
has our beloved America come to?
And Vermont Gov. Phil Scott...a Democrat of course...is already salivating over his upcoming signing of this bill.
But even guilt cannot alter the facts that as of today, according to recent polls, a full fifty-five percent of Americans consider themselves unabashedly pro-choice, while just 38 percent consider themselves fully pro-life...with the rest making up the remaining seven percent who fall somewhere in between. And I personally seem to fall within that seven percent as I do support abortion in incidents of rape, incest, when the life of the mother is in immediate jeopardy, and when a baby is so medically compromised that it has zero chance of survival outside the womb, yet at the same time I do support the “Heartbeat Law”...a law where once a heartbeat is detected via a vaginal ultrasound...and hopefully except in those four aforementioned cases...abortion would become a no-no.
A “Heartbeat Law” plus specifically laid out “exceptions” seems like a fair compromise to me, and states like North Dakota (the first to enact such a law back in 2012), Arkansas, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi, not only have such a law in place but also ban abortions in full at 20 weeks gestation and later...basically when a fetus becomes “viable”...as in it can live independently of its mother.
And right now 14 other states are considering implementing a “Heartbeat Law” including my state of Florida where there is a bill...HB 235...currently being introduced into our state legislature. And while Florida law currently prohibits third trimester abortions except in cases of medical necessity, this bill, actually two bills combined into one, aims to not only ban women from getting an abortion after a fetus' heartbeat is detected, but does not allow exceptions for rape or incest. And if the "Heartbeat Law" is passed any violation of said law would render the woman who had an abortion and the doctor who preformed the abortion a third-degree felon.
So while I do understand the
emotions at play behind the “Heartbeat Law,” and
know I am in support of said law, my support, unfortunately, comes
with a caveat for I unequivocally believe that exceptions must be
made in regards to rape and incest...especially when it concerns gang
rape. No woman should be forced to carry to term a baby conceived in
such a vile and violently forced way... and I for one will vote against
such a law without those exceptions in place if it ever had to be
voted on by we Floridians. But I don't believe such a “Heartbeat Law” as the one Florida is proposing...a bill without any exceptions at all...will ever come to fruition as Florida's Supreme Court, even while leaning conservative, would first have to wait for precedence to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court...precedence set in Roe v. Wade (and in other cases) that states cannot impose an "undue burden" on a woman seeking an abortion before fetal viability is reached which usually happens between 24 and 26 weeks gestation.
And while Democrats will continue on in their efforts to shove their extremist views on the entirety of reproductive rights down America's collective throat, overturning precedence... which in the past has been done in certain key instances...I believe in the particular case of abortion will not be done as to do so would only serve to delegitimize the Supreme Court itself which is something I highly doubt the justices would be willing to do. Hence, abortion will remain an option but with adjustments to current laws made by some states...the “Heartbeat Law” being just one such adjustment.
In fact, the new ruling...done to ensure both transparency and the legal and ethical use of taxpayer funds...also states that a "financial physical separation" between facilities and programs where abortion is a method of family planning must be in place, while also eliminating the current requirement that, “Title X providers offer abortion counseling and referral.”
Simply,
Planned Parenthood abortions will no longer be financed by our taxpayer dollars being
funneled through “Title
X”...and that is a very good thing indeed.
But what exactly is “Title
X”
some might ask...created in 1970, “Title
X” is
basically a federal family planning grant program...a program to the
tune of $286.5 million...whose sole purpose is to provide individuals
with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health
services with its funding arm ensuring that each and every person no matter
where they live, their background, their income, or whether or not
they have health insurance has access to basic, preventive
reproductive health care.
Translation: government interference in all aspects of
procreation...before, during, and after sex.
And know that Planned Parenthood is hopping mad what with it being our country's largest provider of abortions and with its having about 41 percent of all “Title X” patients, mostly low-income women or so they claim. Now fearing the loss of a good chunk of the $60 million they already receive from said “Title X” program, Planned Parenthood is not happy with the fact that while the new ruling would not reduce the overall amount of federal funds spent on family planning itself, it will redirect monies to “Title X” centers that do not promote or perform abortions thus taking needed funding away from them and giving it to (gasp) faith-based groups instead.
So where do we stand now that a final ruling is in place? First, while in place the new rules are not yet official as they still need to be published in the Federal Register and get through the 60-day waiting period to go into effect. Second, so-called reproductive rights advocates fully expect lawsuits challenging the rule to be filed way before the ruling goes into effect. In fact, Planned Parenthood's Deputy Director of Public Policy Litigation and Law Carrie Flaxman said that the organization is already reviewing their legal options in regards to fighting this new ruling and is “committed to fighting it.”
And the ACLU, as expected, is already sticking their nose into the mix with ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project Senior Staff Attorney Ruth Harlow, saying in a statement that, "Nobody should be denied access to reproductive health care or receive inadequate care because of their lack of income," and that the ACLU is also currently reviewing the legal options and are, like Planned Parenthood, committed to fighting back.
And lastly comes the playing of the Trump is a racist game which
has already begun what with the National Hispanic Medical Association
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Judith Flores, MD, already
throwing down the “race card” by saying that, “As
physicians we cannot silently standby and allow the Trump
Administration to increase healthcare disparities."Honestly, I see no disparities at all as “Title X” is open to anyone no matter their race, color, income, or creed proving that the “race card” is getting both tiring and old for it's not President Trump's fault that Americans who value the sanctity of human life are tired of the killing of our unborn. I know I am...how about you?
Copyright @ 2019 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved.
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For more political commentary please visit my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article Who Really Lynched Jussie Smollett?
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RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...LIVE!
For more political commentary please visit my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article Who Really Lynched Jussie Smollett?
RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...LIVE!Tuesday, February 26th from 7 to 9pm EST on American Political Radio, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss 'A Heartbeat and a Ruling...Planned Parenthood Ain't Happy at All' 'Who Really Lynched Jussie Smullett?'; and important news of the day.
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