About this latest kerfuffle over pre-natal screening.
After listening to Ohio Republican Mike DeWine on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, I realized conservatives have once again settled on an age old rationalization that dates back to Roe / Wade itself. DeWine related a story of how his 42 year old wife was offered a pre-natal screening. He claimed the reason was to determine if there was a birth defect so a decision could be made whether to terminate the pregnancy. DeWine stated that abortiion would be out of the question in any event so they chose not to have the screening. He feels it should not be required of insurance companies to offer this service to others.
DeWine, and others like Sarah Palin a few years ago, enjoy the right to make a decision whether to maintain a pregnancy regardless of the consequences. What they fear is that if other women are allowed to make their own decisions, they may make what they see as the "wrong choice". It comes down to not trusting women to think for themselves on moral issues concerning their own bodies.
Sometimes when I hear these people discussing abortion I wonder if they know it's a legal procedure in all 50 states. They speak of it in the same terms one would discuss drug abuse, as if it's against the law, but too many still do it and they have to find a way to prevent it.
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I mean, women can't be trusted with that kind of information.
Better to keep the befuddled little incubatin' dears in the dark, where they belong.
