I Call Bullshit

Yesterday Donald Trump said that he wanted to make abortion illegal. When asked if women who got illegal abortions should be punished he said they should. Before I get into my take on this I want to make my position clear. First, I would prefer that abortions were not necessary. Second, I think it is a decision that should be made by the individual woman. Third, the man involved should support whatever decision the woman makes. It is her body and her choice. Now, back to Mr. Trump.

Republicans in general and all of the remaining candidates on their ticket want to ban abortion. If abortion is illegal and the fetus is a person with a right to life as they claim. Why shouldn't the woman be punished? It isn't as if she was dragged kicking and screaming and had her pregnancy terminated against her will. She got pregnant whether accidentally, intentionally or against her will. She went out and sought an abortion provider. She had to travel to their location, disrobe, submit to a procedure she knew was illegal. Every candidate except Trump (until he knew he had stepped on a land mine and changed positions) says the woman should not be punished. The only explanation is that they feel women are incapable of making a rationale decision and therefore are not responsible. Evil abortion providers are apparently tracking the sale of home pregnancy tests and showing up at homes offering abortions. They corner these vulnerable women and convince them to terminate the pregnancy. If only some man had been there to help them make the right decision and protect them from the wiles of the evil providers. If the abortion logic was applied to drugs we would have a different looking legal system. If I go out and purchase heroin, for example, and get caught. It would seem by their logic it should not be my fault. The seller should go to jail. I was just mislead by their evil sales pitch. It is total bullshit. They don't want to say they would punish women because they know it would cost them votes. Their policies punish women every day by restricting access to health care, birth control, equal pay for the same work and plenty of other policies. So, fuck you assholes. Mr. Trump just said what you were thinking but we're scared to say. Now he joins you in your lie.