This one goes out to the ladies. Great letter last week by Candice Carson (Herald, Oct. 6) defending Planned Parenthood. Here’s the “who” and “why” for this ideological witch hunt. It ain’t pretty.
It’s based on Christian conservative Republicans’ religious beliefs. They’ll decide if a mother has to die so that the unborn baby may live. They’ll decide if a mother must bring a stillborn baby to term. They’ll make abortion virtually impossible in many states. They have other nonsensical objections to many standard and necessary reproductive medicine women need to stay healthy.
I like Pope Francis, but the church has a fairly poor record when it comes to getting serious subjects right. Galileo was tried by the Inquisition for teaching that the sun is at the center of our solar system and spent the remainder of his life in house arrest because of it. The Bible claims the world is 6,000 years old. Many Republicans still deny the reality of evolution. These knuckleheads get to decide what and how much reproductive women’s health care will be allowed?
Women everywhere should get the best possible health care regardless of what some religious zealots believe. You would expect this from the Taliban or ISIS but not from our political leaders here. Religious liberty should be scoffed at when women’s health and lives may hang in the balance.
The Republican attack on Planned Parenthood is not based on medicine, science or even sound ethical reasoning. It’s based on their fears and ignorance. If you want to believe in gods, devils, elves or whatever, fine by me. But then you don’t get to decide what kind of health care we can all can have.
You can be in charge of decorating the White House Christmas tree or be on the Easter egg hunt committee. But when it comes to serious life and death decisions, I want reasonable and rational people in charge. I understand that there are many fearful people with superstitious beliefs, but do we have to elect them to positions of power?
Bill Vana
Durango
