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January 23, 2006

When will they ever learn?

South Dakota is considering an abortion ban. When will people learn that even if you're against abortion, regulating it is better than banning it? We know a whole host of problems will arise if abortion is banned. People will force miscarriages; people will have abortions anyway. Infections will rise, maternal deaths will rise, back-alley, hotel-room surgeries will lead to arrests, disease and death.

People learned nothing from prohibition, when bootleggers made lots of potentially dangerous booze and made a ton of money. Eventually, alcohol was made legal, regulated and taxed.

People have learned nothing from banning even small amounts of marijuana, and now our jails are overflowing with people who have been caught with enough pot to enjoy in their living rooms, while sex offenders, murderers and drunk drivers are getting let off easy because there is no room for them.

Even if you're anti-choice, you have to understand that banning abortion will not make it go away. All you do is create a very dangerous society. You want to tax it, so that society sees some financial game? Offer optional counseling at clinics? Fine, but abortion absolutely needs to be safe and legal.

Posted by josh at January 23, 2006 07:51 PM

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Have you noticed the billboards on Rt. 690 linking abortion to breast cancer? Besides -- I think -- being medically questionable, I'm surprised no one has had an accident trying to read the stupid things in order to figure out WHAT they are trying to say. It took me multiple drive-bys to figure out the message.

Posted by: Jill Hurst-Wahl [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 23, 2006 09:46 PM

Is that what those are? I see the image and just try not to drive off the road.

There should be a law against advocacy billboards over high-speed thoroughfares. I think we can be pretty sure that people are either already in agreement or will get really angry over most issues. There's no sense in adding to the road rage.

Posted by: Josh [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 24, 2006 05:49 AM

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