Posted on 08/01/2006 12:27:21 PM PDT by superpedro
(CNSNews.com) - Ms. Magazine's latest pro-abortion message invites women and girls who have undergone the procedure to submit their names for inclusion in the magazine and sign an online petition stating that "I have had an abortion."
The petition targets the recent South Dakota abortion ban, which has been stayed until voters in the state decide on the November ballot whether they want to overturn the ban.
"Whatever happens in South Dakota, 17 states now have trigger laws or pre-Roe bans that will ban abortion if the Supreme Court were to reverse Roe v. Wade," Ms. Magazine warns.
The South Dakota case is the likeliest avenue for Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973, to eventually be challenged in the nation's highest court.
The Ms. Magazine petition asks females to "publicly join the millions of women in the United States who have had an abortion in demanding a repeal of laws that restrict women's reproductive freedom." Then the magazine asks for money.
Judie Brown, president of the American Life League, told Cybercast News Service that the pitch from Ms. Magazine takes "absurdity to a new level with a campaign bragging about their past abortions."
"These women are celebrating an act of violence that has proven traumatic for millions of mothers and deadly for their innocent pre-born children," Brown stated. "We know from all the research that's been done that most woman who have aborted their children are number one, not proud of what they did, and number two, are not going to come out and publicly say that they are," she said.
But Ms. Magazine insists that abortion is "a very common, necessary and important procedure for millions of women in the U.S." and promises to send all of the petition signatures it collects to the Bush White House.
According to Ms. Magazine, illegal abortions in the 1970s caused untold suffering in the United States, "especially for poor women who had to resort to unsafe self-induced or back-alley abortions."
The magazine also claims that in developing nations each year, "approximately 70,000 women and girls die from botched and unsafe abortions and another 500,000 maternal deaths occur," although it does not cite the source of those statistics.
The petition states that the Bush administration's international family planning policies, including the funding of abstinence-only education, contribute to the death toll because the policies do not provide comprehensive information and resources.
Brown cited post-abortion research conducted by the Springfield, Ill., based Elliot Institute. The Institute reported in 1997 on its survey of women eight weeks after they had undergone an abortion. Forty-four percent complained of nervous disorders, 36 percent said they experienced sleep disturbances, 31 percent said they regretted their decision and 11 percent admitted that they had been prescribed psychotropic drugs by their family doctor.
"Of course, it is in the best interest of the feminist movement to make sure the women don't have a guilty conscience or negative feelings towards their abortion," Brown added.
The Ms. Magazine campaign, Brown said is fueled by fears of the growing "pro-life" movement.
"The biggest reason why they are doing this is because they are petrified," said Brown. "The pro life movement has made tremendous advances in Congress, in the state legislatures and it continues to move forward. And I think that some of this is to frighten the complacent woman who has had an abortion into thinking that if they don't do something they will lose their 'right to abortion.'"
Feminist Gloria Steinem founded Ms. Magazine in 1971 and served as its aggressive spokeswoman for many years. But since 2001 the magazine has been owned by the Feminist Majority Foundation, whose president is Eleanor Smeal.
In 2006 Steinem's name doesn't appear until the 12th paragraph of a "HerStory" section on the magazine's website.
This is so hypocritical. Wasn't the whole "basis" for Roe v Wade because of the right to privacy. Now woman want to scream it to the world. Like AnnCoulter said, its a sacrament of the religion of the left.
Common or not, women who would respond to this solicitation are monsters.
I always make the point that I am not against choice, I am against abortion. There is a difference.
Your comment contains its own response. Such women are only "otherwise normal."
Ms Mag did this before, and ran a full page ad in the NY Times. Women who had an abortion ( or two or three ) contributed and signed the petition.
It never ceases to amaze me when otherwise intelligent people willingly embrace evil, even defend it. Congratulations, Ms Magazine, on making this kind of evil look fashionable.
If she doesn't make her mandatory sacrifice to Gaia before age 21, she'll be left out of the Sisterhood. ;)
Then stop reading my posts if you've seen them before. :) If you see martyrdom in my posts, you haven't comprehended them no matter HOW many times you've seen them.
If the point is to proclaim it proudly they should do the TV spot I described further up this page.
"The South Dakota case is the likeliest avenue for Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973, to eventually be challenged in the nation's highest court. "
Somehow, I don't think a campaign to have an abortion is going to sit well. I suspect a backlash is possible just because they always overreach.
South Dakota is pretty conservative.
The legislators that voted against that abortion ban were kicked out in the Republican primaries recently.
While statewide the residents may not be sure whether they are comfortable for no clause for rape, and might be willing to shoot it down on that basis, they aren't social liberals. This ad campaign is going to be offputting. It could have the effect of keeping that ban in place in its entirety, whereas if they'd just shut up it might have fallen.
It'll be worth watching to see if the pro-abortion movement screws themselves again.
There are actually some pro-abortion Freepers... I mean pro-choice right... although it still kind of amazes me.
Planned Parenthood might need to send out coupons and hire a limo service.
Michael Schiavo leads the "pulled the plug parade, followed by Derek
Humphries and the late great doc Ron Cranford!!'
Trolling again?
Aren't you usually found hanging around Terri threads?
All that I've seen for anecdotes are women that have waited too long, or need to go to another town, or that don't want to sit in a waiting room for more than a minute or two. I'd think that a life changing decision *should* take some time and/or planning.
IMHO, feminists are self-defeating fools. It's hard to defend an indefensible position....
Not Pro Abortion.
Just wondering what's going to happen when abortion is illegal in the US. We all know that rich women are going to fly to Europe and middle class women are going to drive to the abortion clinics that will spring up over the Mexican and Canadian borders.
Poor women will receive "treatments for irregular periods".
What are we going to do?
Send out The Fertility Police like in Ceaucescu's Romania to make sure that no women who leave the country are pregnant?
Station cops in gynecologist's offices?
"Trolling again?
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Nope. I never troll. I'm always interested in cases that may go to the SCOTUS. We'll see if my prediction holds up.
As for the threads I visit, they are many and varied. Actually, I've rarely visited the Terri threads. You'll find me often on thread dealing with evolution, the courts, and many other topics.
Do you have a response for my prediction about the Supreme Court in the South Dakota case? If not, then I'll go visit some other threads.
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