This concerns Roe v. Wade, which gave women in the US the Right to Choose. I know that lately, several states have been stripping women of these rights.
I just have this question, how is Roe v. Wade written? I assumed it was country-wide & written in stone. Is there a clause that permits individual states to decide to adopt it or not?
If Roe v. Wade is universal, why are several states able to break the law & do something treasonous & criminal like pass anti-choice legislation...and not get in trouble for it?
This was something that popped in my head today.
If Roe v. Wade is a universal, written-in-stone, absolute law of the land, perhaps none of this anti-choice legislation is valid or even legal...and therefore moot.
Another thing that hit me. I'm extremely happy that LGBT rights are growing in leaps and bounds in this country but am baffled as to how women's rights are going backwards. We can protest and petition until we're blue in the face concerning women's rights, fighting rape culture, 11 hour filibusters, pro-choice, etc. but still go backwards. I don't understand. On top of that, the guy who brought the "Slut Walk" phenomenon to the US turned out to be a phony who was playing "Mr. Feminist" to get in women's pants. It's disheartening.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/12/porn-professor-hugo-schwyzer-comes-clean-about-his-twitter-meltdown-and-life-as-a-fraud.htmlI'm glad the Left is winning the
culture war but the Right seems to have a stranglehold on the actual Government/Law front. They're finding ways to undermine voting laws & gerrymandering like crazy. I try so hard to be hopeful & optimistic and even chide you guys for being so negative.
I feel a mix of doubt for myself, my country, my worldview, I need to hear of more good news, I need my morale.
Guys, I'm female in the United States of America....and
I'm scared. When will the change come? When will the Left rise again? When will America progress forward? Why can't the people filled with goodness and empathy ever achieve high positions of power & influence? When the bulk of old regressive finally croak, will it be too late?
I'm in one of my funks right now but I'm not going to rage & be crazy or say stupid things.