In 1973, the Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, ruled invalid any law which would prevent a woman from terminating a pregnancy if she chooses. Let me say up front that I believe this to be the moral equivalent of thinning out the herd for most, since it seems to be one of the most fervent arguments of those who support this “right”.
What will we do with all these unwanted babies? Who will pay for them? The government can’t do it all. Besides, I have the right to choose whether I want to have this baby, and it’s none of your business.
Now, along comes Gardisal. Gardisal is being marketed as the newest miracle drug, a vaccine against the HPV virus, a sexually transmitted disease linked to cervical cancer.
Excellent! Great! Wonderful! Someone told me it could be the greatest medical breakthrough since Thalidomide.
You remember Thalidomide. It was the great miracle drug of the late 1950’s, used to relieve morning sickness and induce sleep in pregnant women. The side effects: Thalidomide stunted the growth of limbs and organs in the womb, and led to severe birth defects in the children of mothers who took Thalidomide.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I hope this stuff works, and if it is proven to be effective without any long term side effects, I will be the first to stand and cheer. The problem is that we just don’t know.
In West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia, the states have introduced or are planning to introduce legislation that would make it mandatory for prepubescent females to receive this vaccine to protect them against the risk of HPV and in turn cervical cancer. This is where it gets really dicey.
As with many other drugs approved by the FDA, the long term effects are not known. If a parent should choose to have their child receive this vaccine, and it’s approved by the FDA, they can.
But to make it mandatory by statute is obscene. And where are the “pro choice” folks in this discussion. It appears they are lining up on the side of mandatory shots. If they aren’t, their silence on this issue is deafening.
Feminists should wise up. If you are for the right to choose, be for the right to choose. But if you are going to use the legislature and the courts to mandate your vision of the best interests of women, then your agenda is less rational and coherent than you have attempted to forward.
The long term effects of this vaccine have yet to be determined. Yet, the long term emotional and psychological effects of abortion on families in general and women in particular is well chronicled.
Disposable pregnancy (abortion) is forwarded, as is mandatory vaccination of females for sexually transmitted diseases. Yet the long term effects of these life decisions are not considered.
So, ladies, what is it:
Are you controlling the right to choose, or choosing the right to control?
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