I really remember the coat hangers. I was just a teenager when I was in the ER waiting for a friend after a minor auto accident when the young woman came in. Yes, she died. I can tell you that there are plenty of lawmakers/politicians/leaders/public officials across the country who stood up and argue against abortion, yet have made certain that no one was looking when a young woman was sent to some back street abortion clinic so that he would not be involved in a scandal. But, what we really need to think about is this:
Be very careful about giving the government the power to make your decisions for you. The government which can decide whether or not a woman will have an abortion CAN DECIDE that a woman WILL have an abortion. Do not make the mistake of thinking that this cannot happen. It has been going on for decades in many countries. Do not make the mistake of thinking that our government will always do "the right thing" for the welfare of all of the citizens in this country. "The right thing" is relative. There have been judges who have ordered women to have sterilization surgery. It was once common practice for the Doctors of females who were considered retarded or mentally ill to inform the family/parents that the female should have a hysterectomy around the age of puberty. Many of these people were neither mentally ill nor retarded--often they were blind, deaf, or simply illegitimate. It is obvious that we, the public, do not have access to every bit of information which, by law, is supposed to be public. It is a proven fact that our government officials commonly use their power and position to line their own pockets, and the pockets of those whom they choose. Over and over we have seen examples of officials who are corrupt. When a government has the power to make your decisions for you, they can and they WILL make your decisions for you, and furthermore tell you that it is for your own good, despite your protestations. This is what we need to think about. How many times have we heard, "I am not a crook!" or "I did not have sex with that woman!" and etc. There is one law for the powerful, and a different law for the common man. This is what we MUST remember.