re: #159 marjoriemoon

No other medical procedure is like this. You’re talking about the possible birth of another human being. Not breast implants, not a nose job, not back surgery.

A woman of any age, young or old, should be able to have a legal abortion, at least under 3 months gestation, with the consent of NO one. Not a husband, not a boyfriend, not a parent. I don’t care if she’s 11. She’s old enough to have sex, she’s old enough to make up her mind about her own reproductive choices.

Is a teenager legally allowed to sign a contract? No. Is a child allowed to get a tattoo without parental consent? No. Is a 17yr old allowed to join the military? No. Shouldn’t they be? It’s their bodies, their lives, right?

I’m sorry, I’m pro-choice (up to the age of 12 that way it gives you time to figure out if they’re going to be a drain on society or not) but putting a medical procedure up on a pedestal like it’s somehow special and therefore immune from all law is crazy.