They sell us every thing from youth to religion

[rolanni]

We’d been talking, oh, early last week, about the Mississippi “Personhood” Amendment, and, tangentially, what the “discussion” about abortion is really about.  Here’s an interesting (and scary) answer to that.  And, I have to admit that I didn’t realize that my right to privacy was something that had been granted to me during my lifetime.

Today, here at the Cat Farm, was about moving books, and writing an InfoDump, and moving books, and eating dinner, and moving  books, and writing, and moving some more books.  I’m about ready to mix it up now, and do me some dishes.

Progress on Necessity’s Child
65,251/100,000 OR 65% complete

Thorn put her nose on his. Hers was cold, and her whiskers tickled.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

Whiskers do that *nods*

[6-penny.livejournal.com]

My blood pressure really didn't need that link. The barbarians are truely pounding at the gate.

[(Anonymous)]

This is drammar. I'm posting this anonymously because I think you have comments that are anonymous set to be screened and you may wish to delete this. I know that you and organized religion are often at odds.

Here is the message sent by The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray III (The Bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi) to his flock about the "Personhood Amendment." We Episcopal folk tend toward the more liberal side than many organized religions, but in the South we're still a conservative bunch. I applaud Bishop Gray for stepping outside of that box.

My dear friends,

My deep reservations about abortion and the death penalty grow out of my abiding belief in the sanctity of human life and the arbitrary nature of these actions. I am not, however, a pacifist in regards to war. I do believe... that some very serious moral decisions are not simply choices between good and evil, but rather in the case of two evils, choices between the lesser of two evils. Such is the complexity of human moral decision-making in a fallen world.

I appreciate the intentions of those who have supported Proposition 26, what has been called the Personhood Amendment. I share their passion for the sanctity of human life. However, I am gravely concerned about the unintended consequences of this legislation. The moral nightmares of doctors no longer able to give preference to saving the life of the mother in such cases as an ectopic pregnancy and the uncertain impact on in-vitro fertilization are real. Thus, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Medical Association has announced that it cannot support this legislation.

The legal nightmares arising from this legislation are also very real. The word “person” is used over 9,400 times in the Mississippi Annotated Code and the implications for mass confusion and decades of legal challenges over every use of the term are staggering.

For their own reasons, Roman Catholic bishops in several states, including Mississippi, have said they could not support this particular legislation.

While I recognize the complexities of such moral decisions and the need for each of us to make our own informed and prayerful choices, you need to know that I share the aforementioned concerns about the unintended consequences of this legislation. Thus, I cannot support Proposition 26 on the November 8th ballot in Mississippi.

Please feel free to share this letter with whomever you wish.

Faithfully,

The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

The unintended consequences are bad enough but it's the intended consequences that should have everyone up in arms.