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In case you missed it. This last weekend Governor Charlie Crist of Florida vetoed a bill that would have forced women to get an ultrasound — and pay for it out of their own pockets — before receiving an abortion.
Here's the key excerpt from the official letter announcing the veto:
"[P]ersonal views should not result in laws that unwisely expand the role of government and coerce people to obtain medical tests or procedures that are not medically necessary. In this case, such action would violate a woman's right to privacy."Governor Crist is locked in a high-profile reelection battle this year as a registered Independent. Not surprisingly, one of his opponents, Marcio Rubio, immediately pounced on Crist's decision and accused the Governor of "put[ting] politics ahead of principled policy-making."
No matter the politics involved, though, one thing is clear: coercing women into a 100% unnecessary procedure and forcing them to cover the cost isn't principled policy-making by any means — if anything, it's reckless, medically unsound, and brazenly ideological policy-making. Pro-choice advocates can breathe a sigh of relief that medical fact and legal precedent won over the Florida State House this time around.
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I am amazed! Something good happened for women's rights?! This is...encouraging. Finally!!
# Posted By Mahayana
| 6/14/10 06:02 PM
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