Political Jackass

Lynn Paltrow of National Advocates for Pregnant Women rights an Open Letter to Governor Palin.

Quotes:

According to press reports your water broke while you were giving a keynote speech in Texas at the Republican Governors’ Energy Conference. You did not immediately go to the hospital — instead you gave your speech and then waited at least 11 hours to get to a hospital. You evaluated the risks, made a choice, and were able to carry on your life without state interference. Texas Governor Rick Perry worried about your pregnancy but didn’t stop you from speaking or take you into custody to protect the rights of the fetus.

When Pamela Rae Stewart, allegedly, didn’t get to the hospital quickly enough on the day of her delivery, she was arrested in California on the theory that she had violated the rights of her fetus.

You chose to continue working throughout your pregnancy — even during your labor. Until 1991 women who worked in high paying blue color jobs that provided health benefits were being fired based on “fetal rights” policies that claimed if the woman became pregnant she would expose the unborn child to workplace health risks.

Read the full letter

Republican candidate Jerry W. Kilgore looks like a fool trying to assert his stance on abortion in the first televised debate of the 2005 Virginia governors race.