Seatbelt Safety vs. Abortion Rights
Federal judge: Late-term abortion ban unconstitutional
Like many of the rest of you, we had family in for Memorial Day weekend. My parents drove up from where they live in NorthWestern Kentucky near the border of Indiana. It took very little time for my father to get around to telling me about the national “seatbelt blitz” - actually the National Safety Council’s Click It or Ticket Mobilization. I should let you know that my father has a bit of an issue with the seatbelt law and he spent the next 45 minutes telling me of his strong dissatisfaction with the current “blitz” effort to enforce it.
Now, my family and I almost always wear a seatbelt (it’s generally a pretty smart idea!), but the discussion brought to my mind a strange inconsistency. Doesn’t it seem odd that it is illegal not to wear seatbelts because they might save our lives, but it is legal to have an abortion which destroys the life of (translated: murders) unborn babies.
Note the comment of the federal judge in this court decision:
“The act poses an undue burden on a woman’s right to choose an abortion,” she wrote.
I must have missed the part in the constitution where it states that infanticide is a right. This must be the upgraded Constitution 2.0. Not to mention that this is pretty much a declaration of independence on the part of the Judicial to the Legislative Branch of the government.
However, let us not overlook a terrible inconsistency: a woman has the right to choose to murder a child (which has been virtually admitted by the abortion doctors during the trial) but we have no right to choose not to strap a piece of nylon cloth over our bodies for safety!
Think about it! The use of a safety belt has benefit almost exclusively for the individual wearing it. Yet, we are forced to wear it by law enforcement. On the other hand, abortion destroys innocent lives at the whim of an individual - but it is perfectly legal!
Interesting logic… or rather, lack thereof.
Tags: News and Media, Politics
