Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Reading a little constitutional challenge
Apparently the ACLU is throwing, if I may use a little foul language, a shit fit at the proposed Floridian constitutional amendment which would make abortion notification laws legal. At any rate, I saw this interesting tidbit:
Opponents of such measures said while the ballot language suggests
minors' privacy rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution will be
maintained, the opposite would be true. They said it would take away
minors' privacy rights granted under the state constitution.
Natasha Baker-Bradley, 19, a sophomore majoring in psychology at
Boston University, said informing parents of a teenager's planned
abortion could harm some teens.
"I know people whose parents aren't great," she said. "Sometimes kids need
to be protected from their parents."
Yes indeed. Some kids do need to be protected from their parents. Most of them, however, have yet to be born.
Opponents of such measures said while the ballot language suggests
minors' privacy rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution will be
maintained, the opposite would be true. They said it would take away
minors' privacy rights granted under the state constitution.
Natasha Baker-Bradley, 19, a sophomore majoring in psychology at
Boston University, said informing parents of a teenager's planned
abortion could harm some teens.
"I know people whose parents aren't great," she said. "Sometimes kids need
to be protected from their parents."
Yes indeed. Some kids do need to be protected from their parents. Most of them, however, have yet to be born.
