What Is the Value of a Human Being? Well, That Depends. Do You Have a Uterus?

"Tussling Over Jesus" by Nicholas D. Kristof

I could go into a long tirade over why it is WRONG to refuse medical care to a person based on their gender and/or church affiliation.

I could go into a long tirade over why it is WRONG to let Christian dogma trump Christian tradition.

I could go into a long tirade over why it is WRONG to ex-communicate a hospital because it saved a life.

I could go into a long tirade over why it is WRONG to value one human life over another.

But this is just so much easier and I think (sadly) the general public will understand the concept in pictures better than in words:

So when the Catholic Church chooses to denounce a nun, as well as various hospitals, for making the  difficult decision to save a mother's life rather than that of her compromised fetus I am left with only one question:

Why is an adult female life of less value than that of a pre-born or new-born child?

After all, she was once pre-born and newborn herself.

Okay, so one MORE question:

When did I lose my right to live simply because I have a uterus?

January 30, 2011 UPDATE:

If we could get our heads out of our asses, turn off Glee, and maybe keep up on current events we'd realize that the "freedoms" the GOP promises are only a promise of freedom from autonomy.

The Two Abortion Wars: A Highly Intrusive Federal Bill

Because they just don't know when to STOP.

February 1, 2011 UPDATE:

I received e-mails today from Feministe and MoveOn.Org regarding the new federal bill we're being threatened with via the GOP. They further describe how detrimental this bill will be to women's rights/HUMAN rights, as well as offer a way that we may each, individually, do our part to thwart the bill. Follow the links:

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/01/31/why-abortion-funding-matters/

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/01/31/dearjohn-standing-up-against-re-defining-rape-and-limits-on-reproductive-rights/

Redefining Rape?