What springs to your mind when you hear this phrase?
Perhaps programs which allow people access to the essentials for living– homes, food access to health care.
Perhaps you think of the bike helmet you bought your child, or your resolve to never drive drunk or tired or otherwise occupied.
Maybe you think of the aid you send to a foster child, or women’s shelter or other hands on charity.
I wonder in your deliberations if you ever consider refusing to fund abortions for poor women.
There has been much ado amongst the “I’m alright jack” and the “woo hoo lets legislate the hoo hoo” over this;
A clause was added to the Hamilton County indigent care levy contract 10 years ago to block the money from being spent on abortions for poor people.
Recently, that change almost was reversed.
Oh dear the horror!! That women would have the choice not to bring more children they can’t afford into the world!
Of course lets not forget that as poor women they shouldn’t be having sex at all. Nope no way, no pleasure for you lady. And that “sweet precious wonderful protected life” in your womb, well don’t get too attached to having it thought of that way because as soon as it’s born it becomes “another goddamn miserable drain on society that my tax dollars have to go to support“.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati had sent word of the clause deletion to more than 1,000 people on its e-mail list. It has since sent a follow up e-mail on the reinstatement.
Executive Director Paula Westwood said she was pleased that the clause is back in.
“Our foremost goal is to make sure that life is protected,” she said. “It looks like the language will remain on this, and that is a good thing.”
One can only hope that Ms. Westwood will put as much effort into ensuring that the resulting children are fed and clothed and babysat while their mothers try to support them. Perhaps she can also direct them to counselling for the depression, anger and terror they feel at being forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. No doubt that would not fall under Ms. Westwood’s umbrella of protecting “life”.
Great catch, AR. Was this “Hamilton County” in Ohio?
Gawd, but they are quick-on-the-draw with their email lists, eh? 🙁
yes Ohio.
I’ve tried and failed to find out if they are one of the states that refuses to up welfare payments upon the birth of another child.
I’m letting this comment stand to show the sick twisted minds and logic of some who purport to be pro-life. 🙄
Oh dear the horror!! That women would have the choice not to bring more children they can’t afford into the world!
Or the horror they could put them up for adoption. I know in winnipeg the wait to adopt can be 16 yrs, I’ve been on that list, knowing that every day 308 children are killed.
Better kill them to be safe.
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Welfare payments should be raised for the birth of a child as much as paycheques are. Ie none at all.
Maybe people on welfare should be forced to give the children up to parents waiting to adopt who aren’t a drag on society.
You stand behind this statement then? You see nothing wrong with using a young, poor woman’s body for your own ends. How lovely.
Hitler? you’ve resorted to Hitler so soon in our love exchange. Sigh… and I had such high hopes!
“Welfare payments should be raised for the birth of a child as much as paycheques are. Ie none at all.”
Sorry to break your heart, Dino – but in fact take home pay is increased by the addition of another child. Had you ever filled one out as a parent you would know that the tax system (you know, the law of Canada) recognizes life.
So where is my mind sick and twisted? When I say it’s no big deal if people on welfare can’t afford to raise children because people who can afford them are waiting almost 20 years? I would think it’s sick to kill a child re poverty when people who have money are waiting to adopt.
Or that you think people on welfare should be treated better than people who work for a living? Theres a great society we should all do nothing until everyone starves to death.
Personally I think the people who killed 3.5 million Canadians are sick. So i guess that makes us even except that I haven’t advocated a Hitler / Stalin approach.
You’re on a waiting list to adopt?!?! 😯
Your attitude and values, Dino, wouldn’t impress even the SPCA – they probably wouldn’t let you adopt a gerbil. Good thing the adotion agency got your number. Letting you adopt a child would be opening the door to child abuse.