G.O.P. Hopefuls Wriggle on Abortion
Nancy Northup writes in response to Ann
Althouse’s Op-Ed column on Rudolph Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and their positions on abortion as Republican presidential hopefuls.The New York Times, Letter to the Editor
Published: February 27, 2007To the Editor:Re ”Rudy &, Mitt Hem &, Haw on Abortion” (column, Feb. 24)A woman facing the difficult decision of whether to end a pregnancy is the only one who should be weighing the complex issues involved — not politicians or courts.The actual consequences of a Roe reversal would be drastic. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights study ”What If Roe Fell?,” 30 states would be poised to criminalize abortion within a year.Many Americans don’t realize that the legal building blocks are already in place in many states or are being erected. Without Roe, life for women would be thrown more than 30 years in reverse — returning them to the days of second-class citizenship.Unless a woman can make her own decisions about her life, she isn’t in control of her future. Allowing states to take away women’s fundamental human rights is not a ”part of our freedom,” as Ann Althouse writes, but rather the tyranny she fears. Nancy N. Northup
President
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, February 27, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/opinion/l27althouse.html
