Amendment 48 (ERRR!)

Wow! This has been my favorite discussion so far! Lynn Paltrow (I really hope I spelled that right) really opened my mind to a lot of horrific ideas I think a lot of people are unable to handle, and I really appreciate her coming to speak with us. This particular conversation really hit home for me because my delivery was not a smooth one, and my right shoulder was dislocated in the process. The sweet, kind, gentle, and caring doctor who delivered me failed to tell my mom what had happened (he was late for another appointment and apparently really ambitious about being on time) and by the time someone fessed up, the damage to my nerves was permanent. I cannot raise my arm above my head, nor can I straighten it out, and it hangs at a strange angle when it's at my side.
By now, I fully understand if you're saying to yourself, thank you, Ashley, for that insignificant trip down memory lane. But here's where the important part comes in: a year and a few months after giving birth to me, my mom was going to have my brother, and wanted a natural birth. Doctors wouldn't comply, and she ended up having a C-section. There's no way of telling if Arden (my brother) was actually at risk or not of having similar injuries. Then, in 2005, my sister was arranging the birth of my niece and she was told the chances were too great that her baby would be injured in deli every, and she ended up having a C-section.
Though my story (and my brother's and niece's stories) is not as tragic and outrageous as some of the other stories Lynn told us, I still feel extremely passionate about these issues. Let it be known that I am completely pro-choice. I agree with Sarah in that I do not believe any one should tell a woman what to do with her body. It's her life that is being affected, and I don't believe a doctor or lawyer should have any say. Amendment 48 seems completely bogus to me. I thought our laws were supposed to protect our rights as Americans, not infringe upon them. This amendment would establish ideas in our justice system that are not just! The idea of a lawyer representing a fetus at an emergency trial - wow. How can you represent something - excuse me, someone - that cannot even speak for itself? Heck, how do you know that fetus would choose to be delivered by C-section? Perhaps that fetus, which we all know is very knowledgeable and understands these issues that are taking place while it's in its mommy's tummy, sees the value in a natural birth and would (assuming it could talk) commend its mother for going through with a natural birth. Sound a bit far-fetched? Perhaps. But having a lawyer represent a fetus? That's no where near absurd. And emergency, bed-side trials used to trap women while they're in labor? To me, that's playing dirty. What can she do, except suck up the pain and run away, while she is in active labor to prevent her rights from being violated? Furthermore, I don't see anyone rushing to set up emergency bed-side trials for living, sick people (that's not to say that a fetus isn't alive - that's open to interpretation - but by living person I mean someone who is not residing in someone else's body). Where's the justice in that?
I don't mean to be offensive. I apologize if I come off as rude. But Amendment 48, in my eyes, is absolutely ridiculous, and the consequences are completely barbaric. And banning birth control? From our conversation Wednesday, I understand the arguments behind it.... but I still see no logic to it. I still say you cannot protect something that is nothing.