Oh wow where to begin! I want to first start off by saying that I agree with what Chelsea said about the fear of people not really understanding what the Amendment really means. I have never been passionate about a cause before now, the idea that Amendment 48 could actually pass in Colorado scares me to death! It is funny because when it comes down to brass tacks I am not able to vote in CO and so this will not even effect me, but it truly bothers me that if this Amendment does pass that it will take away the rights of not only pregnant mothers but mothers who don’t want to be mothers yet. (if that makes any sense at all).
It was great to have Lynn Paltrow come in and talk to us. She really brought up some points that had never really crossed my mind. Honestly I had never thought about the idea of a fetus having a lawyer! There is seriously something wrong with a country who gives better lawyers to a mother’s stomach then to the mother herself. I was shocked to hear about the case of Angela Carter. It is scary that the government gives precedence to an unborn child then a mother who is living and breathing. The worst part of the whole case was the fact that they both ended up not surviving the surgery.
Overall I want to say that Ashley hit the nail on the head when she said that Amendment 48 is absolutely ridiculous and that the consequences will be barbaric. It is frightening to believe that the loop holes in this Amendment could outlaw birth control (for everyone whether they are using birth control as a contraceptive or for medical reasons), make abortion illegal, outlaw the death penalty and those are just a few of the effects it could have on Colorado Residence.
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