Don't expect others to pay for your abortion
Letter to the Editor
I am appalled and at the end of my rope with this lawsuit against the state of Indiana regarding Medicaid paying for abortions.
As you already know, tax dollars are paying for them in cases of rape, incest and risk of the mother's life. Now they are trying to expand the scope of "need" by including "medically necessary." That is not where it will end.
First of all, pro-aborts have stated for years that we have no right to push our morality onto others. What do they think tax-funded abortions are doing? They are using the money from strong pro-life citizens to pay for "their" beliefs. There is something wrong with this picture. It's OK to push your ideals onto me, but you want freedom from my ideals.
Second of all, "medically necessary" is a generic term used to cover a multitude of ills — most which could not be considered life-threatening. In this day and time of modern medicine, the diseases they taut as being "medically necessary" actually can be controlled, even through a pregnancy. What they don't tell you, however, are the risks, which are both physically and emotionally very serious and, at times, life-threatening. These truths have been hidden under the table for too long.
This idea of tax-funded abortions is, once again, taking the responsibility for the pregnancy off of the ones responsible for it. This is a little baby in the womb that we are discussing here. A father and a mother are involved. I do not believe that anyone should get an abortion to cover their mistake or their changed mind. They get caught up in a situation, the mother gets pregnant and then they expect the state to take care of the cost of their "solution."
No, they need to start taking responsibility for their own actions. So you get pregnant. What happened to the solid moral ideas of taking care of your family and taking responsibility for your actions? This lawsuit is another way of providing abortions for whatever reason and at any time. Believe me, it will work out that there will be minor, if your any, restrictions if this comes to pass.
Bottom line, do not expect others to pay for your abortion. I am sick of my tax dollars paying for things that I strongly oppose and things that I work hard to stop. Yet, each year, tax money that has come out of my check is going to support the pro-abort values.
Everyone needs to stand up and say, "Enough!"
Jane Kelz
Tipton, Ind.
August 28, 1999
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