Up to a million Americans participated in the March for Women's Lives on Sunday, a demonstration touting a variety of causes, most notably the right to abortion. Here's what some of the demonstrators had to say:
"It's important to march to voice that abortion is our choice, not the government's," said Melissa Murphy, junior in LAS and member of the Feminist Majority. "I think it's good to know that you have an option, that you do have a choice."
According to another article:"I'm marching because I'm showing my people we do have a choice, said Melinda Garcia, a 26-year-old mother from Massachusetts who said her main reasons for attending the march were political. "If you let Bush win, he's going to take all choices away," she said. "He won't stop."
What I'm wondering is this: are all these pro-choice demonstrators (with whom I agree, incidentally) also pro-choice when it comes to education, or do they think mothers and fathers should go gently into the good night of government monopolies when it comes to their children's schooling? Do they think women should have the choice of whether or not to abort their pregnancies, but not have the choice about when, where, and how to educate the children they do choose to bear? Posted by Andrew Coulson at April 26, 2004 12:32 AM | TrackBackThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
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