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Op-Ed: Prop 1 Is About Abortion, Not Healthcare | by Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman There was a time in American his...
Dorothy Moon equates Prop 1 to abortion, not healthcare
Key points (ReadOut summary)
- Moon claims Prop 1 would legalize the killing of unborn babies in Idaho
- She asserts current Idaho laws already protect ectopic pregnancies, rape, incest, and life of the mother
- Moon notes the organization behind Prop 1 sued Idaho’s Attorney General and Secretary of State
- She compares supporters’ use of euphemisms like “reproductive healthcare” to historical defenses of slavery
Op-Ed: Prop 1 Is About Abortion, Not Healthcare | by Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman There was a time in American history when human beings were not considered to be fully human. Southern plantation owners saw African slaves as property, having the same value as an ox or horse. Southern politicians did their best to avoid talking about the actual horrors of chattel slavery, preferring instead to use euphemisms like “our peculiar institution.” History tends to repeat itself. Today we s