Terrorism and Magical ThinkingTa-Nehisi Coates THE ATLANTIC
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............I was thinking about this in reference to Donald Trump's sudden, and surely heartfelt, transformation from pro-choice to pro-life. Whereas everyone "likes" babies, no one "likes" abortion. Moreover, pregnancy in our society is not seen with the clearest eyes. When we think of pregnancy we do not think of constant, prolonged, intensive labor which burdens virtually every organ of the body. We think of baby-showers, glowing skin and bundles of joy. It is almost as if the work of making a human being is really no work at all. A man ejaculates, and the rest is romantic comedy. Starring J-Lo, of course.the rest:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/02/abortion-would-we-change-our-minds-if-we-only-knew/71331/This bill essentially legalizes terrorism, with the intent of reducing the number of abortion providers by forcing them to operate under the threat of state-sanctioned murder. In keeping with recent efforts by Republicans to limit a woman's ability to choose whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term, the legalized terrorism portion of the bill is merely the most sensational institutional barrier being erected. As with the national GOP's effort to redefine rape while defunding women's health services, devoting full attention to that particular proposal avoids all the other South Dakota bills that seek to make it more difficult for women to have abortions.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/02/terrorism-and-magical-thinking/71321/http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/south-dakota-hb-1171-legalize-killing-abortion-providers#update