Blog for Choice Day
Today is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the case that gave women the right to reproductive choice, won by Texas' own Sarah Weddington. So we here at Texas NOW are taking this opportunity to stand up and say we are pro-choice. Absolutely, positively, without equivocation or apology.
So we're grumpy that our, uh, distinguished colleagues at the Capitol are pushing for a trigger law that would outlaw abortion in Texas if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It's ridiculous. The vast majority of Texans are pro-choice. Seriously. A 2004 Scripps Howard Texas Poll found that 81% of Texans agree with the statement, ??Abortion is a complex issue that is better left in the hands of a woman, her doctor, her family, and her God, rather than in the hands of politicians.?
Eighty-one percent! You read that right. Do you know how hard it is to get 81% of people to agree on anything? That is a HUGE number. And it tells us quite clearly that the people of Texas don't want this. A very vocal minority has no right to make decisions for the rest of us.
Get ready to contact your legislators, folks. We've got to make our voices heard this year.