Meditation on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Twenty-five years ago today, the Supreme Court decided a landmark case which changed the patterns of social, sexual, and political activity within the United States. Roe v. Wade was the most important and influential cases ever to come before the Supreme Court.

This case, based off various precedents that pushed for more personal choice in reproductive rights for women. As a pretty enthusiastic supporter of personal liberty, and an avid denouncer of legislating morality, this entire topic brings a lot of interesting things to mind.

Briefly....

• What are 'reproductive rights'? How is an abortion akin to birth control, contraception or abstinence?
  
• How is the termination of an unwanted child a right?
  
• What kind of rights do fathers and unborn children have?
• Why would anyone who supports abortion be against the death penalty, or any other sort of institutional killing?
• Why would any woman be proud of their right to end a pregnancy?

I know this is vague and scattered. I just wanted to put some ideas out there. Maybe I'll think about this again later.  ¶ 6:57 PM