Dear Sen. Hill, 

I oppose the grossly misnamed "Women's Right to Know" act. 

No one is *for* abortion. And I would encourage you and everyone I know not to have sexual relations unless they are prepared to support and care for a child for the rest of their lives.

But to treat women as if they have not fully considered decisions about their pregnancies — about their own bodies and their own futures — is demeaning and degrading.  

Perhaps you will also dictate that women considering abortions must see slide shows about the economic outlook for single mothers? Or hear talks from single moms about how society demands that they work but disparages them for leaving their children at day care? Better yet, give them a full course in the declining level of services local, state and federal governments offer to support single mothers and children of low-income families.

Now that's something women have a right to know. And while this is all happening so fast that many Georgia women don't know about it, they will soon catch on and vote you all out of office for it. 

I respect your religious convictions that abortion is wrong and defend your right to have those convictions. But I will never acknowledge that your religion should dictate choices for women you've never met and children you have no intention of supporting in any way.

Contact Beth Day

 

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