Hey, look no further than next door. *Shrug*

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From: NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri – can [at] prochoiceamerica.org
Date: Nov 29, 2007 4:40 PM
Subject: We didn’t think it would happen here.

NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri received word today that a radical anti-choice interest group has submitted a petition to place an abortion ban on the statewide ballot in Missouri. The initiative would ban abortion except in limited circumstances – taking away the right to choose for Missouri’s women. The ban does not even include an exception for rape and incest. The petition is still in the early stages of the approval process, and we will need all hands on deck as we try to keep it from going on the ballot next year.

In addition to this egregious violation on human rights, Governor Blunt’s “Task Force on the Effects of Abortion on Women” will be meeting next week to continue its work to make it as difficult as possible for women with unplanned pregnancies to seek care without first navigating a near-impossible obstacle course.

Join other supporters of a woman’s right to choose in packing the meeting room, this Monday, December 3 at 1 p.m. Carpools are still being organized, and we will be meeting at the Capitol Building in Jefferson City at 11:30 a.m.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Vanessa at 314-531-8616 or vanessa.crawford [at] prochoicemissouri.org.

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According to The Columbia Missourian,

The Governor’s Task Force on the Impact of Abortion on Women convened last week in Blunt’s Capitol office without any of the publicity and promotion that usually accompanies groups on gubernatorial missions.

Its members — all opposed to abortion — were recruited not directly by Blunt’s staff, but rather by a pair of anti-abortion activists.

“This is a very informal group of good people who believe in advancing the cause of life and believe that we should minimize the impact of abortion on society,” Blunt said.

Sounds like a very objective group, that one.

“I certainly would begin with the presumption that abortion has a negative impact on Missouri children, Missouri women, Missouri men, because it’s harmful to society,” Blunt said.

With that framework, the task force still intends to hunt for “truthful, honest information” from researchers, said Cindy Province, a co-founder of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Missouri, who was asked by Blunt’s chief of staff to help enlist task force members.

Oy. Beginning with a desired conclusion and then twisting all available information to support a presupposition isn’t scientific; it isn’t even honest. In this case, it’s just a misogynistic waste of taxpayer monies.

Among the questions McCastle poses: Does abortion lead to crime?

McCastle draws that question from unspecified studies, which he says suggest that an overwhelming majority of women prisoners have had abortions.

Gah. It seems I have my own assumption to apologize for: that these wankers give a flying fuck about science, or perhaps more accurately, about even maintaining the mere semblance of scientific integrity or objectivity.

Goodbye, Kansas; hello, MO! (The more things change, the more they stay the same.)

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