There’s no point in denying it. If you are a republican for Lynch, you might as well just call yourself the ‘Republicans Against Parental Rights.’ It’s a hallmark of the Lynch legacy and one which cannot be properly corrected for as long as he sits in the Governor’s chair. By supporting him you are stating unequivocally that parents do not have the right to know if their underage daughter has gotten pregnant and seeks or has an abortion.
Now an abortion, that’s just a simple procedure where something that could grow up to be the next Ray Buckley is exterminated in the womb. Aside from the risk of physical damage, infections, and other medical complications, (like death) there are short and long-term emotional considerations that you, “The Republicans against Parental Rights,” feel more comfortable leaving in the hands of bureaucrats and abortion doctors. (I’m still looking for the survey data on the likelihood that the average underage teenage girl, when confronted with severe emotional distress–which is like, every like, day–will call an abortionist just to chat.)
Need to take a different school bus? Need a note.
How about an aspirin? Phone call home.
M-Rated video game? Can’t buy it by themselves.
R-Rated movie? No admission without an adult.
Abortion? Don’t forget to grab a complimentary copy of Tiger Beat magazine on your way out the office door. Just make sure the Doctors address isn’t still on it. The Republicans Against Parental Rights wouldn’t want you to get busted.
And if it matters, parental rights are just another of those things Lynch said he’d defend right up until he caved to the liberal legislature. Caved, just like the Republicans for Lynch.
