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I'm not usually political in this journal, at least not beyond taking a general radical feminist theoretical lens and being anti-racism, anti-sexism, and anti-heterosexism. But.
This is a travesty.
Women should have control over their bodies. Not their parents, not their governments, and not judges. This is as true when they want to bring the fetus to term as when they want to abort it.
Period.
ETA: Severino Poletto, Archbishop of Torino says, "Society must take [care] of this child. I certainly oppose abortions but this case allows us to reflect on the situation. We have to take a step back and ask ourselves how this could have happened to a 13 year old girl."
My guess? She had sex. (With her 15-year-old boyfriend, according to the article.) Although if she had adequate access to protection and knowledge about protection, she probably wouldn't be pregnant, so the burden does ultimately fall on society. Just not in the way in which I think the Archbishop thinks it does.
This is a travesty.
Women should have control over their bodies. Not their parents, not their governments, and not judges. This is as true when they want to bring the fetus to term as when they want to abort it.
Period.
ETA: Severino Poletto, Archbishop of Torino says, "Society must take [care] of this child. I certainly oppose abortions but this case allows us to reflect on the situation. We have to take a step back and ask ourselves how this could have happened to a 13 year old girl."
My guess? She had sex. (With her 15-year-old boyfriend, according to the article.) Although if she had adequate access to protection and knowledge about protection, she probably wouldn't be pregnant, so the burden does ultimately fall on society. Just not in the way in which I think the Archbishop thinks it does.