Crist Vetoes HB 1143

Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed the infamous bill that would force women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion. The bill was written with the intention of shaming women out of having an abortion. A likely reason for Crist's vote is to gain Democratic voter support for his Senate campaign. Nevertheless, the veto is good news.

Crist wrote a rather thoughtful reasoning for his veto.

The bill places an inappropriate burden on women seeking to terminate a pregnancy. Individuals hold strong views on life, as I do. However, personal views should not result in laws that unwisely expand the role of government and coerce people to obtain medical tests or procedures that are not medically necessary. In this case, such an action would violate a woman's right to privacy.

That sums up the arguments of the pro-choice movement. Conservatives can't claim to be less government; while declaring ownership of a woman's uterus. There is no rational way for conservatives to declare their love of liberty by declaring ownership over another person's body. The Christian Right isn't about rational arguments. Christian conservatives claim to want less abortions, but prevent any kind of preventive sex education. Abstinence-only sex education programs have been a disaster.

What social conservatives refuse to admit is that they have a problem with sexuality. Whether it be abortion or gay marriage: the magic solution social conservatives offer is for people to have no sex before hetrosexual marriages. This is a movement dedicated to telling Americans not to have sex. These people should be laughed out of public conversation.