Dear Friend and Reader,
Oppression tastes good in Arkansas, so good that the state has started banning things that have already been banned. Last Thursday, Arkansas’ State House and Senate simultaneously passed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
Translating this to Astrology for Conservatives, Obama’s actions during the first week of his presidency were probably overload, and it is playing out in a Saturn opposite Uranus face-off that will likely continue through 2010. It’s a progressive vs. regressive face-off. It represents a cultural split that is not inherently political;В it is something in the human race right now, reflected in the astrology of Saturn and Uranus.
The two primary blows to conservatives were the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and overturning the Mexico City Policy, and Conservatives responded last week with a “feel-good” ban on late-term abortion. While I’m no expert, I’d venture a guess that the most misunderstood procedure in the realm of reproductive rights would be the easiest to pass a law against, especially if the procedure has already been banned. Abortions performed after 20 weeks’ gestation fit the bill.
You see, Arkansas’ Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act would make late-term abortions illegal — if it weren’t already illegal. Everyone’s favorite president signed a national ban on late-term abortion into law on Nov. 5, 2003. So what’s with all the hullabaloo? Ak. is hoping that, just in case the national ban is overturned during Obama’s presidency, their state won’t have to reinstitute the procedure.
Like many taboo subjects, it would do a lot of good to get the abortion out in the air. I read an article on Nerve’s website this week by Lauren B. called “Roe vs. Wade vs. My Boyfriend,” in which hers addresses the reaction men have to her abortion. In my experience, it doesn’t have to be a personal account to get negative feedback. While researching for this article, I asked my guy friend and fellow writer what his position was on late-term abortion. He wrote back one thing: “Gross.”