Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey

So, Mr. Bush has nominated an extremist to the Supreme Court. What a shocker.

If you are an unmarried woman do you have to get your father's permission to have an abortion? Obviously, if you're married, your husband will be making that decision for you.

My friend, John, with whom I share this blog, says that if Roe v Wade is overturned it is going to put the burden on elected officials who will no longer be able to say I'm against abortion but it's the law of the land. No, they are going to have to put up or shut up. And they are going to piss a lot of women off.

I am going piss some women off, too. Younger women don't seem to care about this issue. Please, tell me if I'm wrong, I'd love to be wrong. But because they came up in a country where abortion is legal, where they didn't have to get their father's permission to get a credit card, where they can get birth control (although not necessarily the morning after pill) they don't know what it's like to NOT be able to do those things. Perhaps having their rights, that they take for granted, taken away it will light a fire under them to get involved.

I am not willing to be a second class citizen; I hope young women will realize that politics are personal and their lives are affected and they need to take a stand.