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After having read the commentaries from the out-of-staters who seem to feel their thoughts are of value on this regional issue, I feel compelled to offer my own take on the abortion issue here in Mississippi. I truly think that hose who find abortion to be a womans choice should take every opportunity to abort. Encourage your friends and like-minded individuals to do the same. I do not share your belief, but as long as you don't pay for it with my tax money, I think you should be permitted to do whatever you like.
Inside two generations there shouldnt be any of you morons left.
Of the 3 abortionists who work at the clinic, only one has hospital admitting privileges and he has not kept them up to date. He is also the one who only occasionally attends. The other two, when a patient 'goes sour' and needs to be hospitalized, cannot admit the patient. She is obliged to get to the hospital and find another physician to take care of her - who may or may not know what has happened to cause her problem. The state legislature thinks that women who are receiving this kind of care deserve to have the same quality medical care as those having other elective procedures. For instance, a dr. in our state can't do a tummy tuck outpatient unless he/she can guarantee to be able to admit that patient if there are problems. The abortion clinic has refused to comply with the law. Hopefully they will soon be closed if they cannot get drs who are able to admit to at least one of the local hospitals. Regardless how one feels about abortion there is no excuse for not demanding that all clinics play by the same rules and keep their patients safe.
This is absurdly one-sided and wrong. The reason the doctors don't keep up their admitting privileges is because the local hospitals won't let them. Could you imagine the reaction of the Board of Trustees of the local St. Dominics, Baptist, or Methodist hospitals when their major donors found out a *gasp* baby killer had the right to perform surgery at their hospital?
So as it is, if something goes sideways during a first-trimester abortion, the only choice the doctor has is to call an ambulance and tell the paramedics what happened. He is not allowed to accompany the patient to the hospital.
For the record, I believe that life begins at about the end of the first trimester, which is when measurable brain waves can be detected in the fetus. This is the definition of death (lack of brain waves), and it also works as the definition of life. Mississippi's current laws agree with this.
This is absurdly one-sided and wrong. The reason the doctors don't keep up their admitting privileges is because the local hospitals won't let them. Could you imagine the reaction of the Board of Trustees of the local St. Dominics, Baptist, or Methodist hospitals when their major donors found out a *gasp* baby killer had the right to perform surgery at their hospital?
Isn't there a "secular" hospital in Jackson - Hinds General?
After having read the commentaries from the out-of-staters who seem to feel their thoughts are of value on this regional issue, I feel compelled to offer my own take on the abortion issue here in Mississippi. I truly think that hose who find abortion to be a womans choice should take every opportunity to abort. Encourage your friends and like-minded individuals to do the same. I do not share your belief, but as long as you don't pay for it with my tax money, I think you should be permitted to do whatever you like.
Inside two generations there shouldnt be any of you morons left.
Just because someone is for a woman's right to choose, doesn't mean that they encourage abortions. There are times when an abortion may be necessary, like when the health of the mother is in question, or when a woman is raped, or when there may be some problem with the baby's development (not every woman is capable of being the parent of a disabled or mentally handicapped child).
Isn't there a "secular" hospital in Jackson - Hinds General?
University of Mississippi hospital (UMMC)
Central Mississippi hospital (CMMC)
River Oaks has a chain of hospitals in the area
All three rejected the abortionists attempts to get priviledges.
UMMC said "The medical staff of University Hospital is only accepting applications from physicians who are employed faculty of University of Mississippi Medical Center."
River Oaks and CMMC - both owned by the HMA conglomerate. Each of these hospitals responded with similarly worded letters citing the hospitals' abortion policies and concerns about "internal and external disruption of the hospital's function and business within this community."
There are no other secular hospitals in the area. The religious hospitals, non-Catholic hospitals, rejected them outright. They simply would not send an application, even when asked.
As I said before, admitting privileges is an administrative boondoggle having nothing to do with patient care. It was a brilliant move by the anti-choice folks, but I doubt the courts will let stand a ruling that, while not directly outlawing abortion, has the same effective result.
After having read the commentaries from the out-of-staters who seem to feel their thoughts are of value on this regional issue ....
First, it's not a "regional" issue. A woman's right (yes, her constitutional right) to obtain medical abortion services should not depend on where she lives; it should not depend on the small minds and Victorian moral values of others who do not know her. Why should a woman who lives in New York state (or any other state) have more access to a constitutional right than women who live in Mississippi ? Of course, Mississippi women of means will travel to get what they need, leaving poor women (who are usually of color) to bear the burden of unwanted children and the scorn of their supposedly Christian neighbors.
Second, and more importantly, why is it that on this state board, more than any other, residents fiercely complain of "outsiders" who "seem to feel their thoughts are of value" on supposedly "local" issues ? This is the same complaint that was made when "out-of-staters" came to Mississippi in the Freedom Summer of 1964 to register black voters and organize the Freedom Democratic party. Back then, of course, the insular, close-minded, and bigoted white proletariat of Mississippi, wanting to protect their sacred way of life (i.e., keeping the Negro in his place), committed violence against many people, including three young men who wound up with bullets in their heads and fans tied around their bodies to sink them to the bottom of a pond.
Mississippi was wrong then, just like it's been wrong on so many things since then. It's a vicious cycle: poorly educated, unengaged, and insular communities, who can't accept that others don't share their values, morals, beliefs, and practices, attempt to coerce those others by twisting the law, invading people's privacy, and committing acts of violence.
"Outsiders" have every right ... even a duty ... to present the opposing point of view. The fact is, Mississippi is getting left behind. The world is changing, and Mississippi needs to change as well. America is not the homogeneous, white, Judeo-Christian entity that it once was (if it ever was, really). You're certainly entitled to your religious beliefs down there (and let's be honest ... the objections to abortion are, to a very great degree, based on religion), but stop forcing others to live by your beliefs. At some point, you really have to accept this about abortion (and gay marriage, too): that it's none of your business.
First, it's not a "regional" issue. A woman's right (yes, her constitutional right) to obtain medical abortion services should not depend on where she lives; it should not depend on the small minds and Victorian moral values of others who do not know her. Why should a woman who lives in New York state (or any other state) have more access to a constitutional right than women who live in Mississippi ? Of course, Mississippi women of means will travel to get what they need, leaving poor women (who are usually of color) to bear the burden of unwanted children and the scorn of their supposedly Christian neighbors.
Second, and more importantly, why is it that on this state board, more than any other, residents fiercely complain of "outsiders" who "seem to feel their thoughts are of value" on supposedly "local" issues ? This is the same complaint that was made when "out-of-staters" came to Mississippi in the Freedom Summer of 1964 to register black voters and organize the Freedom Democratic party. Back then, of course, the insular, close-minded, and bigoted white proletariat of Mississippi, wanting to protect their sacred way of life (i.e., keeping the Negro in his place), committed violence against many people, including three young men who wound up with bullets in their heads and fans tied around their bodies to sink them to the bottom of a pond.
Mississippi was wrong then, just like it's been wrong on so many things since then. It's a vicious cycle: poorly educated, unengaged, and insular communities, who can't accept that others don't share their values, morals, beliefs, and practices, attempt to coerce those others by twisting the law, invading people's privacy, and committing acts of violence.
"Outsiders" have every right ... even a duty ... to present the opposing point of view. The fact is, Mississippi is getting left behind. The world is changing, and Mississippi needs to change as well. America is not the homogeneous, white, Judeo-Christian entity that it once was (if it ever was, really). You're certainly entitled to your religious beliefs down there (and let's be honest ... the objections to abortion are, to a very great degree, based on religion), but stop forcing others to live by your beliefs. At some point, you really have to accept this about abortion (and gay marriage, too): that it's none of your business.
I'm not one to completely quote such a long post, but this was excellently written, and deserves to be copied as it stands.
It is a regional issue. Until ObamaCare is fully implemented and the entire health care system is federalized, states still have the authority and responsibility to regulate and license their medical personnel and facilities.
Your Constitutional argument is very weak. I can carry a concealed firearm in Mississippi, but I cannot in some other states/places, like the progressive utopia called New York City. The right to bear arms is quite specifically spelled out in the Constitution whereas a woman's right to kill an unborn child is based on an interpretation of the right to privacy. It is certainly within Mississippi's right to regulate the abortion industry as they see fit.
You are, quite stupidly, trying to drag racism into this. Why is it that when people have differing opinions than yours, they are racists?
You're certainly entitled to your abortion beliefs in Houston, but stop forcing others to live by your beliefs. <====That is the final lines of your latest post, turned around and pointed right at you.
It is a regional issue. Until ObamaCare is fully implemented and the entire health care system is federalized, states still have the authority and responsibility to regulate and license their medical personnel and facilities.
Your Constitutional argument is very weak. I can carry a concealed firearm in Mississippi, but I cannot in some other states/places, like the progressive utopia called New York City. The right to bear arms is quite specifically spelled out in the Constitution whereas a woman's right to kill an unborn child is based on an interpretation of the right to privacy. It is certainly within Mississippi's right to regulate the abortion industry as they see fit.
You are, quite stupidly, trying to drag racism into this. Why is it that when people have differing opinions than yours, they are racists?
You're certainly entitled to your abortion beliefs in Houston, but stop forcing others to live by your beliefs. <====That is the final lines of your latest post, turned around and pointed right at you.
States are not entitled to extinguish a constitutional right via a licensing scheme with a transparently false premise; your own governor has stated that his goal is to eliminate abortions entirely in Mississippi. The rationale for the licensing scheme is thus a bald-faced lie; Judge Jordan's injunction undoubtedly will be extended, and the federal courts will uphold it. "As they see fit" ?!? NO. As the Constitution permits ... something your state never gets right.
I never said one word about racism. I never called anyone a racist. I simply pointed out that the burden of Mississippi's abortion "regulations" falls squarely on the underclass, which in Mississippi is comprised largely of black folk. [Mississippi has the largest percentage of blacks among the states; 37.3% of the population is black. Yet, 42% of all blacks live in poverty in Mississippi, as opposed to only 15% of whites. Source: Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity - Kaiser State Health Facts.] You appear to be the one who is "quite stupidly" accusing me of being a racist for stating simple, documented facts. Like Mississippi being dead last in median household income, first in number of people below the poverty line, first in infant mortality (i.e., the most babies dying), and first in percentage of babies born at low birth weight. With stats like those, Mississippi deserves to have "outsiders" come in and run it. If the state were run like a corporation, your CEO and board of directors would be out. Hell, you'd be in bankruptcy court.
I don't have beliefs about abortion. I believe in the rule of law, and that the rule of law should apply everywhere, not just in Houston ... unlike someone like you, who believes that people should live their lives based on your biblical worldview. Just tell me, because you haven't yet: what business is it of yours if a woman wants to have an abortion in the first trimester ??? I'm waiting .....
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