Ask Auntie Kate: Everybody’s Auntie, Nobody’s Fool …
Dear Auntie, What’s a good comeback for someone who says, “only women who are raped deserve to have an abortion”? Thanks, M Well for starters, that’s a horrible thing to say. That’s like saying “only people who have their nose broken from an assault deserve to have it fixed” or “car accident victims only warrant medical help if another driver smashes into them on purpose”. A woman shouldn’t need to be degraded and violated to warrant a termination. People have accidents. Sometimes they’re freak accidents. Others are accidents waiting to happen. Or worse yet, people hurt other people on purpose . The reason behind someone’s need for medical care shouldn’t dictate their right to it. Furthermore, people can have an unwanted pregnancy for a plethora of agonising reasons and they should never be taken lightly . I could go on and on about people’s right to safe abortion ... and I will. People against abortion often disregard the lac...