New Mexico’s governor, Bill Richardson, knows what’s at stake with today’s Supreme Court ruling on late-term pregnancy termination:
While not unexpected, I believe this unfortunate decision is a clear signal that the Supreme Court is opening the door to further challenges to personal medical decisions between patients and doctors that should not involve the government. [Source: (http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/60412.html" title="FreeNewMexican.com)]
While we should be concerned for reproductive choice/freedom/rights, also in peril is the medical privacy between an individual and their doctor for any circumstance.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want some estranged politician having a say in any of my medical decisions.
EDITED 07-24-08: Link to news article expired.
[...] Anne makes another point I’ve been chewing on all day: “While we should be concerned for reproductive choice/freedom/rights, also in peril is the medical privacy between an individual and their doctor for any circumstance. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want some estranged politician having a say in any of my medical decisions.” [...]