Governor Sam Browncrack, republican, of Kansas, has announced that "life" begins at conception, and is about to sign a
sign a bill into law that will make it so, at least in Kansas. This could mean all sorts of unintended and orwellian things, but Browncrack has a well established habit of failing to think these things through before jumping in front of microphones everywhere and earning those Koch Industries and Christian church donations to his political career.
Life does start at conception. That, I cannot argue; from the first meiosis, a unique genetic combination has been generated, and will never be duplicated or reproduced again. That said, why are these genetic combinations so important prior to birth, yet unimportant after birth? From limiting health benefits for financially underpriveleged children to cutting the budgets for public schools, Governor Brownback has shown himself to be very unconcerned about children, rather than to care about them. On a related note, this bill, if signed into law, will enable obstetricians to withhold any grave diagnostic information from pregnant mothers concerning their babies, in order to discourage abortion of babies with severe medical problems. That kind of
diagnostic nondisclosure means that such a mother would also lose the opportunity to seek expert care or medical innovation for herself and her baby. Nice going, Browncrack. Whoever bought your support here certainly did not think this one through very well.
What about health hazards in Kansas, such as pesticides and fertilizers used in farming? As we all know, drinking water and runoff where chemicals have been used do not mix safely. Would the Governor care to address that? What about the Keystone XL Pipeline, and the rest of the Koch Brothers' endeavors? Does Brownback have any ideas for protecting unborn children from accidental leaks of petroleum products that are as limiting as his attacks on the healthcare of women and mothers?
Of course, there is always the question of what happens if I do not know I am pregnant for awhile. That happens to women sometimes........since life begins at conception, does my unborn child count as a household member? Does he or she get a social security number before a birth certificate? If I refuse to let my child go to Brownback's church or if I refuse to teach my child to vote republican before birth, will social services do a D&C in order to take the child away? Okay; I was just joking about that......but this budding new law is also a joke. Here's one more question for Governor Sam Brownback: if I have a miscarriage, will I be arrested for involuntary manslaughter?
