Friday, July 8, 2022

Europe appalled by U.S. Supreme Court

 It is not just American liberals that are shocked by the American Christian Fundamentalists crushing of women's freedom to choose and shape their own lives.  The European Parliament condemned such tyranny and offers themselves as a safe haven for reproductive health care for all.

"There was international condemnation of right-wing policies in the U.S. today, when the European Parliament voted 324 to 155, with 38 abstaining, to condemn the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision recognizing the constitutional right to abortion. It also demanded that the European Union recognize the right to abortion in its charter, and to provide “safe, legal and free abortion services, pre-natal and maternal healthcare services, voluntary family planning, youth-friendly services, and HIV prevention, treatment and support, without discrimination.” 

America and Europe have been moving toward individual liberties for decades and it is pretty distressing to me to see America stripping freedom from over half of its population.  It would be so nice if Christians focused on trying to enroll people into their churches rather than turning America into their church.