At the top of Little Bourke Street there were police and police cars everywhere. I mean everywhere. There was clearly a protest on. It seemed as though every policeman in Melbourne was in Spring Street.
We wandered over for a look.
There was a small group closest to us with two rows of police and many more police on the side lines separating them from the second group who were in the Spring Street, Bourke Street intersection.
It was about abortion.
The smaller group closest to us were the prochoice and the larger group further away were the anti-abortionists.
We listened to the pro-abortion group, they said that the other group were trying to take away women’s choice. They also said there needed to be separation between church and state.
We headed through the police lines and listened to the other group, who said they needed to get the law changed to save the babies. It is all about the children. Apparently, they have only until November to influence the vote to facilitate a change in the law.
Two things. They seemed to be confident that the Liberal Party would change the abortion laws.
The second thing is a question. What exactly do the Christians think they are going to get the abortion laws changed to? What? That it would become illegal for women to have an abortion? Really? Seriously, does anybody think that law would get passed?
Or do they think that the current law would be repealed? Would that mean we’d go back to the old system that abortion is illegal unless a doctor says it is in the best mental, or physical, interests of the mother to have an abortion. In effect, no change at all? Really? Would parliament go through the process to end back at that? Seriously, does anybody think that is likely?
So, really, the Christian rally against abortion laws really just amounts to the same slow speed dummy spit the Christians have been having since the laws were changed.
Give it up people, you lost. (And stop whining about the fact that most of the population doesn't believe what you believe.)
2 comments:
Nathan used to work for a reproductive health clinic, handling bookings for procedures. It was not uncommon to get calls from anti-abortionists. Occasionally there would also be protestors outside the building but it was rare. Getting up to his workplace required security access.
My step daughter used to work at a Melbourne Clinic where she was continually harassed and harangued trying to get into work. She said they were just insane.
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