It's true that at this point I doubt they'd actually be able to do anything like take birth control away, but at the same time access to things like the morning after pill and actual sex education -- as opposed to say, the "abstinence only" classing being taught in states like Texas -- may become nearly impossible.
And with the way that the Christian Right seems to be latching on to current political climate worry that issues like the bans on gay marriage will be ruled as being allowable under the constitution, if only because the weight of the Supreme Court has shifted, and not because of any actual legitimacy. Look at the laws that have been passed in places like Virginia. Did you know that there, you and I couldn't own property together? Even if we were simply business partners and happened to own a store and the land it stood on, the contract would become invalid because we're both women. Any contract or institution that gives the same -- in any capacity -- rights as marriage, to two people of the same sex is no longer valid in Virginia.
This also applies if you're only passing through. So, say you and I were actually dating. We've been together for 25 years and I have a living will. I give YOU the right to decide if I'm kept on life support for the rest of my life should anything happen to me. We've talked and I've said I'd rather be unplugged. But we just happen to be driving through the state when we're hit by a buss and I end up in the hospital. Suddenly, that contract is no longer valid. *Poof* Just like that.
Or, say we're best friends, but not actually SO's. You have two kids. Your husband died years ago, and you decided that if anything happens to you, I get the kids. We live in Virginia. Well, the moment this law went into effect, back in June or July of this last year, that whole will -- legally binding in every other state -- is completely moot.
It all seems pretty unconstitutional to me. But I worry. Because major issues like this are now going to be up against something that is that much harder to fight. Are we going to have to wait 60 years like the civil rights movement? Geh.
And now I'm all worked up about it. Heh. Sorry. I mean, I know it's not the end of the world, but that sense that personal rights are going to be coming under more direct fire is hard to stave off.
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Date: 2005-07-01 08:04 pm (UTC)And with the way that the Christian Right seems to be latching on to current political climate worry that issues like the bans on gay marriage will be ruled as being allowable under the constitution, if only because the weight of the Supreme Court has shifted, and not because of any actual legitimacy. Look at the laws that have been passed in places like Virginia. Did you know that there, you and I couldn't own property together? Even if we were simply business partners and happened to own a store and the land it stood on, the contract would become invalid because we're both women. Any contract or institution that gives the same -- in any capacity -- rights as marriage, to two people of the same sex is no longer valid in Virginia.
This also applies if you're only passing through. So, say you and I were actually dating. We've been together for 25 years and I have a living will. I give YOU the right to decide if I'm kept on life support for the rest of my life should anything happen to me. We've talked and I've said I'd rather be unplugged. But we just happen to be driving through the state when we're hit by a buss and I end up in the hospital. Suddenly, that contract is no longer valid. *Poof* Just like that.
Or, say we're best friends, but not actually SO's. You have two kids. Your husband died years ago, and you decided that if anything happens to you, I get the kids. We live in Virginia. Well, the moment this law went into effect, back in June or July of this last year, that whole will -- legally binding in every other state -- is completely moot.
It all seems pretty unconstitutional to me. But I worry. Because major issues like this are now going to be up against something that is that much harder to fight. Are we going to have to wait 60 years like the civil rights movement? Geh.
And now I'm all worked up about it. Heh. Sorry. I mean, I know it's not the end of the world, but that sense that personal rights are going to be coming under more direct fire is hard to stave off.