It's my Body; I'll do What I Want!

I think Cartman said it all when he dressed up like a prostitot and went on the Maury Show; it’s my body, I’ll do what I want! Normally I wouldn’t say this considering it’s not often true, but Cartman has a damn good point. It is my body, should I not be free to do what I please (within reason) to it? According to a couple of bishops here in the cold cold North, no. Now you might be thinking, Canada is filled with pot-smoking, same-sex-marrying, communist heathens, since when do we give a flying shit about what a bishop says? Well usually we (or at least I) don’t, but it’s really the premise of the matter so entertain me for a little while.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff made his position known on abortion rights; he believes that abortion rights are vital to the well-being of expecting mothers and must be prominent in any plans for improving maternal health. I must say, I was pretty sceptical about Ignatieff up until this point; unfortunately, not everyone shares my opinion. Bishop Fred Henry was quoted saying that abortion had nothing to do with the health of mothers and was even so bold as to call this suggestion “pathetic”. On top of that, Archbishop Thomas Collins said that contraception and abortion both impact society negatively (how that is even close to logical I’ll never know).

I’m proud to say that in my country I can exercise the right to get an abortion if I deem it fit. Considering women didn’t always have this right (nor many rights at all for that matter) and still don’t in many countries world wide, I’ll be damned if anybody tries to take that away from me. This isn’t to say that I believe in using abortion as a form of birth control, nor is it to say that I’ll ever necessarily take advantage of this right. The only thing that matters is that if I need it, it’s at my disposal to use.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Canada separate religion from its government for the most part a long time ago? If this is the case then there’s no reason to worry, but it really burns my toast that these bishops think they have more authority than the government. Granted, Stephen Harper is sort of useless and his Lego-man hair makes it difficult to take him seriously, but as much as I hate to admit it he has more power than mere mortals; yes, that includes bishops. I don’t think Harper will ever have the ‘nads to compromise abortion rights, but he better hope it stays that way. It’s my body and not only will I do what I want with it, but I’ll fight you tooth and nail to make sure it stays that way. Disagree? Screw you, guys.