Response to Classmate's (Melissa Mason) Anti-Abortion Editorial

This editorial written Melissa Mason dealt with an "Anti-Abortion" law being passed in South Dakota.  This law makes women who go in to have an abortion done wait three days in order to get the procedure done.  The wait is designed to give women (and families) more time to rethink their decision.  Personally, I am Anti-Abortion but Pro-Choice.  In brief I do not believe that abortion is the solution, but I believe that women (or the family) should have the final say without fear of judgment.

Melissa Mason disagrees with this law on the basis of it being Anti-Choice.  Technically this law is Extra Pro-Choice because people are given extra time to choose.  All joking aside, I can argue both sides of the argument.  Personally, I do not dislike the new law.  Three extra days cannot hurt anybody's decision-making process.  A woman who changes her mind clearly was not ready to make that decision in the first place.  Also, the law does not say that women cannot come back four days later, or five, or a couple of weeks.

Melissa makes good points in her commentary, but I do think she tried to apply her views/preconceptions onto women in general.  She says that some women are in terrible situations and need the procedure to be done.  This is true and shows the negatives of the wait.  Some people do not have the time or flexible schedule to be able to make two visits within three days to any place that is not work or home.  She used abusive relationships as her example.  But women who do not have the resources to leave that situation most likely will not be able to have the procedure performed.  She also said that doctor's times are wasted by the law.  That's not true at all.  Most abortions consist of a doctor administering one pill on site and giving a second pill for the woman to take in a comfortable setting to complete the process.

In conclusion, Ms. Mason and I do not agree on many of the points in her editorial but nonetheless it was still a solid post.  Her opinion shines through and her views are very visible to her audience.