Today, January 22, markes the 36th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a woman's right to choose.
And, by a lovely coincidence, two days ago a pro-choice Democrat became our new U.S. President. According to BarackObama.com, President Obama "opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in [the Roe v. Wade] case."
Hopefully Obama will keep that in mind when it comes time to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court.
In the meantime, let's be thankful that we don't have anti-choice McCain and Palin in the White House. Under their agenda, women's rights would likely have been rolled back to the 1950s.
For now, we have dodged that bullet.
For now, we are considered smart enough to be trusted with control of our own bodies.
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