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HERWriter (reply to Anonymous)

Dear Anonymous,

Thank you for your comment! While I respect your opinion on many of these issues, I must disagree. The fact is, no matter what got these right-wing candidates into office and no matter what platforms they made explicitly public - most conservative, religious-right politicians make policies and that are dangerous to women.

I wonder what part of the article you thought was hypocritical? I certainly hope I didn't convey that being pro-choice, pro-family and pro-woman means that I am necessarily pro-abortion. I simply believe it is a woman's right to choose and not the government's place to tell her what to do with her body. The bottom line is that our newly elected officials want that power - and that is not safe, not healthy and not democratic.

I definitely agree that it is likely that liberal seats will be won again in 2 years during the Presidential election. And I certainly hope you are right that Tea Party members will be kept on "short leash" by voters, and really that all politicians are kept on a short leash! Our representatives should be held accountable for their actions no matter their political leanings.
(Shout out alert: This is why Russ Feingold was such a fantastic Senator - he made choices based on his constituents' opinions and needs, not just the party leanings.)

I am happy North Carolina is making important changes! Comprehensive and science-based sex education is one of the best tools for empowering students to make healthy choices. Let's just hope North Carolina's new politicians don't try to reverse these efforts in the next couple years!

Keep reading and expressing your opinions! I appreciate your feedback!

Hannah

November 15, 2010 - 10:21pm

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