A 24 hour wait is pointless, but I don't think it really
infringes on anyone's right to an abortion. I see it as kind of like a gray area, because it does and it doesn't.
But something that would be an infringement would be if this universal health care debacle gets passed. I mean, imagine an entire board consisting of mostly pro-lifers, and your petition for an abortion comes up for review (assuming that the process is speedy and the board sees your petition before the
baby is now in college at the age of 20). Now picture this scenario...
Board Member A: Well, it appears that Christie, age 15, in Alabama wants to abort her unborn child that has signs of down syndrome and an abnormal growth on its ass. The unborn child also was conceived by her lunatic uncle via rape during the fifth full moon of the year. Should we let Christie abort her unborn child?
Board Member B: *Snarls like a frothing beast* With the Lord Jesus as my witness, I do declare that we force this little tramp to go through with the pregnancy. How dare she
murder that poor, defenseless child deep within her womb...
Board Member A: But sir, the child has down syndrome, and the abnormal growth cannot be removed without the possibility of paralyzing or killing it later on. Surely we can approve...
All Board Members: *Chants of disapproval for Board Member A's remarks. They then toss balled up paper and chairs at Board Member A*
Board Member B: Get outta here, you sinner! Let god's will be done! *Stamps "DENIED" on Christie's Petition*
Rated
EE for Excessive Exaggeration.
But seriously, I wouldn't like the idea of such decisions to be decided by a board, when the individual is capable of making such a decision on their own. And even if in future abortion was still legal, there would still be the possibility of the board denying it purely on ideological reasons, and if the individual tried to protest it through the courts, the process would take too long and the unwanted child would wind up being born after all. THIS is more of an infringement on rights than a 24 hour wait.
This is also assuming that the individual is even on the government insurance to begin with. And this is also assuming that abortions would even be covered/dealt with under gov't insurance. It's just thoughts, is all. <.<