Seething Rage and Sadness

So, normally, I am not big into paying attention to the political happenings of the world. However, when it involves the passion of my life, working for sexual assault victims, I stand up at attention and pay attention in every way possible. Tonight, Sen Brown won his fight in Massachusetts. This man is against offering emergency contraception to rape victims. And now he's in Congress.... LORD LOVE A DUCK!

How can people take away the right of a rape victim to avoid a possible pregnancy? How do you force a rape victim to have a child that is the product of the rape? How do you force a child to be born into either that situation or in foster care when it could have been avoided? And mind you, if the child ends up in foster care, they are then on your dime, also. So.... how does this idea help anyone.

I don't care if the man has a million other brilliant ideas, this one idea is horrid. How would he feel if it was his mother, sister, wife, best friend, daughter?

I just cannot fathom the idea of it even. As a passionate advocate for sexual assault/domestic violence/child abuse victims and causes, this is something that makes me see red, and then cry the next minute because now he has the power to push his un-educated ideas on people who have already gone through enough. Has even ever spoken with a rape victim? How about the child who was the product of rape and was raised by a mother who had the constant reminder in her face, and never got over it? Has he ever even considered what damage is caused by such a situation? Have his supporters ever considered that?

I say that everyone has the right to vote for the candidate of their choice, thats why we live in the US, and have the right to vote. But some principles need to be brought up against extreme scrutiny and must be explained.... not just accepted.

Ok, rant complete... but pain, sadness and rage... not gone....