Op-ed: Deter abortions by supporting people with disabilities
February 2nd, 2009Writing in the Salt Lake Tribune, Linda Smith says most women who consider abortion do so because they worry about whether they can provide for a child.
Smith argues that government could assuage those fears, especially among prospective parents of children with disabilities, by supporting programs like Medicaid, SSI, job coaching, education and housing. An excerpt:
In these fiscally insecure times, the idea that we should impose across-the-board cuts on all programs raises serious concerns about our moral fiber. Instead, we should examine our priorities and not abandon the weakest. We should fund investments in the future. This is an opportunity to let the public know that Utah invests in the future for its children and cares for the neediest.
Linda Smith is a professor at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah.
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