What’s next?
Regarding “Essay: I didn’t abort my child. Now the world must step up for women like me.,” ( June 24): Once all of the babies — currently safe in their mother’s womb where all of their needs are being met at no cost to you — are delivered into this world, how will you continue to support them? Will you adopt or foster a baby with a profound disability? Will you consider becoming a CPS caseworker? Will you, at the very least, volunteer at and donate to a food pantry or other charity to help keep all of the overburdened families fed?
If you support the overturning of Roe v. Wade, then please don’t abandon these babies once they’ve been born. That is when they are really going to need your help.
Theresa Rogers, Houston
Regarding “A ‘sucker punch’: Some women fear setback to hard-won rights,” (June 26): This piece deservedly centered on how the Supreme Court’s recent repeal of Roe v. Wade threatens a number of important gains that women have made in the last 50-plus years. But, a broader application of the same question would bring into focus how the same high court decision might impact us and our freedoms: Justice Clarence Thomas has already signaled that gay marriage and the use of contraception (pills and devices) should be open to judicial review. In various red states such as Florida, legislation is in the works to prohibit certain books (math texts of all things) and subject matter (critical race theory). It is not over the edge to see where this is clearly headed: authoritarian government.
Marty Adams, Houston
Regarding “Anti-abortion demonstrators celebrate Roe ruling outside Houston’s Planned Parenthood,” ( June 25): Fair’s fair. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The Supreme Court should next apply their twisted reasoning to the right of men to have a vasectomy. After all, it shouldn’t be between a man or woman and a doctor; it’s clearly a decision that politicians and judges should make for both genders.
Banning vasectomies would lead to even more babies to be gunned down by madmen. And if those babies don’t get murdered in school, some of them will wind up sleeping on child welfare’s office floors or being sexually abused by their foster parents. Maybe they’ll survive and choose an adult criminal career because nobody supported their education enough — just like our governor favors for our immigrant children — to qualify for sustainable employment. That should please our governor.
Page S. Williams, Houston
Regarding “Editorial: A fter Roe, pregnant Texans will need help navigating new laws,” ( June 24): Once again, the Chronicle editorial staff does not see the true danger of recent legal rulings.
You are depending on “prosecutors willing to use their discretion” — be realistic. A district attorney’s only goal is to get re-elected, and the only way to do that is to show they are “tough on crime,” by getting people convicted and putting them in prison.
When these young women are brought into a courtroom, everyone in the room is likely either running for office in the next primary or a cop. Don’t expect Texas to treat women with the proper respect, care and kindness in our lifetime.
Joe Williams, League City