by Leslie Robinson, Hamilton
I am writing to you out of deep concern over the potential effects of proposed Constitutional Amendment CI-128.
I want to urge all voters to carefully consider the ramifications of this radically pro-abortion proposal. CI-128 is custom designed to silence you, the voters. If it is passed it would remove all the safeguards concerning abortion, which have been put in place by Montana’s duly elected lawmakers, our representatives, in our representative form of government. CI-128 repeatedly refers to “the Government,” as if it is some outside authoritarian force that must be overthrown in the name of “reproductive freedom,” while in reality, our “Government” is us, “we the people.”
Our opinions and views, our collective wisdom, have been carefully considered in the construction of our Montana Constitution.
Why the rush to nullify our good faith effort to address the complex issue of abortion with one quick “knee jerk” reaction to the feel good term “reproductive freedom”?
‘Reproductive freedom,” the petition signature gatherers called it, as they collected signatures on sunny summer mornings at the Hamilton Farmers Market.
Ahh, yes…”freedom,” freedom for whom?
Freedom for the out-of-state “Big Money” interests to control our state and all things abortion related. Should CI-128 be enacted there will be no more input from you, the voter, or even the parent of a minor. Besides the vulnerable pregnant person, the entire decision concerning abortion will rest upon someone called a “healthcare professional.” Who is that?
What are their qualifications? How will THEY be regulated? THEY aren’t. What would be the results of such unregulated freedom? It will be too late to ask.
“We the people” will be subject to a tyrannical law, custom designed by Big Money out-of-state interests, as was so well researched and revealed in Becky Grimm’s October 16th letter to the editor.
What was promoted on a sunny summer day as, “reproductive freedom” is a “Trojan Horse” designed to silence you, the voter, on this all important subject.
The complete text of CI-128 was published in the Bitterroot Star October 16th edition.