Right To Life

I’ve upset a lot of people over the years. At first I thought this was due to my unwavering history of frank and fearless journalism but it turns out people just find me rather annoying.

It is for this reason that I find the euthanasia debate a little bit worrying. I’ve seen the way my mother looks at me sometimes.

There are also fiscal considerations. I am already in my mid-thirties and drink and smoke far too much. If I were bumped off now it would likely save the hospital system a great deal of money and - from what my bosses tell me - have no discernible impact on national productivity.

This is not just a fear for myself of course but a fear for all of us who are vulnerable at times.

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We have seen the issue of Abortion raised a great deal in Australian Politics recently, from the RU486 debates of the previous federal government, to last year’s changes to laws in Victoria and more recently, the trial in Queensland of Tegan Leach and Sergie Brennan for purchasing abortion drugs from overseas.

As a young woman, my opinion on the issue of Abortion often brings me a great deal of ridicule.

I have been labeled Anti-women and more interestingly “Pro-Life Scum”. I’ve also have been singled out and bullied and attacked by left-wing ‘feminazi’s’ at political forums (sorry? Human rights?).

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