Stage 6: Response to Texas' War on Women

I found Alec's Texas Blog's post on July 27, 2012 titled, "Texas' War on Women," to be very passionate due to her personal affiliation with the group of women that are affected by Texas choosing to cut funding for Planned Parenthood programs. Texas has long been a pro-life state due to its strong conservative ties. Alec shows her understanding of Texas' political culture when she says, "I understand that this is, for the most part, a far right, Conservative Christian state. I knew that when I moved here." However, she makes a very good arguement when she says, "But denying tens of thousands of women the ability to seek medical care simply because those providers may or may not have an association with an abortion clinic is ridiculous to me." It really is a travesty that such matters that affect thousands of women in Texas are being decided by people who do not face the same difficulties. I agree with Alec that Christian groups are inconsiderate when they would rather cut the programs that provide lower income women health benefits like cancer screenings, birth control, and health exams to promote their own political agendas. Alec provides good evidence for her point of view. Her evidence has striking statistic numbers such as 130,000 women being affected by these cuts. Alec makes a good point in that she and other lower income women deserve the necessary health care that women need. By cutting the funding for these health programs, conservative Christians are sending a negative message that only women who are financially stable deserve to be healthy. Overall, I found Alec's post to be very insightful and sincere on her feelings towards these health cuts targeting low income women. She provides sufficient evidence supporting her claims and makes logical arguments. Though I am a male, I can still understand the frustration and feeling of isolation that Texas law makers are inflicting on these women.