A bill proposed by South Dakota Representative Isaac Lattrell (R), has been presented to the House of Representatives that would "terminate abortions that use gruesome dismemberment of unborn fetuses". This includes dismemberment of the body of said fetus and decapitation. This proposition seems to be written in an extremely poignant manner. Rep. Lattrell uses language that is downright harsh. Such terms as "gruesome", "dismemberment", and "decapitation" are presented. These terms are meant to cause an intense emotional reaction amongst it's readers. An obvious right-wing, anti-abortion advocate, Rep. Lattrell either has scientific proof of this act or hasn't researched the topic properly. Seeing as I have never heard of such practices taking place, I would need to see evidence before taking this particular bill seriously. In my opinion, the Representative should've used less emotion-provoking language, in order to have his proposition taken more seriously. The author of the bill and the website both show a lack of professionalism in this exchange. The Representative appears to be rooted in a Christian, religious-based approach to politics. I say this because of his "fire and brimstone", style of speaking, as where in today's government he may have been better off using more politically correct terms, towards his peers. This is reinforced by his stating having just one abortion clinic, and that one clinic only allows the procedure during the first thirteen weeks of pregnancy. And most, if not all procedures at this particular clinic, are done using a pill. Therefore his claim of dismemberment seems to be off base.
I may also have a slight bias toward the pro-abortion side. Having been raised in a lower-middle class environment, I've seen some of the struggles that drug culture, lack of income from often single-parent homes and low availability of helpful programs for these unfortunate cases. Thus I can understand why some expectant parents would see abortion as an option. Also, rape constitutes a valid reason for an abortion, in my opinion. But that is a different topic for a different day, before I become incensed. Though I tend to side with the right-wing line of thinking, this bill is written so poorly that I simply cannot. I would typically not believe such a right-wing website post, chalking it up to slanderous opposition propaganda, but the language is quoted. Though the web post loses some credibility in the final few lines, by throwing around childish nonsense talk and name calling.
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