Gov. Kay Ivey: Let’s empower women and be a voice for unborn children

This is a split opinion

The idea that you cannot advocate for both women and unborn children is simply wrong. Those who play women off against their unborn babies are not promoting solutions, but rather making these children the unjustified scapegoats if we could make real, meaningful progress not only for the women of today but also for tomorrow. No doubt that includes those unborn babies. If we really want to take further steps for women’s rights, let’s empower women and be a voice for unborn children.

1973, before our country had even seen a woman in the US Supreme Court, Roe. v. Wade was decided, but the debate would continue violently. Nearly fifty years later, the people of Alabama and people across the country place so much importance on the subject that they are placing candidates in offices from the White House to their legislature because of their willingness to fight for their lives. Here in Alabama, we will continue this fight until all unborn children are protected once and for all.

Almost five decades after Roe v. Wade – and we’re still fighting that fight.

Many will soon be turning to the abortion case that the Supreme Court will hear this fall: Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. I recently joined an amicus briefing with eleven of my fellow governors to urge the Supreme Court to remove Roe v. Repeal Wade and restore states’ authority to protect the lives of unborn children. This Mississippi case matters not just to Mississippi, but to Alabama, Texas and all 50 states because, at the end of the day, people’s interests should and will be protected by their elected lawmakers and governors.

Here in Alabama, we firmly believe that all life is precious and that all life is a sacred gift from God.

Many Americans, myself included, disagreed with Roe v. Wade was handed down, and so much has changed in the nearly five decades since then. We have made incredible strides – in areas from medicine to the workplace – and much of it has to do with women. Since Roe, the viability marker has shifted from 28 weeks to 22 weeks, and we can only expect science to push this further. Women are a powerful force in the workplace thanks to changes in politics and culture. It should be commonplace to see mothers in places like the Supreme Court or in CEO positions. During the pandemic, nurses and teachers, female dominated areas, were on the front lines for us. In 2019, women formed the majority of law students entering the class at the University of Alabama School of Law for the first time. The list goes on. We have seen that more paid vacation helps keep mothers in working life. A little over two years ago, I signed the Alabama Equal Pay Act to address wage differentials. Women no longer have to choose between motherhood and work.

As I like to say, sometimes a woman is the best man for a job. So why do those who are not for life keep saying that women cannot do both? It is time we dropped this ultimatum.

To be pro-life means to be pro-women. As long as I am governor, Alabama will continue to pave the way for women and the unborn.

Kay Ivey is the governor of the state of Alabama

source https://www.bisayanews.com/2021/09/13/gov-kay-ivey-lets-empower-women-and-be-a-voice-for-unborn-children/