In keeping with the conservative nationwide war on women, a representative of Alaska has suggested that women must have the consent of a man in order to validate her reproductive rights.
State Rep. Alan Dick said that a woman's pregnancy, in fact, is not actually "her pregnancy" and that a woman should be criminalized if she receives an abortion without the written consent of the man who impregnated her.
"If I thought that the man's signature was required in order to have an abortion, I'd have a little more peace about it," he said.
This absurd statement is made all the more alarming because it represents the frequent and varied attacks that Alaska Republicans continually make on the right to an abortion in the state.
The requirement of paternal consent is a dangerous notion to many women seeking a safe abortion.
Tell Alaska Rep: Women Do Not Need Men's Consent for an Abortion!
We the undersigned urge you to retract your statement concerning the requirement of paternal consent for an abortion in the state of Alaska.
This requirement would not only put women's reproductive rights in danger, but could certainly place women seeking an abortion in physical danger.
A woman's body is her own, and the choices she makes with that body should not be subservient to the opinions of men.
We ask you to please retract your statement.
Thank you for taking our comments and concerns into serious consideration.
