Talk about crazy campaign promises…in his run for New York governor, Elliot Spitzer recently said that he would sign legislation allowing the sale of the “morning-after” pill without a prescription. Obviously, I’m a big supporter of personal liberties. However, this bill would be simply a bad idea.
Such a law would allow the “morning-after” pill to be available to underage girls without parental consent. Essentially, kids who aren’t legally allowed to buy cigarettes or beer, can choose to engage in irresponsible behavior and then take a “pill” without the consent of their parents. These kids still need a parents signature to bring Tylenol to school, but buying the “morning-after pill”?–no problem.
As sickening as the comments were, I think maybe I’m glad Spitzer uttered them. Afterall, as Nick Vertucci said on the New York Young Republican Record:
Personally I think any Republican candidate can have a field day with this. There are millions of parents in this state who can have their stomachs turned by the thought of their 13-year-old daughter walking into CVS to buy a “morning after” pill without them knowing, which is what would happen if Spitzer signed the bill. Some well-placed commercials showing young girls abusing the drug, with the tag line “don’t you want to know what your daughter is doing”, should work wonders.
It seems to me that even most moderate pro-choicers would be opposed to morning-after pill access to children. This really can’t have been a good move for Spitzer.