From the AP:

The State Affairs Committee unanimously approved HB1249, which would make it a felony to do abortions if Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, is overturned. The bill would allow exceptions in cases where a pregnant woman’s life is at risk.

But what jumped out at me was this quote by Planned Parenthood spokesperson Kate Looby.

Kate Looby of Planned Parenthood said the bill is one of the most extreme measures she has seen. The measure would tie physicians’ hands and ignore women’s ability to make decisions for themselves, she said.

“Making abortion illegal never has and never will stop women from having abortions,” Looby said, urging the committee to reject the bill. [emphasis mine]

By this logic, nothing should be illegal. Let’s substitute a few other activities.

Making murder illegal never has and never will stop people from murdering.

Making theft illegal never has and never will stop people from stealing.

Making speeding illegal never has and never will stop people from speeding.

I wonder if Kate Looby would want to legalize all of these things.

UPDATE (2/22): Looks like I got a commenter riled up with the post above. In one comment, I have been called the following: clever boots, unimportant, stupid, smarmy little bugger, a punter, shallow, angry, and close-minded. Oh, and apparently I engage in “silly little name calling episodes.” :-)

I honestly do not see how that comment in any way adds to a constructive dialogue or in the least bit actually has rational disagreement with my point that “By this logic, nothing should be illegal.” But I figured I would at least point out the irony in calling me names while saying that I’m engaged in name calling (which, as I review the original post, I’m having trouble finding an instance of).