The Travis County Healthcare District board is considering renewing two contracts with organizations that perform abortions. The contracts are due for renewal in December.
It's not that I'm against abortions in any way, shape or form. I'm not! People have the right to choose what they think is best for them. Personally, I would never choose to have an abortion, but that is my choice and my choice alone. Since it my choice to either have an abortion or carry the baby to full term, it should be my responsibility to pay for that that abortion should I decide to have one.
Property taxes are already very high in our county. The revenue raised from these taxes should be used for those services that the benefit the county population as a whole. Police and fire protection, streets and public health are but a few of these services. Providing for abortions is not one of these services.
Tensions run very high when it comes to abortions, and those who are agains abortions for any reason no matter how they are paid for do not need another reason such as public funding of abortions to feed their frenzy. Public funding of abortions to the tune of a half a million dollars just might push them over the edge. Possibly a better use of this money would be for better sex education programs that would inform the public on the safe sex practices that would ultimately reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and thus reduce the need for abortions, no matter how they were paid for.
