Time Warp Politics

I think my mother would be puzzled by anyone that would vote for any of the current GOP candidates.

My mother was a devout Catholic and staunch Republican.  She loved children and opposed abortion rights.

But in her years working as a nurse and living as a compassionate person, she saw way too many women who never were allowed to reach their potential because they were imprisoned by their biology.  Children too early, too close together, too many -- all these impacted women's lives as well as their children's and husbands (though in some cases, the husbands vanished).

Though she taught us to have morals and self esteem, she was a big fan of contraceptives, realizing that prevention was necessary at times.  Contraceptives have allowed couples to both have careers and bring families into the world when it makes sense, not haphazardly.

To the best of my knowledge, Jesus didn't say anything about contraceptives -- they didn't exist in the form we have them today.  Isn't that like saying people shouldn't have heart surgery?  That wasn't mentioned either.  How about taking Viagra?  What do these time warp politicians have to say about that?

So back to my mother.  If she was here, I don't think she'd be voting Republican this year.