Letter to the editor: Vote for the party that respects and honors women

I can sympathize with those who oppose abortion. I do not believe that any woman considers abortion lightly.

But what happens when the government intervenes in a decision that should be between a woman and her doctor? We’ve seen it already, in states where abortion has been outlawed or severely restricted: Women whose fetuses are not viable forced to carry them to term. Doctors afraid of losing their licenses or even being imprisoned forced to make decisions that could imperil mothers’ lives. Girls who have been raped forced to go to another state to terminate their pregnancies.

If Trump is reelected, we can expect a national abortion ban — possibly followed by a contraception ban. Trump has repeatedly bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade.

Once a national abortion ban is in place, women and girls will not have the option of going to another state to receive care.

If reproductive freedom is important to you, you must vote!

Vote for Kamala Harris.

Vote for the side that respects and honors women.

Philip Riffe

Cranberry Township