Equality and Liberty For Women

Equality and Liberty for Women
By T.S.Khanna
May 15, 2007.

Women in every religion have been treated as second class human beings. In the USA, struggling on the platform of equality under the Constitution, they have made commendable inroads, setting an example for the world. However, those gains are always at risk against the forces of religion. Religions can justify both fascism and democracy.

Our democracy guarantees individual equality, liberty and the right to be the sole arbiter of one’s own development, destiny, and prosperity. As a society, no matter how much we may depend on others, each individual, regardless of the gender, must make the voyage of life alone.

There are times when ambitions, plans, hopes, and disappointments are best known only to the individual and every passion cannot be shared with others. To make the best of the life’s voyage, one must develop and use the skills of self-reliance. Some privacy, situational analysis, judgment, and action are necessary to acquire those skills.

When the woman’s right for judgment and action regarding her own self is restricted, she is denied the very self-reliance expected of her in a free society. I do not see how the Supreme Court can restrict the abortion rights under the very Constitution that guarantees individual liberty.

Abortion issue is really outside the courts jurisdiction. Women and women only, should vote on it in each state.

Women of the world must unite to struggle for equality and full liberty. They have nothing but exploitive males to lose.