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Proposition 85 rally and protest in downtown Bakersfield. Where do you stand on abortion consent?
By: N.L. Belardes
Description: The eternal debate of choice continues to boil over in Bako! Read Here!

Topics: Bakersfield, Bakotopia, Bakotopia.com
Posted by thenovelist Wed Oct 4, 2006 19:22:13 PDT
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I was headed from Westchester Bowling Alley where you can get big breakfasts in a retro diner—all to the sounds of crashing pins. It’s great people watching too: the old barstools, the fluffy booths and funky waitresses. In fact, I went there twice this weekend. Both times I think it was women who decided.

Speaking of women’s decisions…

After my bowling alley breakfast, I stumbled upon a Proposition 85 rally in downtown Bakersfield. People from nearby Catholic churches lined the streets in support of the proposition that claims it illegal to have an abortion without parental consent (Learn more on their position).

Read an LA Times article about why Proposition 85 is a bad idea. (More on the official no on prop 85 campaign)

(Read the full article)

N.L. Belardes is a novelist and blogger out of Bakersfield, California. He’s on myspace.com/nlbelardes and www.nlbelardes.com.
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Comment From: SteveNuckles

Wed Oct 4, 2006 20:28:38 PDT
Big fat YES to parental consent! Kids can't have an asprin w/ out it so, why should they be able to have a medical procedure w/out it?
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