Conflict between mental map and reality
This Monday the governor of South Dakota signed a law that practically bans abortion. The law makes it a felony to perform an abortion unless the pregnancy is jeopardising the life of the woman. This means that it will be illegal to perform an abortion even if the pregnancy is a result of incest or rape.
According to the Times this is “an intentional provocation meant to set up a direct legal challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 United States Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal”. The law is scheduled to go into effect in July.
I’ve been thinking about this new law for a few days now. Even though, I can’t seem to figure it out or understand why you would like to have a law like this. I just can’t get in into my head.
I think I know why. Just as many of the things I’ve discussed here, this is a desicion that conflicts with the mental maps I have. So, once again, culture shock!