Abortion Politics Manifested in License Plates

Abortion Politics Manifested in License Plates

1 July 2006 · No Comments

If you need a little light reading to inspire thought when roadtripping this holiday weekend, consider this article at Alternet:

Despite strong interest, pro-choice license plates only exist in Montana (and as a decal in Hawaii). If you Google “anti-abortion license plates,” all sorts of articles pop up about how they are legal in 13 states — there’s even ordering information. But searching for “pro-choice license plates,” you get a smattering of the same stories about anti-abortion plates, a few articles about design contests for a pro-choice plate and a few articles about how states like Tennessee allow anti-abortion plates but refuse to authorize pro-choice ones.

Personally, while I’m neutral on the idea of charitable, political, or special-interest groups being permitted to fund-raise using license plates, I do think that the rules governing such fund-raising ought to be objective and politically blind.

Tags: Abortion