Ochwepheshe Bezempilo: Ukubuyisela u-Roe v. Wade Kuyingozi Futhi Akulungile

I-Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors - abahlengikazi kanye nabasebenzi bezempilo abakhethwe ozakwabo be-MNA - bakhiphe isitatimende esilandelayo ephendula uhlaka oluputshuziwe lwesinqumo seningi leNkantolo Ephakeme yase-US sokuhlehlisa izibonelo zamalungelo okukhishwa kwezisu osekunesikhathi eside, okuhlanganisa no-Roe v. Wade.          

“Ikhono lokusebenzisa ukuzimela komzimba kuyilungelo lomuntu eliyisisekelo. Umbono osalungiswa weNkantolo Ephakeme yeningi lokuchitha u-Roe v. Wade uzophazamisa kakhulu ukunakekelwa kwezempilo e-United States futhi ubeke engcupheni abantu abahola kancane, abangenazo izinsizakusebenza eziphansi futhi ababukelwa phansi ngokwesiko. Lesi sinqumo sizokwengeza ezinye izithiyo ezingalungile kwabesifazane kanye nabo bonke abantu abazala izingane ababhekene nezithiyo eziphakeme zokusebenzisa amalungelo abo okuzala kanye nokuzimela. Kube nokuqashelwa okukhulayo nokuqinisekiswa kokungalingani kokunakekelwa kwezempilo, ikakhulukazi ngokobuhlanga nezomnotho. Ukuhlehliswa kwecala lika-Roe v. Wade kuzohlanganisa lokho kungalingani, kuphinde kulimaze imiphakathi impilo yayo eseyisengozini ngenxa yalokhu kungafani. Lesi sinqumo sizosho ukuhlehla okukhulu emizamweni yesizwe yethu yokubhekana nokungalingani kwezempilo futhi sizovula umnyango wokuguguleka okwengeziwe kokukhetha komuntu ngamunye.”

“Ochwepheshe bezomthetho babikezele ukuthi lesi sinqumo, uma sishaywa, singadala ukuvinjelwa kokuhushulwa kwezisu ezifundazweni eziningi futhi kuholele ekutheni kube nemingcele yokuhushula izisu ezweni lonke. Ukuguqulwa kwe-Roe njengoba kubhaliwe kungase kubangele ukuqondiswa kwabanakekeli, odokotela, abahlengikazi, nabahlengikazi abahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuhushula izisu. Umthetho wase-Texas uvumela amalungu omphakathi ukuthi aphishekele amacala omphakathi ngokumelene nabahlinzeki, futhi umthetho wase-Alabama uzofaka odokotela ekushushisweni kobugebengu, okuhlanganisa nokugwetshwa udilikajele. Ukwenza kube semthethweni ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ezibalulekile kuwumbono omnyama wekusasa lethu ongeke umile. Kumelwe futhi simelane nokubuyela esikhathini lapho abantu ababezala abantwana bephoqeleka ukuba babeke impilo engozini ukuze basebenzise ilungelo labo lokuzimela ngokomzimba. Uma sisetshenziswa njengoba sibhaliwe, isinqumo singasongela futhi amalungelo enhlangano yomshado wobulili obufanayo kanye nokufinyelela ezintweni zokuvimbela inzalo.

“Njengamalungu ezinyunyana, abahlengikazi kanye nabasebenzi bezempilo, sikholelwa ukuthi wonke umuntu kufanele abe nokufinyelela okulinganayo ekunakekelweni kwezempilo. Indawo ohlala kuyo nokuthi unemali engakanani akufanele kunqume ukuthi ungazithola yini izinkonzo eziphephile nezisemthethweni zokukhishwa kwezisu. Alukho uhlanga lwamuntu noma esinye isici sobunikazi bakhe okufanele sisetshenziswe ukukhawulela ukukhetha kwabo kwezempilo. Siletha ukunakekelwa okusekelwe emikhubeni ehamba phambili. Njengabahlengikazi eMassachusetts, sinesibopho “sokunakekela impilo, ukufundisa, ukweluleka, ukuhlela ngokubambisana, nokubuyisela ukusebenza kahle nokunethezeka” kweziguli zethu. Izinqumo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo kufanele zibe phakathi kweziguli nabahlinzeki bazo, ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa kukahulumeni noma imibono yezepolitiki.

“Ukubuyiselwa emuva kuka-Roe okulindelekile kanye neminye imithetho efuna ukuvala amalungelo omuntu nenkululeko kuzoqhubeza umjikelezo wezwe wethu wokucwasa ngokobuhlanga, ubulili, nokungalingani. Lokhu kuyinto okumele sonke simelane nayo. Njengoba inyunyana yethu isifundise kaningi, ukungabi nabulungisa komunye kuwukungabi nabulungisa kubo bonke. Abahlengikazi be-MNA nabasebenzi bezempilo basekele ukuphasiswa koMthetho we-Roe we-Commonwealth futhi babonise ukuzibophezela kwesikhathi eside ekuqinisekiseni ukufinyelela okulinganayo kuzo zonke izinsiza zezempilo, okuhlanganisa nokunqanyulwa kokukhulelwa. Asizinikezele ngokuphelele ezigulini zethu kuphela kodwa ekuthuthukiseni imbangela yokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwendawo yonke ehlangabezana nezidingo zawo wonke umuntu ngokulinganayo. Inqubekelaphambili eyenziwe e-United States yokwandisa nokulinganisa ukufinyelela kokunakekelwa kwezempilo akufanele imiswe futhi ihlehliswe. Kumele sihlangane siphikisane nokucekelwa phansi kwamalungelo abantu futhi silwele ubulungiswa bezempilo kubo bonke.”