Coffee works and it works real good: Buy Me A Coffee

– Open Mind: Should Abortion Be Legal- 1964 –

The controversy over the issue of Abortion has been raging, certainly since the landmark SCOTUS Roe v. Wade in 1971, but much-much earlier than that.

The question was always “should they be legal?”, but the answer never came from the people to whom the issue was addressed. Even now, with overturning Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court, the people barking the loudest are the people for whom pregnancy is a physical impossibility. Men don’t get pregnant, and by all accounts, it seems unlikely we’re going to anytime in the near or distant future.

Yet why, when the issue comes to the forefront, as it has for over 40 years now, do Men suddenly feel the overpowering urge to pronounce edicts which have nothing to do with them. Strange, no?

Here, as an example of the well-worn argument, is a discussion program first aired in 1964. Part of the series The Open Mind. The panel consisted of  Rev. Robert H. Smith, Dr. Allen F. Guttmacher, Dr. Lewis P. James, Mrs. Alice S. Rossi and Caleb Foote.

Only one Woman on the panel. Yet the issue of Abortion concerned Women. It still concerns Women. And their decision-making voices are being drowned out, as they were in 1964 and every other year, by people who have never experience a Labor Pain in their life.

So as a reminder that the argument hasn’t changed because the arguers haven’t changed, here is that Open Mind broadcast from 1964.

And the definition of insanity is . . . . .

Almost February already and Past Daily is still trudging along, looking for support. We don’t run ads so we need contributors and subscribers to keep us up and running. Costs even more now than it did this time last year. But we’re still offering you the best of what’s in the archive – yes, this is all from our Collection (except the sessions and concerts – gotta give credit where credit is due – BBC 6 Music and Radio X in London and RNE In Madrid are essential sources of finding new music) but everything is the result of yours truly digging into boxes, climbing over shelves, falling into dumpsters. It’s history, it’s important and it’s yours if you want it. All you have to do, if you’re up for it, is please subscribe via Patreon (that little box at the bottom of this post) – click on it and you’ll be taken to their site where you can subscribe to Past Daily, let them know how much you want to donate – or check us out for free, test drive our site, as it were, and decide to become part of the Past Daily experience. Simple, painless and we’ll love you for it. Do it if you can and you’ll be able to download your own copy of all our posts and new ones as they appear. Kind of cool, don’t you think? But you have to become a Patron in order to do it. Think about it – no pressure – honest – really . . no pressure. But there’s this landlord . . . .