While the practice of abortion is
wide open and available on a walk-in basis in Washington, DC, the District’s
government is considering a waiting period to decorate one's body.
While tattoo artists are complaining
that a proposed ordinance will damage their “walk-in” business, a spokeswoman
for the DC Health Department says a 24-hour waiting period for tattoos or body
piercings is necessary so people are in the “right frame of mind” and don’t
regret their decision afterwards. The suggested waiting period is found among
65 pages of proposed regulations for tattoo parlors handed down recently by
that department.
Brad Mattes of Life
Issues Institute sees a bit of hypocrisy in the proposed ordinance
for the nation’s capital.
“One of the main things is they don't want
people staggering into these places drunk or high on drugs or whatever and
regretting their decision,” he explains. “But then I thought, Well, why not
have a 24-hour waiting period for abortion? – because the ramifications of
that decision are so much more severe than a tattoo or a piercing.”
This article is from the OneNewsNow.com website and
first appeared on September 17, 2013. I'm not sure if this regulation has
since been implemented; however, the irony is astonishing!
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