A really frightening comparison of political approaches to freedom of choice for our own bodies.
We're only trying to regulate abortion. |
We're only trying to regulate vaping. |
I was a virgin when I got married! |
I quit smoking cold turkey! |
I don't support vaping, I support FREEDOM. |
I don't support abortion, I support CHOICE. |
Poor people might be committing voter fraud! |
Youth experimenting with e-cigs might be moving to smoking! |
It's worth keeping millions of citizens from casting their votes if it keeps ONE person from casting a fraudulent ballot! |
It's worth keeping millions of adults smoking instead of vaping flavors if it keeps ONE kid from starting ecigs then smoking! |
Kids might think sex is OK. |
Kids might think something that looks like smoking is OK. |
Abortion encourages behavior that is sinful. |
Vaping encourages behavior we don't like to see. |
You're still an immoral s___. |
You're still an addict. |
It undermines Christian morality. |
It undermines everything we've worked for. |
I don't want my own tax money to pay for someone else's birth control or abortions. |
I don't want my own taxes to go up, we need to keep the cigarette tax money coming in. |
Those Evil Marxists are the ones behind condoms and sex education. |
Those Evil Tobacco Companies are the ones behind vaping. |
380,000 smokers die each year from combustible cigarettes. |
5,000 women used to die each year from back-alley abortions. |
Pulmonary freedom is a health issue. |
Reproductive freedom is a health issue. |
They can do what they want in private, but I don't want to see gays showing affection in public. |
They can vape at home, but I don't want to see something that looks like smoking in public. |
They're trying to undermine our way of life. |
They're trying to get around the smoking restrictions. |
Gay affection is icky. |
Vaping is icky. |
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