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Anti-Abortion Laws Prove We Need Equal Representation
This isn’t what progress looks like.
On May 15, 2019 a group of white men decided what women can’t do with their bodies. Under this decision, victims of rape would be convicted to 99 years of prison if they sought an abortion six weeks afterward.
Many women now live in the dark reality of being powerless to act on their independent decision of not wanting to have a child. The people deciding for these women have probably never personally met them, yet for some reason these people see it fit to still make the decision. This law plain and simple gives government control over women’s bodies.
Look, I speak from the privilege of being a white male myself, coming from a somewhat upper-class family. I cannot adequately represent who this law will severely affect, and I don’t intend to pull any “white knight” actions and speak on their behalf. I write this in solidarity with the women affected by this law, sharing my opinions on this event from my perspective, and mine alone.
