Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
TW: As a teen I lost 2 friends to unsafe abortions both were straight A students with big plans for their lives.I discovered 1 of them lying in a pool of blood of as we were supposed to be studying together. She’d drunk a herbal concoction & was haemorrhaging.Later found out 1/2
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
Matilda is sad, very sad but it is also comforting, hearing someone say that it’s okay and you don’t have to be sorry that it’s okay to let it go..it means so much.