After Roe v. Wade fell, the National Domestic Violence Hotline saw a 99-percent increase in callers reporting that people were trying to control their reproductive choices.
After Roe v. Wade fell, the National Domestic Violence Hotline saw a 99-percent increase in callers reporting that people were trying to control their reproductive choices.
I hate this. I appreciate that journalism is trying to highlight this as a way to help people understand why roe overturning was such a bad idea on so many levels.
For some people, this is exactly why they wanted it overturned. Pro-Choice Activists have been saying for decades that this is about rolling back women’s rights and freedoms, and that arguing over the merits of abortion as a medical procedure was pointless.
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I hate this. I appreciate that journalism is trying to highlight this as a way to help people understand why roe overturning was such a bad idea on so many levels.
For some people, this is exactly why they wanted it overturned. Pro-Choice Activists have been saying for decades that this is about rolling back women’s rights and freedoms, and that arguing over the merits of abortion as a medical procedure was pointless.
Why do they want this though? Why do they want to roll back women’s rights and freedoms? What’s the appeal of that? Just… Why??? ~Strawberry