ABORTION IN THE UNITED STATES

[rothschild]

I can't vouch for anyone else but when I found out I was pregnant, it felt like I had been told I had cancer. I got an abortion at 6 weeks and it would have been earlier if they had allowed it. And it was such a huge, incredible sense of relief. Thank god abortion was legal.

There was a young woman there that was crying after the procedure though. It's not a walk in the park for everyone.

You're fortunate that you live during a time where you had that choice. I don't have a dog in this fight, but I do think about the women who come after us who might not have a choice.

I mostly think about all the people, men in particular, who believe it's their goddamn business what women do with their bodies. It's not. How the hell can it be okay for strangers to have access to anyone's medical decisions? I know I'm preaching to the choir.

It's more a case of government having authority over your body, which is repugnant, but it's not that different from coercing people to get vaccinated. It's wrong in both cases. Just because I think it's sad that abortion takes precedence over quality education doesn't mean I support government being a moral arbiter. You can't legislate morality because all you end up with is compliance, which is something totally different.