OpEd: 'If I waited too long, it could have killed me.'
have already passed harmful laws not only banning almost all abortions but criminalizing those who perform them — and in the case of Texas, even others who aid in this vital procedure. In Idaho, “relatives” of the embryo are now allowed to sue abortion providers. We are on the brink of an oppressive shift in reproductive rights, powered by vigilantism and shame.
These bills presume to know what’s best for birth-giving people on a systemic level. They condescend to us as if we do not live in the sacred confines of our own bodies, as if we are not also human beings, equally worthy of autonomy and choice. Moving forward with this legislation means allowing us to die painful, preventable deaths rather than to make decisions about our own bodies.in the state of North Carolina.
That’s why I’m running for Congress. Americans deserve a representative who knows what it’s like to choose between two heartbreaks, and more importantly, who will fight for their right to choose with dignity. It’s time that we break the stigma and engage in open, honest conversations around reproductive health. It’s time that we increase access to abortion and family-planning services, so that wealth and circumstance do not determine our fundamental right to control our bodies.
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