For as long as we can remember, abortion has been a topic of debate in the United States. Protest after protests, women begging to be able to have their own human rights returned, we\u2019ve seen how America handles abortion and \u2018pro-life vs. pro-choice. This week’s videos were very informative on women\u2019s experiences and the issues they face regarding their reproductive system. The video \u201cThe Abortion Divide\u201d did a great job at illustrating the process a woman goes through during an abortion, showing us both physical and mental difficulties they face. In the video \u201cHobby Lobby: On Last Week Tonight\u201d we can see how companies are trying to abuse their power by trying to have a say in \u201cpeople matter\u2019s\u201d.\u00a0 Hobby Lobby made a case against abortions by saying that their taxes should not go towards the medical procedure of abortions and birth control, because they go against their Christian beliefs. Under the Citizens United Ruling, it states that corporations can have the same free speech rights as people, this makes it so that large companies that have immense influence over their employees and communities can now represent themselves in court as people can.\u00a0 The Supreme Court had a say over the case and they favored Hobby Lobby by agreeing that companies are people that have religious freedom.\u00a0 This is unfair as companies are not actual people and are certainly not held to the same standards.\u00a0 The company is a large conglomerate that has money and the power of influence and religious freedom should not have been granted as their store workers and corporate workers are not all Christians.\u00a0 The ruling of the case invalidates the beliefs of others and should be reviewed as this has granted a company owned by Christians to have a say over people’s bodies just on the basis that it goes against their beliefs, scripture, and church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week\u2019s snapshot posted by Sadira Mohammaed captures the topic perfectly. It is an image of a woman’s organs being pulled in reference to being controlled by groups of men.\u00a0 I love this image because we can see in a more literal form how men in our society feel so entitled to control a woman’s body and reproductive system. As true as this image is, it\u2019s honestly super sad. Men have control over their bodies and can choose what they do and can\u2019t do to themselves but why can\u2019t we? Why do they feel so entitled to \u2018rule\u2019 over a body that doesn\u2019t concern them whatsoever?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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