The draft leak is about Roe v. Wade being overturned. States may eventually make the decisions regarding abortion laws. The reason why this is such a huge deal is that it leaked while it’s still pending, which is the first draft decision in history this has happened to.
If this case is overturned, it will automatically lead to many problems for women. Many states, especially in the south, will ban abortions. My reaction is disappointed. Abortions will never stop, just the legal ones. If the government was truly concerned about saving lives, they would do something about the ones who are here now that are suffering. Vasectomies can be reversed, why not regulate a mans body? It’s like it’s too much to ask. The abortion helpline taught me that the Hyde amendment prevents federal funds to pay for an abortion. Hearing the women who called sounded hopeless. Women have to scramble for money just so they’re not stuck having a child against their will. One of the callers was pregnant while in an abusive relationship. The mental toll this has on women should be illegal. The government wanting to take away abortion rights will ultimately lead to women putting the child in foster care, where the child will have to grow up without their birth parents. People don’t take into consideration that having a child is not a cookie cutter process. Mothers will be left with trauma and poor mental/physical health. Another caller knew her child was sick and wanted to have an abortion because the baby was going to die regardless. If they’re going to die, why force her to suffer through pregnancy until it does? it’s inhumane.
The reading about Women On Waves was interesting to read, especially because I watched a documentary on them for this class earlier. Women on waves has saved women who don’t have access to abortion pills. They put in the work on the boat to make sure women get abortions. The fact that we have to sail the sea just to get women their needs should show that the government doesn’t care about us. They see us as “murderers”, when we’re just concerned for our health and lives.
The history in the announcement taught me that once again, almost everything is linked to racism and the desire for money. Enslavers treated slaves like objects and banned abortions so they could do the same to their children. Illegal abortions started to occur and many women died. With the government knowing that banning abortions led to more deaths, who’s really the murderer here? More people will die, so it cancels out that whole argument. Mostly minorities are in poverty, so it makes me wonder if they are doing this to keep us poor.
