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Victoria Wright's avatar

I'm feeling so many emotions at once it's hard to describe. My hypertension was why I got sterilized after the Dobbs decision. Texas is officially and undeniably killing women exactly like me.

A lot of people have gotten really snotty with me over the years, poo-pooing politics as "it's just politics, why do you care so much?" Or "why do you get so upset about politics." It's been part of the Republican agenda to make politics a bad word so people disengage. There's also this cynicism about politics that people think make them sound above it all and sophisticated. I think it makes them sound lazy and misguided. Politics is just life. It's the vehicle by which we exert our will on the rest of society. When you have a minority that wants to literally take your rights away, when you have a minority that wants to KILL you, you can't afford to disengage. It's why we're all here struggling through this together.

In my jumble of emotions there's one more that stands out. I just want to say that I'm so grateful for all of you, Jessica, and this community for being brave enough and strong enough to keep caring. Even when it's devastating. Thank you <3

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Kate Barker Swindell's avatar

I am far from being a lawyer but there is a golden nugget in this article that should get more attention: "Our job is to get both through the pregnancy safely, but that’s not always possible. And it’s very frustrating to have your hands tied because the patient who you need to save is not the one that’s protected by law.” How does it happen that woman's personhood is lessened when she becomes pregnant? This is an undeniable example of discrimination.

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