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| cartoon by Norwegian artist Bloom |
Let's talk
about abortion because I'm a white man and apparently that means I'm
the only person qualified to do so!
(content
warnings: abortion, unwanted pregnancy, misogyny and death)
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| "No one has more respect for women than me, I made murdering them my first policy priority!" |
If you ever
wondered what “The Patriarchy” was you'll never get a better
illustration than this: seven wealthy white men behind a desk signing
an order that will limit access to abortion for women around the
world. I mean, if you saw that in a TV show you'd accuse the writers
of being too on the nose.
And the fact
is that less than halfway through its first week the Trump
administration has shown where its priorities are. They don't have a
full cabinet yet, they have almost a whole roster of international
ambassadors to appoint, there's a growing rift between the White
House and the intelligence agencies, serious ethical and legal issues
from the election still unaddressed, the list goes on.
But no,
first order of priority goes to screwing over women around the world.
The contempt of it is appalling. To force doctors in non-governmental
organisations to choose between giving a patient full informed
consent over their care and continuing to receive funding is
ethically wrong.
Women will
die because of this executive order. Some will die because of unsafe
abortions carried out because they didn't know the safe options. Some
will die in childbirth because of complications that make a safe
birth impossible. Some will die by their own hands, don't imagine
they won't, force someone into a situation of inescapable desperation
and its inevitable some will react that way.
And you can
believe me on this because I'm a white man and that makes me an
authority on everything to do with a woman's body.
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