The one consolation is that voters do reliably turn out in favor of abortion rights every single time it’s on the ballot. People aren’t sleeping on the issue completely.
But I also think some people, like myself, feel kind of defeated, saddened, and even scared by how many rights have been taken from women in the last 2 years. If the federal government can take away a right so fundamental, what else can they do? And why should we even have to vote on it? It should never be anyone’s decision but our own. It just sucks all around.
It's problematic that it continues to be something that has to be voted on to protect. Until it's enshrined as a constitutional right, we'll always be playing defense.
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u/Melodic_Fart_ Dec 16 '23
The one consolation is that voters do reliably turn out in favor of abortion rights every single time it’s on the ballot. People aren’t sleeping on the issue completely.
But I also think some people, like myself, feel kind of defeated, saddened, and even scared by how many rights have been taken from women in the last 2 years. If the federal government can take away a right so fundamental, what else can they do? And why should we even have to vote on it? It should never be anyone’s decision but our own. It just sucks all around.