I awaken this morning to a dull monochromatic gray sky. I walk over to the window, pull back the curtains, and look out. The deck is wet. I don’t need a weather forecast to know that more rain is likely. Will l be able to see the fireworks tonight at the harbor below the bluff where I walk? Do I even want to? I dress in black…leggings, shirt, jacket, even my underwear…and get ready to walk into town to check out the apple pie contest at the city pier.
It’s July 4th…Independence Day…but I do not feel like celebrating at all.
I feel angry that our daughters and granddaughters no longer have the same legal protection to reproductive choices that I had fifty years ago.1
I am appalled that women who miscarry may now be criminals and incarcerated. 2 3
I mourn for the raped and impregnated ten-year-old girl denied an abortion in her home state. 4
And I am gobsmacked when recently I hear someone say they are too tired and it’s someone else’s turn to fight.
Yah, I know you're tired. We’re all tired, but we must not give up.
Stand Up
Tell your Herstory
and VOTE.
For those looking for a culinary link, here’s one more for you.
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocates-arizona/blog/when-miscarriage-is-a-crime
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/03/1109015302/abortion-prosecuting-pregnancy-loss
https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-challenged-question-ohio-child-rape-victims-abortion-1721295
#92: Independence Day
"Yah, I know you're tired. We’re all tired, but we must not give up." this sums up everything. I can understand what you feel even though I have different experiences. Brazil and USA are very much alike in reproductive choices and law. But we must go on.
To have the right to vote is one of our most valued freedoms, and one of the most important things an American can do! I have no sympathy for people who complain about the state of our country when they can't be bothered to vote.