I just received the following alarming article, South Dakota Passes Abortion Ban. Depending on your personal sensibilities, you will get different information from this article, but the one clear message is the value placed on grown, childbearing women and the role of the common voter in deciding how the country is run, as evidenced by this paragraph from the article:
"Proposed amendments to the law to create exceptions to specifically protect the health of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest, were voted down. Also defeated was an amendment to put the proposal in the hands of voters."
For those unsure how this all turns out if unchecked, I encourage you to read Margaret Atwood's brilliant and underappreciated social criticism, The Handmaid's Tale. I do find hope in the promise of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. It's time to engage.
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