Today is the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, and is also NARAL's Blog for Choice Day.
There are already quite a few excellent posts out there: Bush v. Choice is short, powerful, and to the point; A Gender Queer View has an excellent post from a genderqueer trans woman's perspective, pointing out that the anti-choice movement is about power and control; Jill at Feministe gives ten good reasons to support reproductive justice; and Ann at Feministing has a great post framing pro-choice voting as being a Values Voter.
Why do I vote pro-choice? Because I support every child born being a wanted child. Because I support poor women and women of color's access to reproductive health services. Because I support reproductive health services being safe, complete, and easily accessible for everyone. Because I support people's sexuality being as safe, choice-driven, and free from regulation as possible. Because anti-choice = anti-women and they want to control all non-cissexual male bodies; they want to control and regulate sexuality; and without being able to choose when and if to give birth, no woman (or any other non-cissexual male person) can be fully human in society, whether they will ever get pregnant, or even if they can possibly get pregnant. Dismantling patriarchy starts with everyone having full control over their body, what happens to it, and what sorts of medical intervention it can and will receive. Without reproductive justice, our bodies are not truly our own, whether we will ever use reproductive health services or not.
22 January 2008
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