Always about control

I've been wanting to post this for a while, but always felt it was unfinished or just not enough, but I've decided to let that go!

I have so many, yet so few words to say about what is going on, specifically in Texas. As some of you may know, Texas has now passed a law banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy. Typically, most people will find out they're pregnant after 6 weeks and most get an abortion after 6 weeks...making this law an absolute massive barrier for all who can get pregnant. Not only that, but there is also no exception to incest and rape, any person who helps (in ANY way, like even giving that person a ride to the clinic) or pays for the abortion that goes against this new law, can be sued. 

Honestly, this is not a surprise, especially in Texas. It was even difficult for people in Texas to access an abortion before this law passed because only specific clinics were allowed or offered abortions, and there weren't many. People would have to drive hours in order to get to a clinic and then would have to stay near that clinic after the procedure. Who is able to afford that? Yup, you got it - mostly wealthy, white people. 

I've seen many people share eloquent words and thoughts about what is going on, let me share some before I share my own:

Sonya Renee Taylor shared her poem she wrote in 2003, but it still (sadly) relates to what is happening now. You can watch her speak it here or can read it here. 

Cori Bush , a U.S. congresswoman, tweeted, "I'm thinking about the Black, brown, low-income, queer and young folks, in Texas. The folks this abortion health care ban will disproportionately harm. Wealthy white folks will have the means to access abortion care. Our communities won't." 

This tiktok (@daejahtalkstv) is a person talking about how there are many people comparing what is happening now to the Handmaid's Tale, but they are missing a key point: this new abortion law, and other laws, specifically target Black, Indigenous, and people of color's lives - something that the Handmaid's Tale does not discuss (I have not seen this show, but this is what this person is saying) and it makes sense. White people are capable of discussing and learning violence when it relates to them and then they compare it to a show...that has mostly white people in it. Interesting. Do white people only become interested and outraged only when it's an attack on them?

The fight for choice has been going on way too long. This fight is not only for women, language is really important here. As Ericka Hart has said, "Any gender can have an abortion." I think many people are not conscious of the wording here saying things like, "this is a women's issue" when it really isn't. This is everyone's issue. When we can really break down who can get pregnant and therefore affected by this mess, we become aware that anyone with a uterus can get pregnant, which affects any gender! We gotta stop with this binary language. 

I wish I could find the video of someone explaining this, but it was about how the government doesn't actually care about the unborn baby, they can give a shit about them. If they actually cared about people's lives, we would have free health care, free housing, free food, and just so many more resources. The government really just cares about who they are controlling, whose bodies they are controlling, who they are keeping at the bottom, and whose on top because in reality, rich people can have all the abortions they want!!! Because they can afford it!! And it's way more accessible to them!!!! AAGHHH

Anyways, yeah. Those are some of my thoughts and some of other people's thoughts. When things like this happen, it just reminds me why comprehensive, SEX POSITIVE, education matters and why I'm trying to get into this field. More people need to know their options, why there are options, how they can get access to their options, and so.much.more. Thanks for reading! P.S. Underneath are some resources and information for abortions or just sex education in general. 

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion

https://sexpositivefamilies.com/

https://loomhq.com/

https://www.howlatthewomb.com/