Today I’m seeing RED!
A red tide washing away the progress of our mothers
I’m writing this in red for the party
Red for the blood that is on their hands
Red for the blood that runs cold in their veins
Red for the blood that will flow in back alleys once again
The people rejoicing claim to be pro-life
But whose life are they for, really?
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The people rejoicing claim to be pro-life
But whose life are they for, really?
They certainly aren’t Pro Debbie’s life
Debbie who was raped by someone she thought was her friend. A man who she felt safe with, who betrayed her trust and took what he wanted.
They certainly aren’t Pro Amy’s life
Amy whose Doctor refused to tie her tubes because some man she might meet in the Future could want children. Because a hypothetical man’s wishes were more important than her own.
They certainly aren’t Pro Lisa’s life
Lisa who wanted a baby desperately but now is faced with the horrifying news that the baby will not live but she still has to carry it to term and deliver a still born baby because it would still be considered an abortion which is illegal in her state.
They certainly aren’t Pro Nicole’s life
Nicole who was on birth control because she knew she was not ready to have children. Birth control fails sometimes.
They certainly aren’t Pro Sarah’s life
Sarah who knew adamantly that she never wanted children because she didn’t want to pass on her family’s genetics. She was responsible but condoms break sometimes.
They certainly aren’t Pro Brenda’s life
Brenda who is a child of only 12 and is now going to be raising a child.
They certainly aren’t Pro Gina’s life
Gina who was denied a hysterectomy even after her two pregnancies almost killed her.
But the babies they cry, the innocent children! But they only care about them before they are born.
They certainly aren’t Pro Bobby’s life
Bobby who was born by a woman forced to go through with a pregnancy she didn’t want and now looks at him with nothing but resentment.
They certainly aren’t Pro Angie’s life
Angie, whose teenage mother abandoned her in a dumpster behind her school.
They certainly aren’t Pro Mark’s life
Mark, who was placed in an underfunded, overworked foster care system.
They certainly aren’t Pro Tabitha’s life
Tabitha, who is being raised by her grandfather, who is also her father.
They certainly aren’t Pro Conner’s life
Conner whose father beats him because he didn’t want any more damn kids.
They certainly aren’t Pro Rebecca’s life
Rebecca whose mother sees the face of her abuser every time she looks at her.
They certainly aren’t Pro Darius’s life
Darius whose mother wanted an abortion because she already had three children she was struggling to support. Darius who goes to bed hungry sometimes along with his siblings because his mom couldn’t make that choice.
AND they certainly aren’t Pro Jerry’s life or Pro Maggie’s life or Pro Abby’s life
Jerry whose wife, Maggie was forced to carry her rapist’s baby as further punishment for being raped. Jerry who is now raising a baby girl, Abby, that he doesn’t want, that isn’t his… alone since his wife Maggie died during a difficult delivery.
The people rejoicing claim to be pro-life
But whose life are they for, really?
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