Over the past few weeks new laws regarding abortion have been proposed in Georgia and Ohio. Discussion of taking away a women’s right to choose has been long discussed over the decades, but it seems with these new laws being proposed we are getting closer and closer to stripping away a woman’s right to her own body more and more. In Georgia a bill entitled the “heart-beat bill” has been proposed. In this case, if a heartbeat is detected an abortion is no longer legal. This can stop a woman’s right to an abortion at as early is 6 weeks, 2 weeks after a woman usually finds out she is pregnant. It also states that a woman who has a pregnancy and chooses to get an abortion can face up to life in prison. In other cases, if a woman miscarries and doctors can find a reason to believe that she caused the miscarriage in any way, she can also face life in prison. In response, Dr. Catherine Romanos stated, “It’s patient abandonment.” It strips away the safety that woman can recieve when getting a legal abortion and having proper contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. It takes away a woman’s right to control herself, once again adding to the seemingly sexist narrative that has been growing over the past few days. These new laws are disturbing and pointless. It feels less like it’s about anything to do with “saving life” and more about robbing women from some of the only rights they have to control themselves. This is not a new narrative, these ideas have been brewing for a long time and now that we have people in power who can change these laws, it is the time to spark change. This is neglectful and disturbing, it is robbing women from being able to remain safe in their own skin.
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