THREAD, PLEASE READ: 1/ A friendly reminder before voting ....
People with vaginas: "Can I have birth control?"
Republican Party: "No."
People with vaginas: "I couldn't get birth control so I got pregnant. Can I have an abortion?"
Republican Party: "No."
2/ People with vaginas: "You prevented me from having an abortion so I'm carrying the fetus, but my employer won't provide reasonable accommodations and is threatening to fire me. Would you please pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?"
Republican Party: "No"
3/ Ppl w vaginas: "I had the baby, but I'm out of work. Can I have WIC & food stamps until I get back on my feet?"
Republican Party: "No."
Ppl w vaginas: "I found a job, but it doesn't offer me insurance. Can I have government guaranteed insurance?"
Republican Party: "No."
4/ ppl w vaginas: "I found a job, but it doesn't offer me insurance. Can I have government guaranteed insurance?"
Republican Party: "No."
Ppl w vaginas: "My kid got sick and I got fired because I missed time caring for him. Can I get unemployment?"
Republican Party: "No.”
5/ Ppl w vaginas: "I'm having a hard time getting my kid from school consistently. Can we fund after-school programs?"
Republican Party: "No."
Ppl w vaginas: “I'm prepared to work to support my family. Can you make sure that a full-time job's minimum wage is enough to do that?”
6/ Republican Party: “No. But what's the matter with you and your family, that working two jobs can't lift you out of poverty? And what kind of a mother are you, letting someone else watch your child while you work? (Cont’d)
7/7 Republican Party: “...If your child doesn't do well in school or gets in trouble, it's entirely your fault. You shouldn't have had a child if you weren't prepared to take care of her." End
THREAD:
For one-issue, anti-abortion voters, please consider this POV from a woman, Jennifer Hobbs, who is also pro-life but who is going to vote blue b/c of her Christian values: 1/X
From an ardent pro-lifer:
“I have felt a heaviness in my soul lately.
For the past couple weeks, I’ve felt it. A weight. The heaviness.” 2/X
“So this morning - when a block of time unexpectedly opened in my schedule, I closed myself in my room, read some of John’s gospel, opened my journal, and prayed, “OK, God. What is it? My heart feels heavy. I need to write. But I don’t have words. What is this feeling?” 3/X
2 years ago this very month, one of my closest friends committed suicide & I still struggle with it almost daily. Do I have guilt and feel that maybe I could have done more or said the right thing? Better believe it. 1/
I did not think she would commit suicide as she had been talking about it for over a decade but never attempted it...I was blind to the signs that were in front me. 2/
I was swamped with work and "grateful" when she didn't call me back that evening (she said she would if she wasn't feeling better). I should have called first thing that morning but was "too busy" getting ready for work and planned to call her later. I never got the chance. 3/