In the wake of the US decision on Roe v Wade, a lot of women in Canada are expressing concern about the future of our reproductive autonomy in this country. Many share these concerns, but there are those who seem to fall into one of two kinds of responses. 1/8
There are those who are all in favour of restricting abortion. There are not a lot who are speaking up, but there are some. They are frequently quickly chastised. We are not of a mood to tolerate that kind of talk. But, then there are the others... 2/8
There are a surprising number who have taken a "don't worry your pretty little head about it" approach. They say, "Look, women have had access to abortion in Canada for decades, it's not going to change here." Which is, frankly, dismissive. 3/8
I feel the urge to point out that women in the US had access for even longer, and yet, here we are. Conservatives in Canada try on a regular basis to introduce legislation that would limit access in one way or another. 4/8
Provincial conservative governments have been limiting access using the levers at their disposal; funding, conscience bills, etc. Not to mention quietly dismantling our public health care as they go. 5/8
Saying, "Don't worry, it'll never happen" is really communicating 2 things. These folks are saying they don't want to talk about it and wish we would shut up. Perhaps they hope to undermine our ability to mount an opposition should things veer that way here. 6/8
And they are saying that women's issues aren't that important. They fail to realize that "women's rights" are Human Rights. Diminishing the rights of any of us diminishes us all. 7/8
When you see a community upstream flooding, you get your sandbags ready. Saying, "Don't worry, it won't happen here" is less than useless. 8/8
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