Thoughts re myths about abortion history circulating and what it means for women's history. The first is the Douthatian narrative insisting that the overturning of Roe will somehow now heal rifts in US politics because it was THE issue that splintered them in 1973. No. Legal abortion had relative bipartisan support, neither party outright opposed Roe/abortion at the time and it was not yet the wedge issue that it came to be.

I didn't have time to make coffee first thing like I usually do. I drove one kid to school, completely forgot there was a parent orientation for next year & was halfway home by the time I remembered. Then I thought, "well at least I can run to the pharmacy to drop off this prescription finally."

Yet suddenly I find myself in my driveway...🤦‍♀️

🧵Justice Alito argues “…the Court has long been reluctant to recognize rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution…we must ask what the 14th amendment means…the clear answer is that the 14th amendment does not provide the right to an abortion.”1/25 By this logic, here’s what else the 14th/the Constitution does not protect. A thread: (2/25)

1/Good morning! I am compelled to write my first ever tweet thread because @CokieRoberts on @NPR this morning stated that she could not find abortion ads in 19thc newspapers and therefore historians are just playing at pro-choice politics. 2/here is the link to the interview where you can hear her make the claim: npr.org/2019/06/05/729…