Them: “no one is pro-abortion”
Me: “nah I definitely am”

a thread Let’s talk about why I use the term pro-abortion instead of pro-choice when I’m talking about abortion access!

Shout out to @meta who has deemed my recent post of a pink cake that has the words “pro-abortion” written in frosting on it “Sensitive Content”. (Thread) More specifically: “This photo may contain graphic or violent content”.

Them: “no one is pro-abortion”
Me: “nah I definitely am”

Let’s talk about why I use the term pro-abortion instead of pro-choice when I’m talking about abortion access!

(thread) One: I hope that it contributes to destigmatizing the word abortion. By saying abortion when we mean abortion, it helps to normalize people’s experiences and decrease shame due to societal stigmatization.

I’m *so* excited to be a part of @AdvocatesTweets and @AbortionStories wonderful campaign #OurAbortionStories that launches today! (Thread) When I was a college student in rural Iowa I found out I was pregnant and I didn’t want to be, so I decided to have an abortion. I was immediately sure of my decision, but I really had no idea how or where to get one.

Yesterday Biden announced that the federal gov’t will no longer contract with private prisons. But let’s put this into context (thread)! Currently, 8% of people incarcerated by the federal government are incarcerated in private prisons. And the majority of people incarcerated in federal private prisons are in immigration detention facilities.