Last week’s Democratic wins in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and more are a reminder that abortion is indeed a wedge issue. And that wedge has been nailed firmly between women/other people who can give birth/all their supporters and the Republican Party. So, you know, well done fellas. It’s frustrating to watch the national political reporting class scratch their head with each successive election win for Democrats since the Dobbs decision came down in June 2022 despite the doom-and-gloom Biden polling. Gosh, fellas, perhaps it’s the fact that more than half the population of the country lost a right that they’d had for the last 50 years. Who’d have thunk having full bodily autonomy would be, like, important to so many people. So perplexing. The wins remind me of the progress we lost, and all the women and allies fought so hard only to have to fight all over again. But fight we will. And win we will. Because, as it turns out, people like having civil rights. Or, as Natalie Merchant beautifully sings in her new single “Sister Tilly,” “Here's to the girls in the fray.” Yes, here’s to them all – past, present and future. Happy Monday, kittens.
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