Missouri Attorney General argues abortion pill will hurt the state by lowering teen pregnancies
I can hardly wrap my head around the recent arguments presented by the Missouri Attorney General regarding the abortion pill and its impact on teen pregnancies. To say they’re bizarre would be an understatement. The assertion that the availability of mifepristone will somehow harm the state by lowering teen pregnancies is a perplexing dive into a kind of logic that is hard to comprehend. It’s shocking to see a political figure arguing in favor of more pregnant teens as if that’s the solution to some ill-defined crisis. What are they thinking?
The argument seems to boil down to a starkly utilitarian view of women—they’re seen as vessels for reproduction rather than individuals with agency and rights.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker