Texts, web searches about abortion have been used to prosecute women
EDIT: I’m a victim of rape, and my opinions expressed are largely from that of a woman who has been sexually assaulted.<p>Before you downvote me because you might disagree, or you might live in the USA and not like that I’m speaking negatively about it, please stop to put yourself in the shoes of the women in the USA, especially those who are victims of sexual assault.<p>Please be part of the solution, not the problem.<p>POST:
Looking from the outside in - America is, at best - a sad joke - and, at worst - absolutely appalling, horrific, and terrifying.<p>The response (rather the offensive as hell, disgusting, unbelievable lack of response) to the recent school shooting - followed by the abolition of basic human rights, less than a couple weeks later is a situation that has actually left me at a loss for words or understanding.<p>America has, finally - <i>officially</i> lost is right to call itself the ‘Land of the Free’.<p>The point where you’re arresting raped women for getting an abortion, yeah…pretty sure that’s just plain evil. No words.<p>It’s a terrifying situation, and I don’t see it getting any better anytime soon.<p>As a queer, transgender woman; I could not feel safer or more grateful to have made the choice to leave the USA and live here in Canada; where ‘freedom’ isn’t just a word shouted by homophobic, transphobic, gun-toting public as a reason to be hateful…but an honest-to-God way of life.<p>We all know that these awful people will be coming after gay marriage next.<p>I never thought I’d have to use the term ‘Christian extremists’, but what they’re doing to basic human rights is disturbing.<p>As a woman who considers herself a Christian - I’m pretty damn sure if God had a phone, he’d be placing a call to Biden to ask if they could take ‘In God we trust’ off the dollar bills.<p>It’s really sad how the USA can call Muslims terrorists, but ignore the terrorists within their borders. :(