The assault on abortion rights was never about abortion per se, it's been all about returning us to patriarchy, pre-feminism. And all the Otherisms like racism that are part and parcel of it
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You remind me of how we almost passed the Equal Rights Amendment when I was a kid - I was a vocal supporter, marching in favor of it at my Catholic school in 2nd or 3rd grade. But then by 6th or 7th grade the tide had turned, with many of my female classmates turning against the ERA because "it would mean women get drafted". I remember that single argument carrying the day in the classroom. At the time I didn't think to argue, "But we should get rid of the draft entirely for everybody," which is my current position
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