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Is Roe vs Wade Just The Beginning?

I wanted to watch the effect of SCOTUS' reversal of Roe vs Wade before adding My 2 Cents to the Pool of Thought. For The Record, I FULLY SUPPORT a Woman's Right of Expression. The 14th Amendment guarantees the Right to Life, Liberty, & Due Process- protecting the Right to Privacy for ALL American Citizens. Last time I checked, that includes Women. I personally believe that overturning Roe vs Wade is a 4th Dimensional Chess Move, more than a watershed moment in Conservative Politics. The reverberation is too multifaceted.

Mainstream Media is running w/ the narrative of SCOTUS infringing on the Right of Women to choose what is best for them individually. 14 States have already moved forward w/ a Ban on All Abortions. People are pointing to a 10Yr Rape Victim in Ohio, that was forced to travel to Indiana for an Abortion. 10 is NOT a childbearing age, so why would States like Ohio force young girls to carry potentially dangerous pregnancies to Term? Meanwhile, Women have taken to The Streets Nationwide in protest of SCOTUS' decision.

As bad as the overturn of Roe vs Wade is, the LGBTQ... Community is concerned about Justice Clarence Thomas' comments; they're waiting for The Other Shoe to drop... Joe Biden's Executive Order should counter Justice Thomas' thoughts about 'Abortion Pills' & the legality of sending them across State Lines, but the subject of Gay Marriage may be revisited. I find myself pondering what else will be jeopardized by the overturn of Roe vs Wade? Right now, it feels like this was just the 1st domino.

As an Indigenous Black American, I have issues w/ Abortion. While I understand & support a Woman's Right to Choose what's best for her, I also understand that Abortion is a Weapon of Genocide in My Community. 'Planned Parenthood's' connection to Margaret Sanger CANNOT be ignored. This Woman was a staunch Anti- Black Racist & Eugenicist, that inspired Nazi Germany. For some reason, Planned Parenthood locations are more plentiful in Black Communities than White Communities; despite the Black Population being roughly 25% of the White Population Nationwide.

For the sake of convenience, I use the term 'Planned Parenthood' generically to represent Abortion Clinics in general. The Truth is, any OB-GYN can perform an abortion, & many of these 'doctors' have done cruel & irreparable harm to Black Women over the decades. I have heard my share of Horror Stories over the Years, about Black Women going in for an Abortion, & coming out Sterile, or worse. This is not to say that Women of other ethnicities don't have similar experiences; i'm just pointing out that No Other Group has been targeted to the degree that Black Women have.

When looking @ the History of Western Society, Abortion has been a tool of empowerment for Western Women. Before Roe vs Wade, Pregnancy for Women in America was a life changing experience. Many were required to give up their professional dreams, in exchange for Motherhood. More than a few of Us have Mothers that went back to School later in life; some joined their children in College. Legalized Abortion gave Women choices. Men that weren't responsible enough to use contraceptives don't really have a say in what a Woman feels, or thinks is best for her when she gets pregnant.

The whole issue of Abortion is something of a 'Grey Area' for me. I can understand & support a Woman's decision to abort. Some may not be in a position to bring a Child into The World. Some may be victims of Rape, Incest, or Molestation. The (Pro Life) notion of Adoption or Foster Care doesn't resonate as much as it did in The Past. We live in Dangerous Times, & a pregnant Woman still has The Right to decide if She wants to blindly give her Child away to a Stranger. On the flip side of this argument, Abortion IS NOT Birth Control. If Young Men & Women want to be sexually active, or even promiscuous, they should also be responsible.

Abortion should be a Health Care issue between a Woman, the potential Father, & her Doctor. The Politics of Abortion can be somewhat confusing; Pro Lifers made their choice, why can't these Women have a Right to Choose?. What is gained from harassing Women outside Clinics on possibly the Worse Day of their lives? Isn't this a form of Bullyism? During their Confirmation Hearings, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, & Amy Coney Barrett ALL said that They respect Roe vs Wade as Legal Precedent or The Law of The Land. These same 3 Justices were the deciding votes in the overturn of Roe vs Wade- were all 3 Justices lying in front of The Committee?

The overturn of Roe vs Wade feels like the beginning of a bigger narrative. America is moving more & more towards Authoritarianism. Voter Restriction/ Gerrymandering, Bail Reform, Gun Control, & now Abortion, are all Hot Button Issues. The Masses are Angry, & taking to The Streets. Is this by design? It all feels like a convenient excuse for Authorities to double down on (current) Policing Protocols, as They prepare for those 'Angry Mobs'... It's pretty surreal to think that Government (Federal, State, & Local) believe that They can scare The Masses into choosing Security over Freedom of Expression. I assume that They're looking for support outside of 'The Hood'.

Even more absurd, is the Talking Point being pushed by Democratic Operatives. The notion that the only way to fight for Abortion, is to Vote Democrat in the next Election. Really? The Democratic Party is sitting in the 'Catbird Seat', & has only achieved moderate success. There are issues like Voter Repression, that can be easily handled by pointing out the language of the Voting Rights Law, but Dems have been silent. Why should we expect anything different if more Democrats were put into Office? Black America is collectively losing faith in the Democratic Party. Abortion Rights aren't enough to secure The Black Vote. We have more interest in Reparations, than Abortion.

From a Black Perspective, Abortion is not as big a deal in Our Community, as it is in White Communities. I do find it curious how (Indigenous) Black Women are depicted as 'Welfare Recipients' that make babies for a larger check; but @ the same time, Black Babies represent the largest proportion of aborted pregnancies. In fact, of the roughly 44 Million Legal Abortions performed between 1973- 2022, over 19 Million were Black Babies... This looks like genocide to me.

When We turn back The Clock to the 1970s & 1980s, We see the effect of Benign Neglect on Our Community. In the past, pregnant Black Women had Family support. By the 1980s, Black Communities were transformed into Ghettos & Slums, where Families struggled to provide for their Own Children. Abortion became an option. Planned Parenthood locations literally popped up in Black Communities, just in time for The Crack Experiment. Our Community hasn't been the same since.

Along w/ Benign Neglect & Crack Cocaine came the images of Black Women as 'Playthings'- to be used, abused, & discarded. Record Executives like Jerry Heller, Lyor Cohen, & Jimmy Iovine produced & promoted music & videos that were disrespectful of Black Womanhood & Femininity. White Television & Movie Producers depicted Black Women as unsophisticated, materialistic, & promiscuous. It started w/ referring to Black Women as 'Bitches', but overall, the language used towards Black Women warped into the THOT Culture that We see today. It didn't happen overnight. It may also explain how a traditionally conservative group, like (Indigenous) Black American Women can be associated w/ a 43% Abortion Rate.

Abortion, from a White Supremacist perspective, is a deadly serious matter. The European Population is shrinking. White Genetic Survival, is the Prime Motivation of any White Supremacist. From that angle, overturning Roe vs Wade makes sense. White Supremacists thrive on oppressing Soft Targets, & White Women have been the nearest, easiest, & softest Target for them to oppress. Overturning Abortion Rights offers these sadistic Men the opportunity to force their Women to carry pregnancies to birth; whether they want to, or not... They get to live like their Grandfathers.

-But today's Women aren't their Grandmothers.