After Roe v. Wade fell, the National Domestic Violence Hotline saw a 99-percent increase in callers reporting that people were trying to control their reproductive choices.
I just wanna pop in and state that this is a feature and desired impact of the anti-abortion movement.
Why do they want this? What’s the appeal of it? And before someone says something about control or cruelty or something, why do they want that? ~Strawberry
Because they honestly believe women are inferior. They might not say it literally but we got the last GOP nominee for Arizona governor saying “God didn’t create women as men’s equals” so who knows
It comes from a desire to ensure that their worldview is never challenged, and people find appeal in it because it can give them a sense of purpose in life. A white woman might support Christian theocracy because she believes that she isn’t like those “sluts”, and that if she follows what rules are laid out for her she’ll find contentment.
Check out BeliefItOrNot, a YouTube channel, former evangelical child who left the church in adulthood with lots of great perspectives on this.
But like… Why do they believe that? Why do they want this as their purpose in life? Why do they believe the “one of the good ones” crap? Why do they prioritize maintaining their worldview over human lives??? ~Cherri
What is the appeal of it exactly? And I don’t mean the surface level “something something control, cruelty” answer, what’s the appeal of that? It’s confusing… ~Strawberry
Fucking evil. Not only sexual abuse, but controlling their victims not only through forced pregnancies, but using the potential life of a baby as a tool for coercion. Attacking abortion was never about protecting the fetus, it’s only another method for Christian fascists to control and subdue women.
I hate this. I appreciate that journalism is trying to highlight this as a way to help people understand why roe overturning was such a bad idea on so many levels.
For some people, this is exactly why they wanted it overturned. Pro-Choice Activists have been saying for decades that this is about rolling back women’s rights and freedoms, and that arguing over the merits of abortion as a medical procedure was pointless.
