Legitimate Rape is the Tip of the Republican War on Women Iceberg

[riderinthestorm]

4. 55 years since the birth control pill became available and women gained reproductive freedom

It feels as though there's been a war against women's rights to own their own reproductive choices ever since.

Sure Roe v Wade ramped up the reproductive independence for women but I'd stipulate it was the birth control pill that really opened the door.

When are we in the US finally going to pass the point of no return, when its a commonly accepted societal norm that women get to have ownership of their reproductive choices? This fight has been going on for decades in this country. This isn't even an issue in vast swatches of the world but we're still duking it out here.

I can't wait for this issue to be about as controversial as a woman deciding to go to the dentist - eg its a medical procedure that's understood to be entirely the woman's choice, made between her and her health care provider ....