We should remember that white women in Texas very likely support this law

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21. Reminds me of my college days

I went to school in a pretty liberal part of FLA and had to go by a women's health clinic on the way to campus that in addition to other services offered abortion. I was either walking or peddling, so I got a good look at typical anti-abortion protester types...almost all white women.

There was one fellow, about my age and rather attractive who would often kneel praying in front of the place, and since one day he was alone one day and I was curious, I decided to talk with him. He showed me pictures of clouds he said had angels in them and said he could see evil spirits around the clinic. I, having been raised by rabid atheist and as a stone-cold atheist myself, found this rather amusing, and he knowing I was an atheist decided I was interesting too.

So, after hanging out with him for a few weeks, usually in front of the clinic, I took him to my place fully intending to bed him. I was on the pill, but had condoms at the ready in case the happy event took place. He was slightly built, but probably not the wisest decision of my life. I got him home, and the first thing he does is take issue with my Bible (I had an array of holy texts). Apparently, it was the wrong version. Then, he got down on his knees and prayed. Dammit, he was a true believer.

My enthusiasm waned as he seemed genuinely interested in my soul and not my loins. He probably would have been awful at sex, but I thought he could take direction...The final straw came when he posted a letter to my door telling me that God had spoken to him and said we needed to go to some spring, right during finals week, and if I had faith, I'd be going with him. F that. I think he was trying to mess up my education.

I guess I got off track from your point. I apologize.

I find it entirely possible that women, especially white women, support this law, and it isn't just some heavy-handed desire for female oppression by men alone that made this law to go through. Maybe it's because most of the pro-life people I've met were women true believers, and I felt thrown off track by the one and only man I ever met that seriously wanted to shut down abortion. I do believe men are more dangerous about it though. They are more likely to use violence and they control the legislature, but overwhelmingly, the harshest critics of women's sexual behavior have been other women.