The recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has shed light on a stark partisan divide on a woman’s right to choose. Here are what conservatives across the country are saying about why they oppose abortion rights.
“Pregnancy is more exciting when you might die!”
“The Prophecy foretells of a boy to be born in this very year who will one day avenge my death, and there’s no way I’m going to let anything stop that.”
“My faith teaches me that women are disposable incubators.”
“Everyone should have the same opportunities that I had to resent and neglect their children.”
“No reason.”
“It’s Republicans’ best shot to secure the prenatal vote in the midterms.”
“I got stood up at prom by a woman 35 years ago.”
“I don’t believe a doctor should touch a woman down there without being married to her first.”
“Women need to take responsibility for the consequences of men’s actions.”
“Sex without the risk of completely ruining your life just wouldn’t feel as good.”
“My weird interpretation of the Bible says Jesus is going to come back as a baby.”
“Life is fucking hell, and it begins at conception.”
“Orphanages need this to survive.”
“I was aborted, and now I’m subjected to an eternity of wandering these haunted halls.”
“I was actually fervently pro-choice until a single, well-placed billboard of a fetus instantly changed my entire worldview.”
“I wouldn’t go so far as to say I ‘oppose abortion.’ I just hate women and want them to suffer.”
It’s what the teleprompter tells me to say.
“Eh, I was just running out of people to hurt and figured women would do.”
“Each and every fertilized egg is a potential woman for us to someday oppress.”