Why I am Pro Choice

First of all, I am going to state that, other than being a figurehead, a president does not have any power over abortion rights. That is determined by Congress and the Supreme Court. A president opposed to women’s rights can veto an abortion rights bill but otherwise does not make these decisions.

This is a divisive issue, I understand. However, I am not one to shy away from politically divisive issues. For too long, we have had so-called “leaders” who either evade divisive issues or make those divisions even worse for the sake of capitalizing on existing divisions. The role of a leader, especially a president, is not to seek political capital for himself or a certain party. It is the role of a leader to lead, to unify, to educate and to heal divisions.

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I am a staunch advocate for women’s rights, as I am with all human rights. For the record, I have done volunteer work with a battered women’s shelter, which was later renamed as a family violence shelter. As I write and record this, I am also a corrections nurse.

There are very clear reasons I am in favor of women having a right to choose their own bodily autonomy. It goes beyond anything physical. In most cases, some of the worst damage done is emotional. The physical aspect typically lasts a much shorter time than the emotional damage.

By taking away a woman’s right to choose, rapists become empowered. A rapist gets to choose who the mothers of his children are going to…