One argument I'm really tired of hearing is that the only reason abortion laws are made is to have control over women's bodies. Since Texas enacted that stupid law it's what is heard the most. It's blamed on mysogony, it's blamed on sexism and blamed on men.

I'm prochoice but I understand why many people are not. Nobody I've ever talked to that was antiabortion has ever mentioned that they believe so because women deserve to be controlled. It's always about protecting the life of the unborn child.

I get it, those people believe that even at 2 weeks old that the embryo needs to be protected, I don't agree with it but I understand their reasoning.

I think we need to stop pushing the narrative that abortion laws are anti-women laws and let science do more of the speaking. We will never get the vast majority of antiabortion supporters to change their mind by framing it as a sexist or mysogonistic issue. If that's not what it is for them then they are not going to even think about why their ideals are wrong.

It's like saying thieves only steal because they hate the people they are stealing from. It's moronic to suggest the only motives for stealing besides a hate for those being stolen from and yet that's what is being said about antiabortion laws.

Texas sucks but nothing will change if the path forward is to blame such laws on mysogony and sexism.