On Wednesday, hours before the West Virginia House of Representatives passed a bill that will not only outlaw almost all abortions in the state, but will criminalize any physicians who perform the procedure, superhero 12-year-old
She wanted to know if she was supposed to birth and carry another child if a man decided that she was an object. I don't know if I'll be able to put my body through the physical trauma of being pregnant. The child had no say in what was being done with my body.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the abortion-legalizing precedent, many states have passed abortion bans.
Her name is #AddisonGardner.
She is 12 years old.
And she is here spitting fiery truths she should never have to consider as the W Va state legislature considers banning abortion in all or most cases. pic.twitter.com/0wrSaWmMGH
— Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (@TheRaDR) July 29, 2022
There were many West Virginians who took to the state house floor to protest the bill. Many of the speakers gave heart-wrenching personal accounts of abuse and trauma and were overwhelmingly pro-choice.
This brave young girl's testimony comes on the heels of a horrible abortion case in the Midwest, in which a rape victim was forced to travel all the way to Indiana to get an abortion.
The doctor who performed the life-saving procedure has received death threats and may face an investigation by the Indiana's Attorney General, despite the fact that the story was proven to be true.
The West Virginia House voted 69-23 in favor of the bill, which included an amendment allowing for abortions in cases of rape and incest. According to The Washington Post, the narrow addition only allows for such procedures before 14 weeks of pregnancy, and only in cases that are reported to the police.
The bill could become West Virginia law by the end of the day after being passed by the state senate. Nobody could possibly say what this bill means for American girls, women, and other people into words like this 12-year-old did in West Virginia.
She wanted to know if you were pro-life. Is my life important?
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