All Rights - Tumblr Posts

So I normally don’t post about politics. But Roe v Wade will be overturned this year, and I feel the need to speak my part. My right not just to have an abortion, but also to exist happily is being threatened.

Roe v Wade is being overturned on the basis that an abortion is not a constitutional right. This is, unfortunately, true. But what is ALSO true is that the constitution was created in a time where slavery was legal, it was okay to beat women, and there were no workers rights. So if Roe v Wade is overturned with this logic then rights of all people, except for those in power, are now being threatened.

The constitution was also created to protect the rights of the people, but only if those people were rich white men. The phrase “all men are created equal” was not inclusive to black men, because at the time black men were slaves and were considered property instead of human beings. The reality is that the constitution is outdated, and yet some people treat us as the only rules in how to live life.

So in conclusion, my rights and the rights of people who aren’t straight white men are in danger. I am so unbelievably sad and angry that we have somehow ended up in this position. We are following an outdated document as the most sacred law, when in reality it no longer applies to our country today. I hope that we, as a people who are United in protecting the rights of ALL people, can somehow keep Roe v Wade from being overturned.