The systemic injustice that I would like to talk more about is with the new Texas abortion law. This law physically bans women from receiving an abortion as early as six weeks into her pregnancy. I believe this can be detrimental to a woman’s physical and mental health. If she does not have the option this can have many negative issues. Women should be in full control of their bodies and the choices they make for it. Men having any say in this is just completely wrong and backwards. For example, women may be in the situation where they need this type of medical support and now they do not have the resources to get it and even worse, it’s illegal for them to do so. This is saddening that our society puts women’s needs on the back burner. If more states decide to do this it could lead to families not being able to financially support children and adoption centers being filled to the max. In cases where a woman may have been raped she would not legally be able to get the help she needs. This situation has both negatives and positives to it which is why in the end it should ultimately be the woman’s decision. I would compare this to the “One’ and the “Other.” I would compare the One to the males who believe they should have a say in women’s bodies and health care. The Other would be the women we get walked all over by men trying to make decisions for them. Women are just seen as the minority group in this case scenario just because of their gender. The whole process of a pregnancy can be extremely happy but if it is unwanted or the mother and father do not have the proper needs to be able to support the unborn child it can be very stressful and draining causing more negatives than positives.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033202132/texas-abortion-ban-what-happens-next
I really enjoyed your showcase post. I wrote mine on the new ban they are trying to pass in Ohio regarding abortions. They want to ban abortions from all stages of pregnancy, including those who conceived through non-consensual sex or incest. I think this and the ban in Texas will be detrimental to women’s health, and the foster care system. Many things will be negatively affected by these bans, and the people who are implementing these laws are people that will never have to face this choice.