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demmiblue

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Mon Mar 20, 2017, 06:32 PM Mar 2017

Things We Saw Today: Margaret Atwoods Handmaidens Protest Texas Reproductive Rights Laws

Source: The Mary Sue



A group of people dressed up as handmaidens from Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale showed up at the Texas Legislature today to protest the state’s continually restrictive stance on reproductive rights. It’s a chilling reminder of the fact that while the concept for the show might seem neat and entertaining, there are some very stark parallels between our world and that horrifying dystopia.

http://www.themarysue.com/things-we-saw-today-1473/
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Things We Saw Today: Margaret Atwoods Handmaidens Protest Texas Reproductive Rights Laws (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2017 OP
The spirit of @MargaretAtwood is with us today and every day... demmiblue Mar 2017 #1
Handmaids escorted out by sargent and troopers as they hold up signs protesting anti-abortion bills demmiblue Mar 2017 #2
k and r niyad Mar 2017 #3
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