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In reply to the discussion: Black women are tired of explaining to white women why they should care about everyone's interest [View all]And while many of these women were nominally "pro-choice," they weren't too terribly concerned about restrictions on abortion rights because they still had access to birth control (and even if it failed, their lives wouldn't be devastated) and they were confident that, if it ever became necessary, they and their daughters could access and afford safe, legal abortions through their private physicians. So they still voted for anti-abortion politicians and tolerated the appointment of anti-choice judges.
These bills, however take away their personal comfort and freedom. Not only have they made it harder to obtain abortions and other reproductive care, by putting doctors under threat of going to jail for a long time, they've virtually eliminated the possibility that these women can take care of any unwanted pregnancy through a discreet "gynecological procedure" in their doctor's office.
Maybe they should have thought of that sooner. Whoops.