Abortion Isn't Slavery. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Should Know Better
As a black woman who had an abortion, I am disgusted and seething.
Last week, as the United States commemorated the anniversary of the legalization of abortion nationwide, the Trump administration made headlines for its despicable opposition to abortion access. Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend the anti-abortion March for Life rally, and in remarks praising his efforts to restrict access to health care worldwide, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had the nerve to compare abortion to slavery.
Speaking at a Colorado Christian University event in Washington, D.C., DeVos argued that Trump's fight against abortion rights is similar to President Abraham Lincoln's fight against slavery.
"[Lincoln], too, contended with the 'pro-choice' arguments of his day," she said. "They suggested that a state's 'choice' to be slave or to be free had no moral question in it."
I am not sure DeVos is able to comprehend just how powerfully racist her words are. Perhaps the secretary's own education failed to convey to her the horrors enslaved black people endured, or perhaps her abstinence-only sex education failed to teach her what happens during an abortion. Either way, the comparison demonstrates that she has utter disregard for basic science, refuses to learn about the history of slavery and is wholly unfit to lead our nation's educational system.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/abortion-isn-t-slavery-education-secretary-betsy-devos-should-know-better-opinion/ar-BBZs8GN?ocid=msn360
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