First the GOP came for abortion. Birth control, surrogacy and IVF are next.

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First the GOP came for abortion. Birth control, surrogacy and IVF are next.
SUSAN J. DEMAS


(Michigan Advance) For girls like me who came of age in the ‘80s while the backlash to the women’s liberation movement raged, it was a profoundly confusing time.

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We were told that we could have high-powered jobs outside the home and raise children — cloyingly known as “having it all” — but we’d probably be miserable and the kids would suffer. (Men, on the other hand, continued to experience no such dilemma).

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Then the far-right U.S. Supreme Court dumped Roe v. Wade in 2022, sparking mass outrage. Perennially ignored advocates and leaders like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned that Republicans were about to reap the whirlwind from women in the upcoming midterms.

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Now with the 2024 election upon us, we’ve once again been treated to stories that the Dobbs effect is over, brought to you by the same pundits who told us we were being hysterical to suggest that contraception and other reproductive freedoms could be on the chopping block. ....................(more)

https://michiganadvance.com/2024/03/25/susan-j-demas-first-the-gop-came-for-abortion-birth-control-surrogacy-and-ivf-are-next/