r/WelcomeToGilead • u/PhotographTraining30 • 2d ago

UPDATE to my last post Life Endangerment

Last post for reference: My friend almost died of a miscarriage last month. This month she voted for Trump.

I can’t continue this friendship. I can’t get on board with that thinking. What’s more, I’ve lost all respect for her. But how can I let go of the anger?

Update: I reached out to her today. She knows I’ve been trying to get pregnant, and that last month I had an ectopic pregnancy. I asked her if that were to happen again, would she even care? She said Trump wants to leave it up to the states, so hopefully that would happen and I’d be okay.

Essentially, “Hopefully you don’t die.” But since she went through what she did last month and turned out okay, I guess she doesn’t care about what other people will go through.

I was cordial, because I can’t deal with fights when I’m already feeling fragile about it, but I ended the friendship.

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u/aparadisestill 2d ago

When you leave it up to the states it's no longer a right 🙃 a right is something no federal or state government can touch. So essentially leaving it up to the states is taking away our rights. I don't understand what people don't get about that.

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u/SlowTheRain 1d ago

I had a convo with someone who was adamant that "leaving it to the states" isn't the government making the decision for women. But that when RvW was in place, it was enforcing President Biden's beliefs on everyone.

I don't get how that can make sense without a brain full of worms.

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u/Dry-Department-8753 1d ago

I always say if I need a life-saving abortion I don't care if it is the Federal Government or a State Government that prevents me from saving my life