Roe Vs Wade

The 70's brought a wake-up call,  embracing some needed change.
Some women with unwanted pregnancies were self-mutilating, so insane.
It seems we are now regressing like a patient who's demented.
Why would a women's right to choose now be legally circumvented?
Too many women lost their lives in a blood bath so obscene.
Botched coat hanger abortions and
other unsafe means.
Do you hear their voices?
Can you count their screams?
We have learned nothing, or so it seems.
Too many women's lives ended tragically.
Where are their death statistics?
Are we too blind to see?
God help a nation that forgets it's  own history.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bauer Avatar
July 6, 2023 at 2:34 PM
i agree 100% nancy! i don't think any man has any right to decide what a woman can do to her body...
Kaufman Avatar
July 7, 2023 at 12:35 PM
Hi Ilene, Too many women suffered at the hands of butchers before Roe vs Wade. This country should not be going backwards. Thanks for weighing in on this controversial topic.
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