Forcing Women to Give Birth Loses It's Seventh Consecutive Election

The seven elections since Roe was overturned have been lost by the forced-birth faction of politics. Some pundits conclude the women's rights movement is picking up steam rather than wearing thin. Yesterday, Wisconsin, a state that has gone 50-50 in most elections went 55% to 45% in favor of women. The results surprised many. Our country is experiencing a "teaching moment" when those in politics are learning that pushing religion into our laws to harm people has limits.

I will not review every one of the six other victories since the overturn of Roe but mention a big surprise, Kansas. That state has been trending conservative for years, but women buried an anti-abortion effort. 

The thing is, anyone should be able to add up the votes. Without a doubt, the majority of women want abortion rights. There is a big percentage of men who know their wife/girlfriend's income is badly needed for the household's economics. Add together votes of these women and men and you have both Wisconsin and Kansas. Plus, or course, five other states where abortion rights won elections. 

It is not hard to understand how forced-birth politics thought it was in the driver's seat. For years, politicians, priests and preachers have been talking up the rights of one part of a woman's body. That one part, the fetus, has, these political operatives said over and over again, the right to rule the other parts of her body including her brain. Some arguments are so preposterous people don't want to waste their time in such a discussion. Fetus rights is one of those arguments. Forced birth politicians talked up the fantasy notion they could outlaw abortions but mostly voters couldn't image they would be successful. Voters kept returning anti-abortion candidates to office--they seemed harmless. Now things have changed. The knives are out for anti-abortion.

Every once in a while, someone says, "We need to find a middle ground on abortion. Both sides need to give a little." I don't know what would constitute "middle ground." Women need the opportunity to figure out what to do about a pregnancy. The best decision will be the one a woman herself makes. A majority of voters has agreed with this way of thinking seven times in a row. 

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