Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Woman's Control Over Her Own Body - Part 2


In late 2017 the magnitude of the problem of sexual assault was highlighted by two major events; the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the advent of the #MeToo movement.  I don’t think it’s necessary for me to recount the history of sexual abuse as those interested in the topic are more than aware of how people have been mistreated over millennia.  For those uninterested they will be as tone deaf as the American senators who just made an alleged sexual assaulter a Supreme Court Justice.
Why would this upset the writer since I don’t live in the USA?  How will it affect me?  It will affect me and women around the world because it is clear that those in power work for themselves and not the people.  In the USA they have what they call SuperPacs (political funding) whereby politicians are bought, they must vote the way the SuperPacs direct them to vote.  Some of the biggest funders of the SuperPacs are insurance and pharmaceutical companies.  It means that not only will reproductive rights be repealed but other health care benefits will eventually not be funded.  This will most likely spill over into other countries hence affecting us.  We are on a very dangerous path back into the Dark Ages.
It behooves women around the world to be very aware of what is happening in their country, province and city to ensure that their rights are not violated, taken away or otherwise compromised. 
“The pendulum continues to swing very far to the right; be sure it doesn’t knock you on the head as it goes by.”  Susanne Abildgaard

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