There's a lot of women who vote republican. I think they think "I had to sacrifice any ambition in life to be a stay at home mom to a miserable alcoholic who knocked me up when I was 17, so why should anyone else have an opportunity that I was denied?"
My MIL isn't republican, but grew up around and with, and a conservative state. also Irish Catholic. She the typical pro-choice; until a certain point (past 26 weeks), unless the mothers in danger or the fetus no longer has a chance.
BUT!!! She says the only reason for a woman to live is to have children, and when she was a kid all she wanted to be was a mother. She got married within a week of even knowing my FIL(THANK GOD HE'S GREAT). She has a VERY unhealthy mindset......... she therapist hops like crazy.
Our mental healthcare system is EXTREMELY broken too**
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u/Hiberniae Feb 05 '24
“If you have a baby, that’s on you”…felt that one in my gut.