I celebrate the Fourth of July even as I mourn the loss of independence for Texas women.
. Even if we earn as much or more than our male spouses, we’re often still stuck with the majority of housework., millions of women have lost control of their own bodies, their own reproductive health care, their own destinies after the Supreme Court overturned the case that ensured the constitutional right to abortion. Today, it’s abortion rights and if you listen to Justice Clarence Thomas, tomorrow it could be birth control and same-sex marriage.
I’ll stand there watching the floats or oohing and ahhing at the fireworks, celebrating the privilege of self-governance and the promises enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — hoping some day soon they’ll be realized equally by all of us, including people of color and Indigenous Americans, immigrants struggling for status and belonging, and those toiling long hours for something less than a living wage.
As a woman, an American and a Texan, I keep asking a question in my head: how can I be equal when my womb — legally — is subjugated to the whims of a governmental authority?
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
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