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Curly Hair, What's in There: The Abortion Ban

Strap yourselves in guys, because I have a hell of a lot of opinions and they're very strong ones. If you read the news or any social media outlet ever, you'll know that a bunch of US states, namely Ohio, Georgia and Alabama, have this week passed a law banning abortion from six weeks of pregnancy onwards, with states like Mississipi and Missouri right on their heels. That's when most women who wouldn't want a child will know they're pregnant. It gives them zero chance to make their own choice, because the ban states that a doctor performing the procedure or the woman having it could face up to 99 years in prison. You'd say okay, that's fair, if you're liberal but pro-life, but if you have any feelings or have any idea the full extent to which this is happening, it's damn well not. Protesters in DC First of all, the law was passed with 25 votes, and every single yes vote was made by an old, white man. I'm shocked and appalled at this