I didn’t know I was pregnant with my daughter until 7 weeks in. I’d gotten off birth control, my cycle was nuts, we were about to start trying to get pregnant. And then, lo and behold, I was. I’m not irresponsible, or uneducated, or whatever. I just truly did not know I was pregnant. So my first trip to the OB I got to hear a heartbeat. I was thrilled. And I also realized that ‘heartbeat laws’ are absurd. Last year, we lost a pregnancy. It was beyond crushing. The worst existential pain. Thanks to @revmikek and other support, I mostly got through it. To imagine being in that situation, and having my body and motherhood questioned, more than I was already questioning it myself, would have been more than I could handle. This is what this ruling will do. It will literally criminalize women’s bodies. This is not hyperbole. Abortion is healthcare, it is bodily autonomy, it is not a decision to be second-guessed by people in congress or courts or strangers outside clinics. I think life is miraculous, I’m a church-goer, I’m so grateful to be a mom. All of this informs my belief in people’s right to choose what happens with their bodies. Donate to @abortionfunds , to @reprorights to @ppact . Scream from the rooftops. Demonstrate in the streets. Tell pharmaceuticals to make emergency contraceptives without absurdly low weight limits. And vote. (Image description: a blonde woman with shirt pulled up shows her pregnant belly in the mirror)