Tails of a 17th Street Geisha

I’m in a funny place when it comes to abortion rights, feminism and Roe v. Wade. Right now I haven’t done ANY kind of political activism in a long time. it feels like FOREVER since I sat outside in a high-traffic place with a clipboard and a need to collect signatures. Haven’t been to a MoveOn house party in ages, nor have I even heard of any going on. The most I’ve done is watch Sicko, but I could barely stomach the first two minutes of it.

Now it’s the Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and I barely have ANYTHING to say on the subject. Okay, it’s been under attack.  But I honestly thought that with the nomination of the young, conservative John Roberts for the Supreme Court, for the HEAD of the Supreme Court, no less, that we would see the overturning of Roe vs Wade. Well of course that didn’t happen because that would have been political suicide, HOWEVER the Supreme Court judges have lifetime appointments so they couldn’t give a fuck about their popularity. Look at Clarence Thomas… he doesn’t give a flying arse about ANYBODY. He just sits on that court and has NOT ONCE asked a question in a court case. Not even Gore v. Bush.

Anyway, it’s the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade.  Although I haven’t done anything activist or political on it, I HAVE exercised my right to an abortion. Not MY right, but I did help someone make the decision by being there with her and sitting for 5 hours in the planned parenthood on 16th and K. I also subsidized her drugs post-abortion.

She’s a mid-30s, working professional woman, and she needed an abortion like she DIDN’T need a child.

In sum, I am now a part of the overwhelming population that DOESN’T take action on abortion rights, and DOESN’T live/sleep/eat reproductive rights news/politics, BUT I’m also a part of the public that DOESN’T take this right for granted.

Now that I am no longer working at the feminist majority, I find it strange to live below the figurative reproductive rights beltway, but now I see how this issue can be far removed from a person’s life until they need it.

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