Abortion and democracy. Democracy and abortion. The two are bound up together because they hinge on self-determination—in one case, bodily autonomy, and in the other, casting ballots.
It’s especially notable that Ms. Hawkins’s own national spokesperson and senior ambassador Autumn Higashi said on video, “If a woman kills a child outside the womb, then I think that she should be prosecuted for that. So, if a woman kills a child inside the womb, then I don’t think that there’s any difference.”
The logical consequence of banning abortion is and always has been sending people to jail for pregnancy outcomes, including but not limited to self-managed abortions taking place outside of medical settings. Poor people and women of color will be targeted most.
Abortion pills, including mifepristone and misoprostol, have been used to end pregnancies in the United States for more than 20 years.
Our Stop Prosecuting Abortion campaign discusses the real-life consequences of punishing women for pregnancy outcomes, and backs it up with innovative actions to help this country change course.