David Sackman
May 10, 2022

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Yes, Roe v. Wade rests (rested?) on shaky legal ground. What I urge is relying instead on the Thirteenth Amendment. Forcing a woman to carry a child and "labor" to birth it, is a form of involuntary servitude. In fact, forcing Black women to bear children was essential to maintaining slavery in the U.S., and abortion was one of the most common acts of resistance against slavery.

https://qcp.medium.com/resurrecting-the-thirteenth-amendment-to-save-womens-control-over-their-bodies-their-labor-8246da5afb17

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David Sackman
David Sackman

Written by David Sackman

Wherever I go, I am where I came from. Always a stranger in a strange land; yet always home. I claim no land, but take responsibility for all land.

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