Their primary reason for ritualistically donning a feminist public persona is fairly obvious. There are few greater causes célèbres on the far left than “reproductive rights,” and few simpler ways of establishing progressive bona fides than dumping cash in the lap of Planned Parenthood. Schneiderman even billed himself as a legal champion of the #MeToo movement, instigating a lawsuit against Weinstein when the latter’s misdeeds surfaced.
On some level, though, I suspect their support for abortion rights was and remains sincere. It clearly doesn’t stem from authentic respect for women’s autonomy or a desire for their empowerment — but then, abortion isn’t authentically respectful of women’s bodies or empowering to them, either. What kind of empowerment subjects women to the possibility of severe medical side effects and complications, opposes giving women aid to continue their pregnancies, and transforms a child into the enemy of her mother’s liberty?
There are few, if any, legal developments that have enabled male exploitation of women more than abortion on demand — all under the guise of making women “free” like men.
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